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Michael A. Swingler — 5 Patents

Apple: 5 patents #5,490 of 18,612Top 30%
Palo Alto, CA: #3,748 of 9,675 inventorsTop 40%
California: #107,996 of 386,348 inventorsTop 30%
Overall (All Time): #907,971 of 4,157,543Top 25%
5 Patents All Time
Michael A. Swingler has been granted 5 US patents while listed as an inventor at Apple. The first was granted in 2014 and the most recent in July 2016. Michael A. Swingler ranks #907,971 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 21.8%). Patent records list Michael A. Swingler in Palo Alto, CA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2014 to 2016Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 2014.peak 22014: 2 patents20142015: 2 patents20152016: 1 patents2016

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–5 of 5 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
9390241 Method for executing an application in a restricted operating environment Thomas John O'Brien 2016-07-12 $81,101,000
9137024 System and method for incorporating an originating site into a security protocol for a downloaded program object Thomas John O'Brien 2015-09-15 $55,353,000
9003326 Indicating input focus by showing focus transitions Thomas John O'Brien 2015-04-07 $95,745,000
8803896 Providing a coherent user interface across multiple output devices 2014-08-12 $58,376,000
8646100 Method for executing an application in a restricted operating environment Thomas John O'Brien 2014-02-04 $72,050,000