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Nicholas D. Smyth — 40 Patents

Apple: 36 patents #829 of 18,612Top 5%
WTWestern Digital Technologies: 4 patents #793 of 3,180Top 25%
San Jose, CA: #1,403 of 32,062 inventorsTop 5%
California: #11,486 of 386,348 inventorsTop 3%
Overall (All Time): #78,057 of 4,157,543Top 2%
40 Patents All Time
Nicholas D. Smyth has been granted 40 US patents while listed as an inventor at Apple. The first was granted in 2015 and the most recent in December 2025. Nicholas D. Smyth ranks #78,057 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.9%). Patent records list Nicholas D. Smyth in San Jose, CA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2015 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 11 patents in 2025.peak 112015: 3 patents20152016: 1 patents20162021: 4 patents20212022: 4 patents20222023: 10 patents20232024: 7 patents20242025: 11 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 40 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12495197 Robust mounting for folded optics assembly Justin C Brunnett, Hiran R. Rathnasinghe, Reynaldo Vincent H. Sta Agueda, Wai Shing Sin, Julien Vittu 2025-12-09
12487509 Camera assemblies with a flanged lens module Zachary W. Birnbaum 2025-12-02
12425710 Insert molded optics holder Justin C Brunnett, Martin J. Auclair, Scott W. Miller, Jason T. Weaver 2025-09-23
12389094 Sensor temperature reducer for a sensor shift camera architecture Nitin Kumar Chennupati, Julien Vittu 2025-08-12
12389704 Image sensor package for camera with sensor shift actuation 2025-08-12
12353119 Camera with folded optics having moveable lens Scott W. Miller, Alfred N. Mireault, Brad V. Johnson, Rummel R. Adriano, Shashank Sharma +1 more 2025-07-08
12298588 Folded camera with actuator for moving optics Alfred N. Mireault, Scott W. Miller, Shashank Sharma 2025-05-13
12301999 Camera actuator with moving coils and dynamic flex circuit 2025-05-13
12266984 Compact multilayer actuator coils for camera modules of portable electronic devices Ross A. Williams, Jason T. Weaver, Hiran R. Rathnasinghe 2025-04-01
12212834 Chassis cut-out to improve reliability and performance for cameras including bearing structures Scott W. Miller 2025-01-28
12206989 Shock limiters and dampers for improved camera reliability Nitin Kumar Chennupati, Hiran R. Rathnasinghe 2025-01-21
12149830 Dynamic flex circuit for camera with moveable image sensor Jian Ouyang, Scott W. Miller, Samuel M. Hyatt, Martin J. Auclair, Phillip R. Sommer 2024-11-19 $210,988,000
12143703 Camera modules with interlocked frames Nitin Kumar Chennupati, Hiran R. Rathnasinghe, Kevin Garrison, Jeffrey P. Bosco, Julien Vittu 2024-11-12 $246,850,000
11994793 Camera with end stop bumper Scott W. Miller, Brad V. Johnson 2024-05-28 $205,493,000
11936983 Shock limiters and dampers for improved camera reliability Nitin Kumar Chennupati, Justin C Brunnett, Hiran R. Rathnasinghe 2024-03-19 $131,219,000
11934090 Camera with folded optics having moveable lens Scott W. Miller, Alfred N. Mireault, Brad V. Johnson, Rummel R. Adriano, Shashank Sharma +1 more 2024-03-19 $131,219,000
11910088 Increasing sensitivity of a probe sensor for lens position Scott W. Miller 2024-02-20 $143,830,000
11895386 Camera with folded optics and bearing suspension Alfred N. Mireault, Scott W. Miller 2024-02-06 $164,269,000
11800209 Frame structure with raised regions to improve camera reliability Hiran R. Rathnasinghe, Nitin Kumar Chennupati 2023-10-24 $205,836,000
11762217 Folded optics camera with tilt actuator Jian Ouyang, Scott W. Miller 2023-09-19 $175,852,000
11750900 Multi-camera mounting chassis Scott W. Miller, Brian A. Argyres, Lindsay M. Alanen, Matthew D. Hill, Shujun Tang 2023-09-05 $187,157,000
11743586 Camera actuator with moving coils and dynamic flex circuit 2023-08-29 $179,387,000
11726295 Folded camera with actuator for moving optics Alfred N. Mireault, Scott W. Miller, Shashank Sharma 2023-08-15 $190,320,000
11709347 Folded camera with autofocus and optical image stabilization systems Douglas S. Brodie, Scott W. Miller 2023-07-25 $302,876,000
11681158 Damper arrangement for actuator damping Scott W. Miller, Hao Zheng, Shujun Tang, Zachary W. Birnbaum 2023-06-20 $341,239,000