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Stephen E. Yao — 7 Patents

Apple: 7 patents #4,315 of 18,612Top 25%
Cupertino, CA: #2,130 of 6,989 inventorsTop 35%
California: #83,669 of 386,348 inventorsTop 25%
Overall (All Time): #680,018 of 4,157,543Top 20%
7 Patents All Time
Stephen E. Yao has been granted 7 US patents while listed as an inventor at Apple. The first was granted in 2016 and the most recent in June 2020. Stephen E. Yao ranks #680,018 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 16.4%). Patent records list Stephen E. Yao in Cupertino, CA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2016 to 2020Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 2016.peak 22016: 2 patents20162017: 2 patents20172019: 2 patents20192020: 1 patents2020

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–7 of 7 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10699842 Magnetically doped adhesive for enhancing magnetic coupling Christopher S. Graham, Karl Ruben F. Larsson, Paul J. Thompson, Eric S. Jol, John S. Mosy +2 more 2020-06-30 $126,650,000
10498159 Variable diameter coil for efficient inductive charging Tyler S. Bushnell, Makiko K. Brzezinski, Christopher S. Graham 2019-12-03 $109,496,000
10320230 Temperature management for inductive charging systems Albert J. Golko, Eric S. Jol, Christopher S. Graham, Paul J. Thompson, Jeffrey M. Alves +4 more 2019-06-11 $92,962,000
9852844 Magnetic shielding in inductive power transfer Albert J. Golko, Eric S. Jol, Christopher S. Graham, Makiko K. Brzezinski, Daniel C. Wagman +2 more 2017-12-26 $58,651,000
9627130 Magnetic connection and alignment of connectible devices Albert J. Golko, Eric S. Jol, Christopher S. Graham, Paul J. Thompson, Jeffrey M. Alves +2 more 2017-04-18 $63,955,000
9500208 Magnetic preloading of joints Christopher S. Graham, Eric S. Jol, Makiko K. Brzezinski 2016-11-22 $87,317,000
9449754 Coil constructions for improved inductive energy transfer Christopher S. Graham, Eric S. Jol, Makiko K. Brzezinski, Paul J. Thompson 2016-09-20 $55,056,000