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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025
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Wei H. Yao — 176 Patents

Apple: 130 patents #153 of 18,612Top 1%
STSeagate Technology: 24 patents #207 of 4,722Top 5%
TCTyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co.: 4 patents #115 of 553Top 25%
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co.: 4 patents #450 of 1,805Top 25%
Foxconn: 2 patents #2,336 of 5,504Top 45%
SISipix Imaging: 2 patents #46 of 91Top 55%
TUTianjin University: 2 patents #94 of 762Top 15%
NCNio Technology (Anhui) Co.: 1 patents #122 of 297Top 45%
BLBanma Zhixing Network (Hongkong) Co., Limited: 1 patents #19 of 83Top 25%
TGTe Connectivity Services Gmbh: 1 patents #125 of 305Top 45%
ALAlibaba: 1 patents #1,069 of 2,313Top 50%
TCTyco Electronics Amp Korea Co.: 1 patents #36 of 111Top 35%
TGTyco Electronics Japan G.K.: 1 patents #122 of 248Top 50%
HUHuaqiao University: 1 patents #16 of 63Top 30%
USUniversity Of Strathclyde: 1 patents #68 of 276Top 25%
M(Maishi Electronic (Shanghai): 1 patents #3 of 20Top 15%
MOMolex: 1 patents #940 of 1,726Top 55%
Overall (All Time): #4,469 of 4,157,543Top 1%
176 Patents All Time
Wei H. Yao has been granted 176 US patents while listed as an inventor at Apple. The first was granted in 1999 and the most recent in September 2025. Wei H. Yao ranks #4,469 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.11%). Patent records list Wei H. Yao in Tianjin, CA, CN.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1999 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 16 patents in 2020.peak 161999: 1 patents19992000: 4 patents2001: 6 patents2002: 6 patents20022003: 5 patents2005: 2 patents2007: 1 patents20072008: 1 patents2009: 2 patents2010: 2 patents20102011: 4 patents2012: 9 patents2013: 15 patents20132014: 15 patents2015: 11 patents2016: 8 patents20162017: 9 patents2018: 4 patents2019: 12 patents20192020: 16 patents2021: 15 patents2022: 6 patents20222023: 6 patents2024: 6 patents2025: 10 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 176 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12411071 Test system and method for achieving three-directional multiphase seepage in true triaxial loading process Kaiwen Xia, Xing Li, Ying Xu, Junjie XIAO, Jiacun Liu +1 more 2025-09-09
12411066 Dynamic friction experimental device and method for testing dynamic mechanical property of material Kaiwen Xia, Ying Xu, Bangbiao Wu, Peng Dong 2025-09-09
12394345 Content-aware dynamic power converter switching for power optimization Jie Won Ryu, Ardra Singh, Arthur L. Spence, Christopher P. Tann, Chun-Ming Lu +11 more 2025-08-19
12340737 Global nonlinear scaler for multiple pixel gamma response compensation Mario Miscuglio, Kingsuk Brahma, Jie Won Ryu, Shengkui Gao, Yuchi Che +3 more 2025-06-24
12333995 Feedforward compensation of high-luminance banding Mura compensation Hyunwoo Nho, Jie Won Ryu, Patrick R Cruce, Yao Shi, Nicolas Le Dortz +7 more 2025-06-17
12310146 Methods for die-to-wafer device layer transfer with precise control of device layer vertical position Lei Zhang, Fang Ou, Lina He, Paul S. Drzaic, Dmitry S. Sizov +4 more 2025-05-20
12307641 Half-cast mark identification and damaged flatness evaluation and classification method for blastholes in tunnel blasting Jin Yu, Xiaoqiang Fu, Yanyan CAI, Shiyu Liu 2025-05-20
12254147 Electronic device display with array of discrete light-emitting diodes Wei Chen, Steven P. Hotelling, John Z. Zhong, William C. Athas 2025-03-18
12243465 Display pixel non-uniformity compensation Sunmin Jang, Mahdi Farrokh Baroughi, Saif Choudhary, Hopil Bae, Gautam Agrawal +5 more 2025-03-04
12198656 Display with localized brightness adjustment capabilities Koorosh Aflatooni, Minhyuk Choi, Mohammad Ali Jangda, Sang Y. Youn, Yafei Bi +1 more 2025-01-14
12146919 Short circuit detection method for starting battery Zhujun Yan, Degang Xu, Liulin Wang, Ming-Ta Chen 2024-11-19
12136394 Systems and methods for external off-time pixel sensing Hyunwoo Nho, Myungjoon Choi, Hyunsoo Kim, Mohammad Ali Jangda, Jie Won Ryu +4 more 2024-11-05 $371,466,000
11978385 Two-dimensional content-adaptive compensation to mitigate display voltage drop Yao Shi, Hyunwoo Nho, Jie Won Ryu, Kingsuk Brahma, Li-Xuan Chuo +11 more 2024-05-07 $289,820,000
11972713 Systems and methods for point defect compensation Hari P. Paudel, Chaohao Wang, Hopil Bae, Mahdi Farrokh Baroughi, Wei Chen 2024-04-30 $239,224,000
11967291 Using content type to select brightness in direct-lit backlight units Mohammad-Reza Tofighi, Meng Cao, Pierre-Yves Emelie, Duane M. Petrovich, Shuo Han +4 more 2024-04-23 $223,464,000
11886651 Touch screen liquid crystal display Steve Porter Hotelling, Wei Chen, Christoph H. Krah, John Greer Elias, Andrew Hodge +3 more 2024-01-30 $160,707,000
11842708 Display with localized brightness adjustment capabilities Koorosh Aflatooni, Minhyuk Choi, Mohammad Ali Jangda, Sang Y. Youn, Yafei Bi +1 more 2023-12-12 $221,665,000
11806082 Remote operations system Hariprashanth Elangovan, Ahmad Nazmi Bin Ahmad Fuad 2023-11-07
11810534 Distortion control in displays with optical coupling layers Yi Qiao, Jean-Pierre S. Guillou, Yingying Tang, Michael J. Brown, Paul C. Kelley +5 more 2023-11-07 $200,618,000
11688364 Systems and methods for tile boundary compensation Hari P. Paudel, Chaohao Wang, Hopil Bae, Mahdi Farrokh Baroughi, Wei Chen +2 more 2023-06-27 $366,465,000
11669178 Electronic device display with array of discrete light-emitting diodes Wei Chen, Steven P. Hotelling, John Z. Zhong, William C. Athas 2023-06-06 $190,322,000
11580934 Display with localized brightness adjustment capabilities Koorosh Aflatooni, Minhyuk Choi, Mohammad Ali Jangda, Sang Y. Youn, Yafei Bi +1 more 2023-02-14 $222,931,000
11468809 Low-flicker variable refresh rate display Hyunwoo Nho, Wei Chen, Yafei Bi 2022-10-11 $189,022,000
11416086 Sensor design for capacitance sensing Kanke Gao, Yingxuan Li, Weijun Yao 2022-08-16 $228,519,000
11348554 Electronic devices having displays with peripheral luminance compensation Yingying Tang, Chaohao Wang 2022-05-31 $175,196,000