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William C. Lukens — 28 Patents

Apple: 28 patents #1,121 of 18,612Top 7%
San Francisco, CA: #1,193 of 26,999 inventorsTop 5%
California: #19,067 of 386,348 inventorsTop 5%
Overall (All Time): #134,628 of 4,157,543Top 4%
28 Patents All Time
William C. Lukens has been granted 28 US patents while listed as an inventor at Apple. The first was granted in 2017 and the most recent in October 2025. William C. Lukens ranks #134,628 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 3.2%). Patent records list William C. Lukens in San Francisco, CA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2017 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 5 patents in 2019.peak 52017: 1 patents20172018: 3 patents20182019: 5 patents20192020: 4 patents20202021: 1 patents20212022: 1 patents20222023: 5 patents20232024: 4 patents20242025: 4 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 28 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12436562 Electronic device structure with housing Eric T. Chiang, Stacy Roach, Ross L. Jackson, Maegan K. Spencer, Michael G. Parker +1 more 2025-10-07
12226197 Opaque splits embedded in transparent media for optical emitter/detector isolation Maegan K. Spencer, Brian R. Land, Naoto Matsuyuki, Erik L. Wang, Steven C. Roach 2025-02-18
12231836 Microphone port for electronic devices Megan L. Banh 2025-02-18
12201196 Attachment system for watchband Colin M. Ely, Adam T. Clavelle 2025-01-21
12178029 Opaque splits embedded in transparent media for optical emitter/detector isolation Maegan K. Spencer, Brian R. Land, Naoto Matsuyuki, Erik L. Wang, Steven C. Roach 2024-12-24 $240,476,000
12099331 Electronic watch with barometric vent Jiahui Liang, Shannon X. Yang, Mandeep Gill, Jeanny Wang, William S. Lee +5 more 2024-09-24 $301,193,000
11986318 Portable electronic device as health companion Steven P. Cardinali, Katherine E. Tong, Trevor J. Ness 2024-05-21 $215,899,000
11860588 Identification of watch bands Maegan K. Spencer, Ryan C. Perkins, Benjamin J. Kallman, Daniel J. Hiemstra, Colin M. Ely +7 more 2024-01-02 $111,466,000
11805629 Opaque splits embedded in transparent media for optical emitter/detector isolation Maegan K. Spencer, Brian R. Land, Naoto Matsuyuki, Erik L. Wang, Steven C. Roach 2023-10-31 $267,879,000
11786139 Opaque splits embedded in transparent media for optical emitter/detector isolation Maegan K. Spencer, Brian R. Land, Naoto Matsuyuki, Erik L. Wang, Steven C. Roach 2023-10-17 $170,456,000
11784394 Wireless communication devices Xiaofang Mu, Annie Manuja, Christopher D. Guichet, Erik G. de Jong, Jorge L. Rivera Espinoza +11 more 2023-10-10 $182,572,000
11740591 Electronic watch with barometric vent Jiahui Liang, Shannon X. Yang, Mandeep Gill, Jeanny Wang, William S. Lee +5 more 2023-08-29 $179,387,000
11573599 Electrical connectors for electronic devices Eric T. Chiang, Steven C. Roach, Ross L. Jackson, Maegan K. Spencer, Michael R. Parker +1 more 2023-02-07 $350,871,000
11334032 Electronic watch with barometric vent Jiahui Liang, Shannon X. Yang, Mandeep Gill, Jeanny Wang, William S. Lee +5 more 2022-05-17 $199,476,000
10973285 Attachment system for watchband Colin M. Ely, Adam T. Clavelle 2021-04-13 $234,670,000
10848864 Liquid-resistant modules, acoustic transducers and electronic devices Jesse A. Lippert, Nikolas T. Vitt, Shannon X. Yang, Trevor J. Ness 2020-11-24 $169,360,000
10831299 Force-sensing button for electronic devices Adam T. Clavelle, Steven P. Cardinali 2020-11-10 $401,431,000
10707032 Electronic device having travel-magnifying input/output structure Colin M. Ely, Daniel W. Jarvis, Benjamin J. Pope, Erik G. de Jong, Tyler S. Bushnell +4 more 2020-07-07 $144,181,000
10617358 Portable electronic device as health companion Steven P. Cardinali, Katherine E. Tong, Trevor J. Ness 2020-04-14 $120,660,000
10466047 Barometric sensor integration in a water resistant electronic device Rex T. Ehman, David M. Pelletier, Henry H. Yang 2019-11-05 $118,994,000
10401167 Wearable ambient pressure gauge Edward S. Huo, Scott A. Myers, Martin J. Auclair, Tyler S. Bushnell 2019-09-03 $96,808,000
10401800 Indicators for wearable electronic devices Steven P. Cardinali, Katherine E. Tong, Trevor J. Ness 2019-09-03 $96,808,000
10228009 Vent for portable electronics combined with enclosure mounting fastener David M. Pelletier, Eugene Fox 2019-03-12 $142,807,000
10184586 Self-energizing sealing mechanisms Erik G. de Jong, Brad G. Boozer, David M. Pelletier, Eugene Fox 2019-01-22 $70,270,000
10132706 Waterproof barometric sensor in an electronic device Ryan C. Perkins, Tyler S. Bushnell, David M. Pelletier, Steven P. Cardinali, Rex T. Ehman 2018-11-20 $70,301,000