Inventor

Robert Y. Cao

Inventor

San Francisco, CA, US

Overview

41→

Patents

2016–2021

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 41 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G06Fprimary

G06FElectric digital data processing32%

H01HElectric switches19%

G06KGraphical data reading7%

G06VImage or video recognition or understanding7%

H05KPrinted circuits5%

E05DHinges or suspension devices for doors, windows or wings4%

H01LSemiconductor devices4%

G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus3%

G02FOptical devices or arrangements for the control of light by modification of the optical properties of the media of the elements involved therein3%

H03KPulse technique3%

PatentTitleYear

11,099,649Device having integrated interface system2021 11,073,954Keyboard with adaptive input row2021 11,029,735Mandrel flex circuit routing2021 10,942,571Laptop computing device with discrete haptic regions2021 10,915,151Multi-part device enclosure2021 10,871,828Device having integrated interface system2020 10,864,686Continuous carbon fiber winding for thin structural ribs2020 10,853,614Input devices incorporating biometric sensors2020 10,784,062Ingress prevention for keyboards2020 10,775,889Enclosure with locally-flexible regions2020 10,741,344Keyboard for electronic device2020 10,732,676Illuminated device enclosure with dynamic trackpad2020 D0885348Electronic device2020 10,656,714Device having integrated interface system2020 10,635,141Mandrel flex circuit routing2020 10,496,164Electronic device with adjustable reflective display2019 10,468,211Illuminated low-travel key mechanism for a keyboard2019 10,424,446Keyboard assemblies having reduced thickness and method of forming keyboard assemblies2019 10,409,391Keyboard with adaptive input row2019 10,402,617Input devices incorporating biometric sensors2019 D0853392Electronic device2019 10,310,167Illumination structure for uniform illumination of keys2019 10,254,853Computing device with adaptive input row2019 D0841651Electronic device2019 10,128,064Keyboard assemblies having reduced thicknesses and method of forming keyboard assemblies2018 10,089,512Input devices incorporating biometric sensors2018 10,083,806Keyboard for electronic device2018 10,083,805Keyboard for electronic device2018 10,049,251Electronic device including pushbutton switch between finger biometric sensor and device housing and related methods2018 10,019,038Electronic device with dynamic hinge gap cover2018 10,001,812Chin plate for a portable computing device2018 9,997,308Low-travel key mechanism for an input device2018 9,997,304Uniform illumination of keys2018 9,971,084Illumination structure for uniform illumination of keys2018 9,934,915Reduced layer keyboard stack-up2018 9,922,229'Input devices incorporating biometric sensors'2018 9,806,219'Displays with camera window openings'2017 9,804,639'Hinged portable electronic device with display circuitry located in base'2017 9,547,338'Electronic device with injection molded display trim'2017 9,513,672'Electronic device with dynamic hinge gap cover'2016 9,480,155'Flexible cables in electronic devices with moving components'2016

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2016–2021Patents assigned to APPLE INC (41)· patent assignee history

2016–2021Based in San Francisco, CA, US· patent location history

2018–2021Based in Cupertino, CA, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
APPLE INC	41	2016–2021

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
San Francisco, California, US	24	2016–2021
Cupertino, California, US	17	2018–2021