Inventor
MUTLU MEHMET
US45 patents
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APPLE INC
42 patentsUS11243068B1Feb 8, 2022
Configuration and operation of array of self-mixing interferometry sensors
APPLE INC19 citations94
US11157113B2Oct 26, 2021
Self-mixing interference based sensors for characterizing touch input
APPLE INC22 citations93
US10871820B2Dec 22, 2020
Self-mixing based 2D/3D user input detection and scanning laser system
APPLE INC23 citations93
US11644800B2May 9, 2023
Coherent mixing interference based sensors for characterizing movement of a watch crown
APPLE INC9 citations86
US11409365B2Aug 9, 2022
Self-mixing interferometry-based gesture input system including a wearable or handheld device
APPLE INC9 citations86
US11156456B2Oct 26, 2021
Optical proximity sensor integrated into a camera module for an electronic device
APPLE INC11 citations86
US10824275B2Nov 3, 2020
Waveguide-based interferometric multi-point/distributed force and touch sensors
APPLE INC15 citations86
US11473898B2Oct 18, 2022
Wearable voice-induced vibration or silent gesture sensor
APPLE INC6 citations85
US11280714B2Mar 22, 2022
Particulate matter velocity measurement and size estimation using parallel self-mixing sensing
APPLE INC10 citations85
US11419546B2Aug 23, 2022
Wearable self-mixing interferometry device used to sense physiological conditions
APPLE INC10 citations84
US11112233B2Sep 7, 2021
Self-mixing particulate matter sensors using VCSELs with extrinsic photodiodes
APPLE INC9 citations84
US11029442B2Jun 8, 2021
Self-mixing optical proximity sensors for electronic devices
APPLE INC7 citations84
US11614806B1Mar 28, 2023
Input device with self-mixing interferometry sensors
APPLE INC8 citations82
US11686877B2Jun 27, 2023
Beam-tilting light source enclosures comprising a flat optical surface, of which emitted light travels through, is oriented transverse to a substrate
APPLE INC1 citations73
US11619762B2Apr 4, 2023
Beam-tilting light source enclosures
APPLE INC2 citations73
US11392248B2Jul 19, 2022
Waveguide-based interferometric multi-point/distributed force and touch sensors
APPLE INC3 citations73
US11366246B2Jun 21, 2022
Beam-tilting light source enclosures
APPLE INC2 citations73
US10627961B2Apr 21, 2020
Waveguide-based interferometric multi-point/distributed force and touch sensors
APPLE INC2 citations73
US11599224B2Mar 7, 2023
Self-mixing interference based sensors for characterizing touch input
APPLE INC1 citations72
US11422638B2Aug 23, 2022
Input devices that use self-mixing interferometry to determine movement within an enclosure
APPLE INC4 citations72
US11112235B2Sep 7, 2021
Handling obstructions and transmission element contamination for self-mixing particulate matter sensors
APPLE INC3 citations72
US10788308B2Sep 29, 2020
Particulate matter sensors for portable electronic devices
APPLE INC3 citations72
US10771884B2Sep 8, 2020
Electronic devices with coherent self-mixing proximity sensors
APPLE INC5 citations72
US10523318B2Dec 31, 2019
Device awareness in line-of-sight optical communication systems
APPLE INC3 citations72
US12366442B2Jul 22, 2025
Self-interferometry based sensor systems capable of generating depth maps or velocity maps
APPLE INC0 citations62
US12320642B2Jun 3, 2025
Wearable skin vibration or silent gesture detector
APPLE INC0 citations62
US12124224B2Oct 22, 2024
Sensors for characterizing movement of a watch crown
APPLE INC0 citations62
US12105247B2Oct 1, 2024
Beam-tilting light source enclosures
APPLE INC0 citations62
US12105248B2Oct 1, 2024
Beam-tilting light source enclosures
APPLE INC0 citations62
US11906303B2Feb 20, 2024
Wearable skin vibration or silent gesture detector
APPLE INC0 citations62
US11861072B2Jan 2, 2024
Self-mixing interferometry-based input device
APPLE INC0 citations62
US11846525B2Dec 19, 2023
Optical proximity sensor integrated into a camera module for an electronic device
APPLE INC1 citations62
US11788830B2Oct 17, 2023
Self-mixing interferometry sensors used to sense vibration of a structural or housing component defining an exterior surface of a device
APPLE INC0 citations62
US11774342B2Oct 3, 2023
Particulate matter sensors based on split beam self-mixing interferometry sensors
APPLE INC1 citations62
US11692809B2Jul 4, 2023
Self-mixing interferometry-based absolute distance measurement with distance reference
APPLE INC0 citations62
US11680788B2Jun 20, 2023
Handling obstructions and transmission element contamination for self-mixing particulate matter sensors
APPLE INC0 citations62
US12305982B2May 20, 2025
Self-mixing interference based sensors for characterizing touch input
APPLE INC0 citations61
US11992337B2May 28, 2024
Wearable self-mixing interferometry device used to sense physiological conditions
APPLE INC0 citations61
US11719937B2Aug 8, 2023
Head-mounted electronic device with self-mixing sensors
APPLE INC0 citations59
US12529899B2Jan 20, 2026
Electronic device display having a selective light redirecting layer
APPLE INC0 citations58
US11940293B2Mar 26, 2024
Finger devices with self-mixing interferometric proximity sensors
APPLE INC0 citations50
US11353390B2Jun 7, 2022
Methods to reduce power consumption of an optical particle sensor via an ASIC design
APPLE INC0 citations50