Inventor
WINKLER MARK T
US44 patents
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APPLE INC
34 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
US11150332B1Oct 19, 2021
Self-calibrating optical transceiver system with reduced crosstalk sensitivity for through-display proximity sensing
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
US11287886B1Mar 29, 2022
Systems for calibrating finger devices
APPLE INC12 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
US9864116B2Jan 9, 2018
Electronic devices having infrared-transparent window coatings
APPLE INC12 citations84
US11392248B2Jul 19, 2022
Waveguide-based interferometric multi-point/distributed force and touch sensors
APPLE INC3 citations73
US11327237B2May 10, 2022
Display-adjacent optical emission or reception using optical fibers
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
US11295664B2Apr 5, 2022
Display-synchronized optical emitters and transceivers
APPLE INC2 citations72
US11067884B2Jul 20, 2021
Through-display optical transmission, reception, or sensing through micro-optic elements
APPLE INC4 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
US12369592B2Jul 29, 2025
Optical communication system for position-finding of a portable electronic device in free space
APPLE INC0 citations63
US11639998B2May 2, 2023
Optical communication system for position-finding of a portable electronic device in free space
APPLE INC0 citations63
US12366442B2Jul 22, 2025
Self-interferometry based sensor systems capable of generating depth maps or velocity maps
APPLE INC0 citations62
US12124224B2Oct 22, 2024
Sensors for characterizing movement of a watch crown
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
US11762193B2Sep 19, 2023
Optical tracking system
APPLE INC0 citations62
US12305982B2May 20, 2025
Self-mixing interference based sensors for characterizing touch input
APPLE INC0 citations61
US11592873B2Feb 28, 2023
Display stack topologies for under-display optical transceivers
APPLE INC1 citations61
US12560534B2Feb 24, 2026
Electronic devices with relative humidity sensors
APPLE INC0 citations60
US11487859B2Nov 1, 2022
Behind display polarized optical transceiver
APPLE INC1 citations60
US12541100B2Feb 3, 2026
Eye tracking using self-mixing interferometry
APPLE INC0 citations49
US12154480B2Nov 26, 2024
Mitigating artifacts caused by an under-display light emitter
APPLE INC0 citations47
IBM
8 patentsUS9443997B2Sep 13, 2016
Hybrid CZTSSe photovoltaic device
IBM6 citations84
US9153729B2Oct 6, 2015
Atomic layer deposition for photovoltaic devices
IBM7 citations84
US10008625B2Jun 26, 2018
Atomic layer deposition for photovoltaic devices
IBM1 citations63
US11527669B2Dec 13, 2022
Atomic layer deposition for photovoltaic devices
IBM0 citations62
US11355661B2Jun 7, 2022
Hybrid CZTSSe photovoltaic device
IBM0 citations62
US9184322B2Nov 10, 2015
Titanium incorporation into absorber layer for solar cell
IBM2 citations61
US10505066B2Dec 10, 2019
Hybrid CZTSSe photovoltaic device
IBM0 citations52
US10355160B2Jul 16, 2019
Atomic layer deposition for photovoltaic devices
IBM0 citations52