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WINKLER MARK T

US44 patents
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APPLE INC

34 patents
US11243068B1Feb 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 patents

GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC

1 patent

MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY

1 patent