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Mark T. Winkler
Also filed as: WINKLER MARK · WINKLER MARK T
44 granted patents·11 pending applications·219 citations·filing 2009–2025
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55 records- 0198US11243068B1Configuration and operation of array of self-mixing interferometry sensorsAPPLE INC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 8, 2022·19 cites·20 claims
- 0297US11644800B2Coherent mixing interference based sensors for characterizing movement of a watch crownAPPLE INC·Filed 2021·Granted May 9, 2023·9 cites·20 claims
- 0397US11409365B2Self-mixing interferometry-based gesture input system including a wearable or handheld deviceAPPLE INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 9, 2022·9 cites·17 claims
- 0497US11150332B1Self-calibrating optical transceiver system with reduced crosstalk sensitivity for through-display proximity sensingAPPLE INC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 19, 2021·23 cites·20 claims
- 0596US11287886B1Systems for calibrating finger devicesAPPLE INC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 29, 2022·12 cites·20 claims
- 0696US11157113B2Self-mixing interference based sensors for characterizing touch inputAPPLE INC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 26, 2021·22 cites·14 claims
- 0796US9864116B2Electronic devices having infrared-transparent window coatingsAPPLE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 9, 2018·12 cites·23 claims
- 0895US10824275B2Waveguide-based interferometric multi-point/distributed force and touch sensorsAPPLE INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 3, 2020·15 cites·20 claims
- 0994US11029442B2Self-mixing optical proximity sensors for electronic devicesAPPLE INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 8, 2021·7 cites·20 claims
- 1094US9153729B2Atomic layer deposition for photovoltaic devicesIBM·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 6, 2015·7 cites·14 claims
- 1193US11392248B2Waveguide-based interferometric multi-point/distributed force and touch sensorsAPPLE INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 19, 2022·3 cites·20 claims
- 1293US11156456B2Optical proximity sensor integrated into a camera module for an electronic deviceAPPLE INC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 26, 2021·11 cites·20 claims
- 1393US11112233B2Self-mixing particulate matter sensors using VCSELs with extrinsic photodiodesAPPLE INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 7, 2021·9 cites·18 claims
- 1492US8603902B2Engineering flat surfaces on materials doped via pulsed laser irradiationMAZUR ERIC·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 10, 2013·24 cites·15 claims
- 1591US10771884B2Electronic devices with coherent self-mixing proximity sensorsAPPLE INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 8, 2020·5 cites·21 claims
- 1690US11067884B2Through-display optical transmission, reception, or sensing through micro-optic elementsAPPLE INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 20, 2021·4 cites·25 claims
- 1790US9443997B2Hybrid CZTSSe photovoltaic deviceIBM·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 13, 2016·6 cites·10 claims
- 1888US10788308B2Particulate matter sensors for portable electronic devicesAPPLE INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 29, 2020·3 cites·26 claims
- 1987US11846525B2Optical proximity sensor integrated into a camera module for an electronic deviceAPPLE INC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 19, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
- 2087US11599224B2Self-mixing interference based sensors for characterizing touch inputAPPLE INC·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 7, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
- 2187US11327237B2Display-adjacent optical emission or reception using optical fibersAPPLE INC·Filed 2020·Granted May 10, 2022·2 cites·19 claims
- 2285US11295664B2Display-synchronized optical emitters and transceiversAPPLE INC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 5, 2022·2 cites·19 claims
- 2382US12124224B2Sensors for characterizing movement of a watch crownAPPLE INC·Filed 2023·Granted Oct 22, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2482US9184322B2Titanium incorporation into absorber layer for solar cellIBM·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 10, 2015·2 cites·15 claims
- 2581US2025237492A1Self-mixing interference based sensors for characterizing touch inputAPPLE INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2680US10523318B2Device awareness in line-of-sight optical communication systemsAPPLE INC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 31, 2019·3 cites·22 claims
- 2779US12369592B2Optical communication system for position-finding of a portable electronic device in free spaceAPPLE INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 29, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 2879US12305982B2Self-mixing interference based sensors for characterizing touch inputAPPLE INC·Filed 2023·Granted May 20, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 2978US10627961B2Waveguide-based interferometric multi-point/distributed force and touch sensorsAPPLE INC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 21, 2020·2 cites·21 claims
- 3077US11487859B2Behind display polarized optical transceiverAPPLE INC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 1, 2022·1 cites·23 claims
- 3176US10008625B2Atomic layer deposition for photovoltaic devicesIBM·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 26, 2018·1 cites·9 claims
- 3276US2023417536A1Self-Mixing Interferometry Sensors Used to Sense Vibration of a Structural or Housing Component Defining an Exterior Surface of a DeviceAPPLE INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3374US11592873B2Display stack topologies for under-display optical transceiversAPPLE INC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 28, 2023·1 cites·16 claims
- 3474US11355661B2Hybrid CZTSSe photovoltaic deviceIBM·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 7, 2022·0 cites·11 claims
- 3573US8895839B2Multijunction photovoltaic deviceMAZUR ERIC·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 25, 2014·3 cites·44 claims
- 3672US12366442B2Self-interferometry based sensor systems capable of generating depth maps or velocity mapsAPPLE INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 22, 2025·0 cites·12 claims
- 3771US2014147958A1Atomic layer deposition for photovoltaic devicesIBM·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 3870US11861072B2Self-mixing interferometry-based input deviceAPPLE INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 2, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3967US11788830B2Self-mixing interferometry sensors used to sense vibration of a structural or housing component defining an exterior surface of a deviceAPPLE INC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 17, 2023·0 cites·16 claims
- 4067US11527669B2Atomic layer deposition for photovoltaic devicesIBM·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 13, 2022·0 cites·12 claims
- 4167US2015059856A1Titanium incorporation into absorber layer for solar cellIBM·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4266US2019317454A1Coherent Mixing Interference Based Sensors for Characterizing Movement of a Watch CrownAPPLE INC·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 4365US2025102441A1Electronic Devices With Relative Humidity SensorsAPPLE INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4462US10355160B2Atomic layer deposition for photovoltaic devicesIBM·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 16, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 4561US10505066B2Hybrid CZTSSe photovoltaic deviceIBM·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 10, 2019·0 cites·5 claims
- 4660US11639998B2Optical communication system for position-finding of a portable electronic device in free spaceAPPLE INC·Filed 2019·Granted May 2, 2023·0 cites·19 claims
- 4757US12154480B2Mitigating artifacts caused by an under-display light emitterAPPLE INC·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 26, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4857US11762193B2Optical tracking systemAPPLE INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 19, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 4955US2024004034A1Active Optical Sensor Providing Near and Far Field Target DetectionAPPLE INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 5049US2024102852A1Optical Proximity SensorAPPLE INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
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