Nick Merz

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San Francisco, CA, US

People

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Information Patent Grant
Handheld electronic device
- Patent number 12,256,032
- Issue date Mar 18, 2025
- Apple Inc.
- Ethan R. Stobbe
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Acoustic module for handheld electronic device
- Patent number 12,225,146
- Issue date Feb 11, 2025
- Apple Inc.
- Jason M. Gillier
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Handheld electronic device
- Patent number 12,166,911
- Issue date Dec 10, 2024
- Apple Inc.
- Owen D. Hale
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Handheld electronic device
- Patent number 12,088,748
- Issue date Sep 10, 2024
- Apple Inc.
- Xuyang Zhang
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Handheld electronic device
- Patent number 12,003,657
- Issue date Jun 4, 2024
- Apple Inc.
- Richard H. Koch
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Systems and methods for coupling sections of an electronic device
- Patent number 11,997,809
- Issue date May 28, 2024
- Apple Inc.
- Nicholas Merz
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Device, method, and graphical user interface for manipulating user...
- Patent number 11,989,394
- Issue date May 21, 2024
- Apple Inc.
- Benjamin J. Pope
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Handheld electronic device
- Patent number 11,835,382
- Issue date Dec 5, 2023
- Apple Inc.
- Jason B. Neevel
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Handheld electronic device
- Patent number 11,783,629
- Issue date Oct 10, 2023
- Apple Inc.
- Christopher S. Tomasetta
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Systems and methods for coupling sections of an electronic device
- Patent number 11,528,821
- Issue date Dec 13, 2022
- Apple Inc.
- Nicholas Merz
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Device, method, and graphical user interface for manipulating user...
- Patent number 11,209,961
- Issue date Dec 28, 2021
- Apple Inc.
- Benjamin J. Pope
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Fabric items having strands of adjustable appearance
- Patent number 11,180,871
- Issue date Nov 23, 2021
- Apple Inc.
- Steven J. Keating
- D03 - WEAVING
Information Patent Grant
Systems and methods for coupling sections of an electronic device
- Patent number 11,039,544
- Issue date Jun 15, 2021
- Apple Inc.
- Nicholas Merz
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Front cover of an electronic device
- Patent number D920334
- Issue date May 25, 2021
- Apple Inc.
- Jody Akana
- D14 - Recording, communication, or information retrieval equipment
Information Patent Grant
Input controls using pressure sensors
- Patent number 10,585,524
- Issue date Mar 10, 2020
- Apple Inc.
- Bryan D. Keen
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Display for an electronic device
- Patent number D873832
- Issue date Jan 28, 2020
- Apple Inc.
- Jody Akana
- D14 - Recording, communication, or information retrieval equipment
Information Patent Grant
Systems and methods for coupling sections of an electronic device
- Patent number 10,433,442
- Issue date Oct 1, 2019
- Apple Inc.
- Nicholas Merz
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Magnetic charging and optical data transfer system
- Patent number 10,295,770
- Issue date May 21, 2019
- Apple Inc.
- Alexander W. Williams
- H02 - GENERATION CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
Information Patent Grant
Component shielding structures with magnetic shielding
- Patent number 10,225,964
- Issue date Mar 5, 2019
- Apple Inc.
- James B. Smith
- H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Information Patent Grant
Low Z linear vibrator
- Patent number 10,051,095
- Issue date Aug 14, 2018
- Apple Inc.
- Sawyer Cohen
- B06 - GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Display cover retention features for a portable electronic device
- Patent number 10,015,297
- Issue date Jul 3, 2018
- Apple Inc.
- Lee E. Hooton
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Magnetic charging and optical data transfer system
- Patent number 9,977,205
- Issue date May 22, 2018
- Apple Inc.
- Alexander W. Williams
- G02 - OPTICS
Information Patent Grant
Systems and methods for coupling sections of an electronic device
- Patent number 9,894,787
- Issue date Feb 13, 2018
- Apple Inc.
- Nicholas Merz
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Heat dissipation in computing device
- Patent number 9,720,462
- Issue date Aug 1, 2017
- Apple Inc.
- Nicholas G. Merz
- F28 - HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Method and system for attaching flexible circuits to a mounting sur...
- Patent number 9,713,851
- Issue date Jul 25, 2017
- Apple Inc.
- Nicholas G. Merz
- B23 - MACHINE TOOLS METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Information Patent Grant
Electronic device with shared near field communications and sensor...
- Patent number 9,633,247
- Issue date Apr 25, 2017
- Apple Inc.
- Benjamin J. Pope
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Assembled integral plastic elements on an anodized mobile device en...
- Patent number 9,518,333
- Issue date Dec 13, 2016
- Apple Inc.
- Stefan C. Mag
- B23 - MACHINE TOOLS METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Information Patent Grant
Input for an electronic device
- Patent number D765084
- Issue date Aug 30, 2016
- Apple Inc.
- Jody Akana
- D14 - Recording, communication, or information retrieval equipment
Information Patent Grant
Structures for forming conductive paths in antennas and other elect...
- Patent number 9,431,699
- Issue date Aug 30, 2016
- Apple Inc.
- Nicholas G. L. Merz
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information Patent Grant
Mesh structure providing enhanced acoustic coupling
- Patent number 9,414,141
- Issue date Aug 9, 2016
- Apple Inc.
- Sawyer I. Cohen
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COUPLING SECTIONS OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
- Publication number 20240314954
- Publication date Sep 19, 2024
- Apple Inc.
- Nicholas Merz
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
DEVICE, METHOD, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR MANIPULATING USER...
- Publication number 20240264727
- Publication date Aug 8, 2024
- Apple Inc.
- Benjamin J. POPE
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE
- Publication number 20230421679
- Publication date Dec 28, 2023
- Apple Inc.
- Jiachen Xu
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE
- Publication number 20230421683
- Publication date Dec 28, 2023
- Apple Inc.
- Matthew R. McGuire
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COUPLING SECTIONS OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
- Publication number 20230105418
- Publication date Apr 6, 2023
- Apple Inc.
- Nicholas Merz
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE
- Publication number 20220329678
- Publication date Oct 13, 2022
- Apple Inc.
- Xuyang Zhang
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE
- Publication number 20220286540
- Publication date Sep 8, 2022
- Apple Inc.
- Jason M. Gillier
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE
- Publication number 20220286545
- Publication date Sep 8, 2022
- Apple Inc.
- Richard H. Koch
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE
- Publication number 20220284214
- Publication date Sep 8, 2022
- Apple Inc.
- Christopher S. Tomasetta
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE
- Publication number 20220283024
- Publication date Sep 8, 2022
- Apple Inc.
- Jason B. Neevel
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE
- Publication number 20220286539
- Publication date Sep 8, 2022
- Apple Inc.
- Ethan R. Stobbe
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE
- Publication number 20220286543
- Publication date Sep 8, 2022
- Apple Inc.
- Owen D. Hale
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
DEVICE, METHOD, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR MANIPULATING USER...
- Publication number 20220066604
- Publication date Mar 3, 2022
- Apple Inc.
- Benjamin J. POPE
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COUPLING SECTIONS OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
- Publication number 20210298187
- Publication date Sep 23, 2021
- Apple Inc.
- Nicholas Merz
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
- Publication number 20200310489
- Publication date Oct 1, 2020
- Apple Inc.
- Ian A. SPRAGGS
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COUPLING SECTIONS OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
- Publication number 20200015378
- Publication date Jan 9, 2020
- Apple Inc.
- Nicholas Merz
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
INPUT CONTROLS USING PRESSURE SENSORS
- Publication number 20190102028
- Publication date Apr 4, 2019
- Apple Inc.
- Bryan D. Keen
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Fabric Items Having Strands of Adjustable Appearance
- Publication number 20180363173
- Publication date Dec 20, 2018
- Apple Inc.
- Steven J. Keating
- D03 - WEAVING
Information Patent Application
MAGNETIC CHARGING AND OPTICAL DATA TRANSFER SYSTEM
- Publication number 20180239097
- Publication date Aug 23, 2018
- Apple Inc.
- Alexander W. Williams
- G02 - OPTICS
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COUPLING SECTIONS OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
- Publication number 20180168058
- Publication date Jun 14, 2018
- Apple Inc.
- Nicholas Merz
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Component Shielding Structures With Magnetic Shielding
- Publication number 20170290207
- Publication date Oct 5, 2017
- Apple Inc.
- James B. Smith
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information Patent Application
MAGNETIC CHARGING AND OPTICAL DATA TRANSFER SYSTEM
- Publication number 20170090134
- Publication date Mar 30, 2017
- Apple Inc.
- Alexander W. Williams
- G02 - OPTICS
Information Patent Application
DISPLAY COVER RETENTION FEATURES FOR A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
- Publication number 20170071064
- Publication date Mar 9, 2017
- Apple Inc.
- Lee E. HOOTON
- H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Information Patent Application
Electronic Device With Shared Near Field Communications and Sensor...
- Publication number 20160321493
- Publication date Nov 3, 2016
- Apple Inc.
- Benjamin J. Pope
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
ASSEMBLED INTEGRAL PLASTIC ELEMENTS ON AN ANODIZED MOBILE DEVICE EN...
- Publication number 20160089834
- Publication date Mar 31, 2016
- Apple Inc.
- Stefan C. Mag
- C25 - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES APPARATUS THEREFOR
Information Patent Application
HEAT DISSIPATION IN COMPUTING DEVICE
- Publication number 20150323966
- Publication date Nov 12, 2015
- Apple Inc.
- Nicholas G. Merz
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
DEVICE, METHOD, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR MANIPULATING USER...
- Publication number 20150135108
- Publication date May 14, 2015
- Apple Inc.
- Benjamin J. Pope
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
CAMERA RELATED FEATURES OF A MOBILE PHONE OR COMPUTING DEVICE
- Publication number 20150062419
- Publication date Mar 5, 2015
- Apple Inc.
- Lee E. Hooton
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ATTACHING FLEXIBLE CIRCUITS TO A MOUNTING SUR...
- Publication number 20150062839
- Publication date Mar 5, 2015
- Apple Inc.
- Nicholas G. Merz
- B23 - MACHINE TOOLS METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Information Patent Application
METHODS FOR SHIELDING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS FROM MOISTURE
- Publication number 20150060110
- Publication date Mar 5, 2015
- Apple Inc.
- Nicholas G. MERZ
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...

Person

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Handheld electronic device

Acoustic module for handheld electronic device

Handheld electronic device

Handheld electronic device

Handheld electronic device

Systems and methods for coupling sections of an electronic device

Device, method, and graphical user interface for manipulating user...

Handheld electronic device

Handheld electronic device

Systems and methods for coupling sections of an electronic device

Device, method, and graphical user interface for manipulating user...

Fabric items having strands of adjustable appearance

Systems and methods for coupling sections of an electronic device

Front cover of an electronic device

Input controls using pressure sensors

Display for an electronic device

Systems and methods for coupling sections of an electronic device

Magnetic charging and optical data transfer system

Component shielding structures with magnetic shielding

Low Z linear vibrator

Display cover retention features for a portable electronic device

Magnetic charging and optical data transfer system

Systems and methods for coupling sections of an electronic device

Heat dissipation in computing device

Method and system for attaching flexible circuits to a mounting sur...

Electronic device with shared near field communications and sensor...

Assembled integral plastic elements on an anodized mobile device en...

Input for an electronic device

Structures for forming conductive paths in antennas and other elect...

Mesh structure providing enhanced acoustic coupling

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COUPLING SECTIONS OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

DEVICE, METHOD, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR MANIPULATING USER...

HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE

HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COUPLING SECTIONS OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE

HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE

HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE

HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE

HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE

HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE

HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE

DEVICE, METHOD, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR MANIPULATING USER...

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COUPLING SECTIONS OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COUPLING SECTIONS OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

INPUT CONTROLS USING PRESSURE SENSORS

Fabric Items Having Strands of Adjustable Appearance

MAGNETIC CHARGING AND OPTICAL DATA TRANSFER SYSTEM

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COUPLING SECTIONS OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

Component Shielding Structures With Magnetic Shielding

MAGNETIC CHARGING AND OPTICAL DATA TRANSFER SYSTEM

DISPLAY COVER RETENTION FEATURES FOR A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE

Electronic Device With Shared Near Field Communications and Sensor...

ASSEMBLED INTEGRAL PLASTIC ELEMENTS ON AN ANODIZED MOBILE DEVICE EN...

HEAT DISSIPATION IN COMPUTING DEVICE

DEVICE, METHOD, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR MANIPULATING USER...

CAMERA RELATED FEATURES OF A MOBILE PHONE OR COMPUTING DEVICE

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ATTACHING FLEXIBLE CIRCUITS TO A MOUNTING SUR...

METHODS FOR SHIELDING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS FROM MOISTURE