Category

VR & Augmented Reality

57 gaming patents in this category from 32 companies. 29 granted, 28 filed applications.

57
Total patents
29
Granted
28
Filed
32
Companies
28 filed (49%) 29 granted (51%)

Published analyses

Published: Jun 9, 2026 Granted

Valeo Just Patented Cars as Live Game Engines

Valeo Comfort and Driving Assistance, a major French tier-1 automotive supplier, was granted US Patent 12643048 on June 2, 2026, covering a system that repurposes a vehicle's existing ADAS sensor suit...
Published: Apr 14, 2026 Granted

Honda Patents Virtual Car Mods That Become Real

Honda has secured a patent for a metaverse system that creates a feedback loop between virtual and physical vehicle customization. Players modify digital twins of their real Honda vehicles in metavers...
Published: Mar 31, 2026 Granted

Google Gets Patent for Prescription AR Glasses Calibration

Google has just been granted a patent for calibrating AR/MR headsets when prescription lenses are integrated into the optical system. The technology addresses a fundamental accessibility problem: peop...
Published: Mar 26, 2026 Filed

Snap's Proximity AR Could Fix Multiplayer Gaming's Biggest Problem

Snap's patent describes a proximity-based system for AR smart glasses that automatically detects when other users nearby are running AR effects and allows people to join synchronized multiplayer exper...
Published: Mar 5, 2026 Filed

Mullen Industries' AR Gaming Patent Targets Meta, Apple

Mullen Industries LLC filed a patent in May 2025 for a comprehensive AR gaming system that uses head-mounted displays to overlay game content onto physical environments, with real-time surface detecti...
Published: Mar 3, 2026 Granted

OVR Tech's Scent Patent Targets VR's Oldest Problem

OVR Tech has been granted a patent for a scent-generating peripheral that attaches to VR/AR headsets, using piezoelectric atomizers to release programmable fragrances synchronized with virtual environ...
Published: Dec 2, 2025 Granted

Sony's Motion Sickness Prediction Could Double VR Session Times

Sony Interactive Entertainment has been granted a patent for predicting motion sickness in VR before symptoms manifest, using motion sensors in PlayStation VR headsets to detect subtle changes in post...

Patents tracked per month

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Total 99685524432
Granted 56422312301
Filed 43263212131

Reports

July 2026 monthly
Filed (3)
June 2026 monthly
Granted (3) Filed (1)
Q2 2026 quarterly
Granted (6) Filed (4)
H1 2026 half-yearly
Granted (13) Filed (14)
May 2026 monthly
Granted (2) Filed (2)
April 2026 monthly
Granted (1) Filed (1)
March 2026 monthly
Granted (3) Filed (2)
Q1 2026 quarterly
Granted (7) Filed (10)

Top companies

Sony
10
3 granted · 7 filed
Apple
4
3 granted · 1 filed
Meta
3
1 granted · 2 filed
Samsung
2
1 granted · 1 filed
Roblox
2
1 granted · 1 filed
Google
2
2 granted · 0 filed

Also in this category Mullen Industries (2), Magic Leap (2), Microsoft (2), Niantic (2)

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