ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. D1,142,471, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).

"Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface" was invented by Graham R. Clarke (Scotts Valley, Calif.), Zheng Xuan Hong (San Jose, Calif.), Chanaka Karunamuni (San Jose, Calif.), Chia Yang Lin (San Francisco), Aaron Devon Moring (Fremont, Calif.) and William A. Sorrentino III (Kentfield, Calif.).

The patent was filed on Jan. 20, 2026, under Application No. D/043,596.

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