Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electronic watch with obscured sensor for detecting an applied force
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Application No.: US16017226Application Date: 2018-06-25
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Publication No.: US10295562B1Publication Date: 2019-05-21
- Inventor: Tyler S. Bushnell , Vikram Garg
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
- Main IPC: G01D7/00
- IPC: G01D7/00 ; G01R1/04 ; G06F3/044 ; H05K3/10 ; H05K3/00

Abstract:
An electronic watch is described. The watch has one or more sensors, including a sensor that may be used to detect a force applied to a cover of the watch. The sensor may variously include a capacitive sensor assembly configured to detect a deflected position of the cover; a sensor having electrical components that move toward one another in response to an input applied to the cover; or a deformable component that is configured to compress in response to a press input, thereby allowing first and second electrical traces to move toward one another. Portions or all of the various sensors may be obscured by an ink layer on an underside of the cover.
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