Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Disappearing button or slider
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Application No.: US17129603Application Date: 2020-12-21
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Publication No.: US11353921B2Publication Date: 2022-06-07
- Inventor: Omar S. Leung , David T. Amm
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Dorsey & Whitney LLP
- Main IPC: G06F1/16
- IPC: G06F1/16 ; G06F3/0354 ; G06F3/041 ; G06F3/044 ; F21V11/14 ; G06F3/02 ; F21Y115/10

Abstract:
An input device is operable to detect input. The input device is a deflection based capacitive sensing input device. Deflection of a metal frame of the input device causes a change in capacitance that is used to control a function of an electrical device. The input device appears invisible because it is made of the same material as the housing it is contained in. Invisible backlit holes may make the input selectively visible or invisible to the user.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210109567A1 Disappearing Button or Slider Public/Granted day:2021-04-15
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