Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Finger devices with adjustable housing structures
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Application No.: US17901765Application Date: 2022-09-01
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Publication No.: US11714495B2Publication Date: 2023-08-01
- Inventor: Erin M. Bosch , Stephen E. Dey , Jeffrey A. Griffis , Alex J. Lehmann , Yuhao Pan , Paul X. Wang
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Treyz Law Group, P.C.
- Agent Kendall P. Woodruff
- Main IPC: G06F3/033
- IPC: G06F3/033

Abstract:
A finger device may be worn on a user's finger and may serve as a controller for a head-mounted device or other electronic device. The finger device may have a housing having an upper housing portion that extends across a top of the finger and first and second side housing portions that extend down respective first and second sides of the finger. Sensors in the side housing portions may measure movements of the sides of the finger as the finger contacts an external surface. To ensure that the sensors are appropriately positioned relative to the sides of the finger, the housing may include one or more adjustable structures such as an elastomeric band, a drawstring, a ratchet mechanism, a scissor mechanism, and/or other adjustable structures for adjusting the position of the first and second side housing portions and associated sensors relative to the upper housing portion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220413626A1 Finger Devices with Adjustable Housing Structures Public/Granted day:2022-12-29
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