Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Pneumatic haptic device having actuation cells for producing a haptic output over a bed mattress
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Application No.: US17020585Application Date: 2020-09-14
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Publication No.: US11896136B2Publication Date: 2024-02-13
- Inventor: Riley E. Brandt , Linda Benavente-Notaro , Antonio Herrera , Denis Lin , Zijing Zeng , Erno H. Klaassen , Zhipeng Zhang
- 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: A47C27/08
- IPC: A47C27/08 ; G08B6/00 ; A47C27/14 ; A47C27/10 ; A47C27/18 ; G08B1/04

Abstract:
An in-bed haptic device may include an array of actuation cells. Actuation cells of the array of actuation cells may be configured to actuate (e.g., expand, contract, or otherwise change shape) in a predetermined sequence to provide haptic outputs. The in-bed haptic device may be configured to be placed beneath a user during use, for example between a user and a mattress. The haptic outputs may be provided to help a user relax, to move and/or wake a user, to indicate outputs, alerts, or notifications at the in-bed haptic device or another electronic device, or the like.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210085091A1 Pneumatic Haptic Device Having Actuation Cells for Producing a Haptic Output over a Bed Mattress Public/Granted day:2021-03-25
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