公开(公告)号：US12189439B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-07

申请号：US18094157

申请日：2023-01-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Mikael M. Silvanto ,  Simon J. Trivett ,  Matthew S. Theobald ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Simon R. Lancaster-Larocque ,  Robert Y. Cao ,  Ari P. Miller ,  Kevin M. Robinson ,  Houtan R. Farahani ,  Francesco Ferretti ,  John Raff ,  Robert J. Lockwood ,  Genie Kim ,  Karan Bir ,  Keith J. Hendren ,  Gurshan Deol ,  Antonio Clarke ,  Prabhu Sathyamurthy ,  William A. Counts

IPC: G06F1/18 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H04M1/02

Abstract: An electronic device includes an enclosure formed of a plurality of layers cooperating to define an interior volume. The enclosure includes a first layer formed of a first material and defining a user input surface of the enclosure and a first portion of a side surface of the enclosure. The enclosure also includes a second layer, formed of a second material different from the first material, positioned below the first layer and defining a second portion of the side surface of the enclosure. The enclosure also includes a third layer, formed of a third material different from the first and second materials, positioned below the second layer and defining a bottom surface of the enclosure and a third portion of the side surface of the enclosure.

公开(公告)号：US12066867B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-20

申请号：US17733576

申请日：2022-04-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： John Raff ,  Scott A. Myers ,  Christopher Stringer

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F1/00 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H05K7/00 ,  H10K77/10

CPC classification number: G06F1/1652 ,  G06F1/00 ,  G06F1/1601 ,  G06F1/1637 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H10K77/111 ,  Y10T29/49002

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display having a flexible substrate with fastened bent edges. The flexible substrate may have an active region that includes an array of light-emitting elements such as organic light-emitting diodes. The flexible substrate may also have inactive regions that lie outside of the active region. The bent edges may include portions of the inactive regions and portions of the active region. The bent edges may be wrapped to conform to the shape of an internal support structure. The bent edges may be fastened to the support structure with fastening members that attach a housing member or an internal clamp to the support structure. The bent edges may be secured between the housing member or the internal clamp and the support structure. The fastening members may be engaged in openings in the support structure and may pass through or alongside the bent edges.

公开(公告)号：US20240103303A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US18460367

申请日：2023-09-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alison B. Shutzberg ,  Christopher W. Sarli ,  Darshan R. Kasar ,  Cameron A. Harder ,  John Raff

IPC: G02C11/00 ,  G02B27/01 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H02J50/40

CPC classification number: G02C11/10 ,  G02B27/017 ,  H02J7/0044 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H02J50/402 ,  G02B2027/0178

Abstract: A wearable apparatus can include a head-mountable device that includes: a display, a display frame housing the display, arms connected to the display frame, a processor, and a battery electrically coupled to the processor. In addition, the wearable apparatus can include a wearable power device connectable to the battery of the head-mountable device when the head-mountable device is worn on a person or a clothing of the person.

公开(公告)号：US11731555B1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-22

申请号：US18060314

申请日：2022-11-30

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Philipp J. Wolf ,  Samuel G. Fowle ,  Donald R. Monroe ,  John Raff ,  Antonio B. Martinez ,  Albert J. Golko ,  Ali Tavakoli Targhi ,  David J. Donohue ,  David E. Kingman ,  Ibuki Kamei

IPC: B60Q3/208 ,  F21V8/00 ,  B62D25/06 ,  B62D25/00 ,  B60Q3/00

CPC classification number: B60Q3/208 ,  B62D25/06 ,  G02B6/0001 ,  B60Q3/00 ,  B62D25/00

Abstract: A vehicle includes a roof panel, an opening defined by the roof panel and a movable panel assembly that is configured to move between a closed position and an open position with respect to the opening. A first track is located above the roof panel at a first lateral side of the movable panel, and a second track located above the roof panel at a second lateral side of the movable panel, wherein the movable panel is supported by the first track and the second track for movement between the closed position and the open position.

公开(公告)号：US20230013056A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-19

申请号：US17949112

申请日：2022-09-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher D. Jones ,  Ibuki Kamei ,  James R. Wilson ,  Clarisse Mazuir ,  John Raff ,  Budhadipta Dan ,  David E. Kingman ,  Martin Melcher

IPC: B60J3/04 ,  G02F1/01 ,  B60J3/00

Abstract: A system such as a vehicle may have adjustable structures such as adjustable windows. Adjustable windows may have adjustable layers such as adjustable tint layers, adjustable reflectivity layers, and adjustable haze layers. Adjustable window layers may be incorporated into a window with one or more transparent structural layers such as a pair of glass window layers. Adjustable components such as adjustable reflectivity layers, adjustable haze layers, and adjustable tint layers may be interposed between the pair of glass window layers. Fixed partially reflective mirrors, fixed tint layers, and/or fixed haze layers may be used in place of adjustable tint, haze, and reflectivity layers and/or may be incorporated into windows in addition to adjustable tint, haze, and reflectivity layers.

公开(公告)号：US11480998B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-25

申请号：US16680424

申请日：2019-11-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Stephen R. McClure ,  Sean S. Corbin ,  John P. Ternus ,  Kevin D. Gibbs ,  Jeremy C. Franklin ,  Elvis M. Kibiti ,  John Raff ,  Jules B. Henry ,  Benjamin Rappoport ,  Derek W. Wright ,  Erik A. Uttermann ,  Ming Yu ,  Carl R. Peterson

IPC: H01Q1/24 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H01Q1/42

Abstract: A portable computing device is disclosed. The portable computing device can take many forms such as a laptop computer, a tablet computer, and so on. The portable computing device can include at least a single piece housing. The single piece housing can be machined from a single billet of material, such as a billet of aluminum. The single piece housing can include ledges with a surface receiving a trim bead and a cover. Corner brackets can be attached to the single piece housing to improve the damage resistance of the housing.

公开(公告)号：US20220012451A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-13

申请号：US17484165

申请日：2021-09-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daniel B. Sargent ,  Dale Setlak ,  Giovanni Gozzini ,  John Raff ,  Michael B. Wittenberg ,  Richard H. Koch ,  Ron A. Hopkinson

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G06F21/32 ,  G06F3/044

Abstract: An elongated biometric device provides a slim solution for capturing biometric data, and may be placed on a portion of an electronic device having limited space, such as a side of the electronic device. The elongated biometric device may include a force sensor, which may be positioned within a housing of the electronic device and actuated through posts extending from the elongated biometric device through the housing to transfer an applied force to the force sensor.

公开(公告)号：US10860054B2

公开(公告)日：2020-12-08

申请号：US16264340

申请日：2019-01-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Benjamin M. Rappoport ,  Jeremy C. Franklin ,  Stephen Brian Lynch ,  Scott A. Myers ,  John Raff ,  Richard P. Howarth ,  Wei Chen ,  Christopher J. Stringer ,  Julian Hoenig

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  F21K9/60 ,  F21K9/20

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display cover layer mounted to the device using an adhesive bond with a display. The display may be a flexible display. The flexible display may include Organic Light Emitting Diode display technology. The display may be mounted to a rigid support structure. The rigid support structure may be mounted to a device housing member. Mounting the display cover layer to the display may eliminate the need to mount the display cover layer to the device housing and may allow active display pixels to be visible under the display cover layer closer to the device housing than in conventional devices. Providing the electronic device with active display pixels closer to the device housing may reduce the need for an inactive border around the display and may improve the aesthetic appeal of the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US20200319678A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-08

申请号：US16909864

申请日：2020-06-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： John Raff ,  Scott A. Myers ,  Christopher Stringer

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F1/00 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H01L51/00

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display having a flexible substrate with fastened bent edges. The flexible substrate may have an active region that includes an array of light-emitting elements such as organic light-emitting diodes. The flexible substrate may also have inactive regions that lie outside of the active region. The bent edges may include portions of the inactive regions and portions of the active region. The bent edges may be wrapped to conform to the shape of an internal support structure. The bent edges may be fastened to the support structure with fastening members that attach a housing member or an internal clamp to the support structure. The bent edges may be secured between the housing member or the internal clamp and the support structure. The fastening members may be engaged in openings in the support structure and may pass through or alongside the bent edges.

公开(公告)号：US10483493B2

公开(公告)日：2019-11-19

申请号：US15864983

申请日：2018-01-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daniel B. Sargent ,  John Raff ,  Li Zhang ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Wenyong Zhu

IPC: H01L51/52 ,  H01L23/29 ,  H01L49/02 ,  H01L27/32 ,  H01L51/00 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H04N1/00 ,  H05K1/02

Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode display may have an array of pixels formed from a layer of thin-film circuitry. The thin-film circuitry may be formed on a glass layer that serves as an inner layer of encapsulation for the array of pixels formed from the thin-film circuitry. A thin-film encapsulation layer may overlap the array of pixels and may serve as an opposing outer layer of encapsulation for the array of pixels formed by the thin-film circuitry. An electronic device may have opposing front and rear faces. The display may be mounted in a housing on the front face. The housing may have a planar rear wall on the rear face. A display cover layer associated with the display may overlap the pixel array. A touch sensor and optical layers such as a circular polarizer layer and a compensation layer may be interposed between the display cover layer and the thin-film.