公开(公告)号：US10245770B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-02

申请号：US15178499

申请日：2016-06-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Douglas Weber ,  Stephen P. Zadesky ,  Stephen Brian Lynch

IPC: B29C45/16 ,  B29C37/00 ,  B29C45/14 ,  B23K26/382 ,  C23F1/00 ,  C23F1/16 ,  B29K705/00 ,  B29L31/34 ,  B29K55/02 ,  B29K69/00

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for applying internal features or complex mechanical structures to a surface of a metal part are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for creating an assembly that includes a substrate and a molded piece involves obtaining the substrate, and forming at least one binding feature on a surface of the substrate. The method also includes molding on a surface of the binding feature and the surface of the substrate. Molding on the surface of the binding feature and the surface of the substrate mechanically binds the molded piece to the substrate.

公开(公告)号：US20190096966A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-28

申请号：US16203410

申请日：2018-11-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Benjamin M. Rappoport ,  Jeremy C. Franklin ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Scott A. Myers ,  Richard P. Howarth ,  Julian Hoenig ,  Christopher J. Stringer ,  John P. Ternus ,  Stephen Brian Lynch

IPC: H01L27/32 ,  H01L51/00 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G02B5/20 ,  G09G3/3208 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H04R1/02 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G06F3/044

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display. The display may have an active region in which display pixels are used to display images. The display may have one or more openings and may be mounted in a housing associated with the electronic device. An electronic component may be mounted in alignment with the openings in the display. The electronic component may include a camera, a light sensor, a light-based proximity sensor, status indicator lights, a light-based touch sensor array, a secondary display that has display pixels that may be viewed through the openings, antenna structures, a speaker, a microphone, or other acoustic, electromagnetic, or light-based component. One or more openings in the display may form a window through which a user of the device may view an external object. Display pixels in the window region may be used in forming a heads-up display.

公开(公告)号：US10228719B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-12

申请号：US16144986

申请日：2018-09-27

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 ,  F21K99/00 ,  F21K9/60

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：US10109232B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-23

申请号：US15150278

申请日：2016-05-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Benjamin Mark Rappoport ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  John Patrick Ternus ,  Paul Stephen Drzaic ,  Scott Andrew Myers ,  Stephen Brian Lynch

IPC: G09G5/10 ,  G09G3/3225 ,  G09G3/20 ,  G09G3/30 ,  H01L51/52 ,  H01L27/32

Abstract: A system and methods to extending the overall display area for a device. At or near the borders of a device, pixel pitch between adjacent pixels may be increased such that overall pixel placement may be provided closer to a border of a display of a device. In one embodiment, pixel drive circuitry may be located in the spacing between adjacent pixels. Additionally, various optical systems and techniques may be utilized to provide an appearance of a lack of a border around the display such as decreasing the size of border pixels, overdriving the border pixels, or utilizing a light pipe on a surface above the border pixels.

公开(公告)号：US10088927B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-02

申请号：US14467657

申请日：2014-08-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Scott A. Myers ,  Stephen Brian Lynch

IPC: G06F3/045 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/01

Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided that contain flexible displays and internal components. An internal component may be positioned under the flexible display. The internal component may be an output device such as a speaker that transmits sound through the flexible display or an actuator that deforms the display in a way that is sensed by a user. The internal component may also be a microphone or pressure sensor that receives sound or pressure information through the flexible display. Structural components may be used to permanently or temporarily deform the flexible display to provide tactile feedback to a user of the device.

公开(公告)号：US10088863B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-02

申请号：US14812956

申请日：2015-07-29

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 ,  F21K99/00

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：US10056029B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-21

申请号：US15619358

申请日：2017-06-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Stephen Brian Lynch ,  Paul Stephen Drzaic ,  Benjamin Mark Rappoport ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  John Patrick Ternus ,  Scott A. Myers

IPC: G09G3/3208 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/042

CPC classification number: G09G3/3208 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F3/0421 ,  G09G2320/0233 ,  G09G2320/0242 ,  G09G2320/029 ,  G09G2320/043 ,  G09G2320/045 ,  G09G2320/0626 ,  G09G2320/0666 ,  G09G2360/144 ,  G09G2360/147

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided in which photodetectors disposed throughout a display are used to control the display brightness. The photodetectors are to be used for ambient light sensing, proximity sensing, or to compensate for aging OLEDs. In some embodiments, photodiodes are fabricated with OLEDs during the TFT fabrication process. In some embodiments, the photodetectors may be disposed throughout the display in zones containing OLEDs. The photodetectors are used to control the display brightness and color for the OLEDs in areas around each photodetector based on ambient light, aging, and/or nearby objects. A controller makes driving strength adjustments to the OLEDs in each zone independent of other zones. Photodetectors disposed throughout the display may improve proximity sensing and provide additional functionality to the device.

公开(公告)号：US10019940B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-10

申请号：US15240472

申请日：2016-08-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Benjamin Mark Rappoport ,  Christopher J. Stringer ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Jeremy C. Franklin ,  John Patrick Ternus ,  Julian Christoph Hoeing ,  Richard Paul Howarth ,  Scott Andrew Myers ,  Stephen Brian Lynch

IPC: G09G3/00 ,  G09G3/3225 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/041 ,  H01L27/32

CPC classification number: G09G3/3225 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F2203/04804 ,  G09G2300/0456 ,  G09G2300/046 ,  G09G2320/0626 ,  G09G2320/0686 ,  G09G2330/022 ,  G09G2354/00 ,  G09G2360/14 ,  G09G2360/144 ,  H01L27/323

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed for applying concealment of components of an electronic device. In one embodiment, an electronic device may include a component that is disposed behind a display (e.g., a transparent organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display) that is configured to selectively become transparent at certain transparency regions. Additionally, the electronic device includes data processing circuitry configured to determine when an event requesting that the component be exposed occurs. The data processing circuitry may control portions of the display to become transparent, to expose the component upon the occurrence of the event requesting that the component be exposed.

公开(公告)号：US09971448B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-15

申请号：US15419730

申请日：2017-01-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jeremy C. Franklin ,  Scott A. Myers ,  Benjamin M. Rappoport ,  Stephen Brian Lynch ,  John P. Ternus ,  Justin R. Wodrich

IPC: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H01M2/10 ,  G09G3/20 ,  H01M2/16 ,  H01M2/18 ,  H01M10/04 ,  G09G3/3208 ,  H01L27/32 ,  H01L51/00 ,  G06F1/32 ,  H04M1/02 ,  H01M2/02

CPC classification number: G06F3/0416 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/163 ,  G06F1/1652 ,  G06F1/1677 ,  G06F1/3265 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/04101 ,  G06F2203/04102 ,  G06F2203/04103 ,  G06F2203/04105 ,  G09G3/20 ,  G09G3/2092 ,  G09G3/3208 ,  G09G2330/027 ,  G09G2380/02 ,  H01L27/323 ,  H01L51/0097 ,  H01L2251/5338 ,  H01M2/1022 ,  H01M2/16 ,  H01M2/18 ,  H01M10/0436 ,  H01M2002/0205 ,  H01M2220/30 ,  H04M1/0216 ,  H04M1/0262 ,  H04M1/0268

Abstract: Flexible electronic devices may be provided. A flexible electronic device may include a flexible display, a flexible housing and one or more flexible internal components configured to allow the flexible electronic device to be deformed. Flexible displays may include flexible display layers, flexible touch-sensitive layers, and flexible display cover layers. The flexible housing may be a multi-stable flexible housing having one or more stable positions. The flexible housing may include a configurable support structure that, when engaged, provides a rigid support structure for the flexible housing. The flexible internal components may include flexible batteries, flexible printed circuits or other flexible components. A flexible battery may include flexible and rigid portions or may include a lubricious separator layer that provides flexibility for the flexible battery. A flexible printed circuit may include flexible and rigid portions or openings that allow some rigid portions to flex with respect to other rigid portions.

公开(公告)号：US09860660B1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-02

申请号：US14720572

申请日：2015-05-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Nathan P. Bosscher ,  Brad G. Boozer ,  Craig M. Stanley ,  Jeffrey C. Olson ,  John J. Baker ,  Phillip Michael Hobson ,  Stephen Brian Lynch

IPC: H04R29/00 ,  H04R1/00

CPC classification number: H04R3/007 ,  H04R1/028 ,  H04R9/022

Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing. The housing may enclose an interior cavity. A speaker may be mounted in an opening in the housing. The interior cavity may serve as a sealed back volume for the speaker during normal operation of the speaker. During normal operation, control circuitry in the interior cavity plays audio content through the speaker. When it is desired to cool the control circuitry and the speaker, the control circuitry supplies a subaudible signal to the speaker. Airflow regulators having one-way valves and valves that are controlled by the control circuitry are mounted in the housing. Movement of a diaphragm in the speaker when the subaudible speaker is applied causes the diaphragm to pump air through the airflow regulators, creating a cooling airflow through the interior cavity.