公开(公告)号：US20200159172A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-21

申请号：US16750946

申请日：2020-01-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tyler S. Bushnell ,  Adam T. Clavelle ,  Christopher M. Werner ,  Colin M. Ely ,  Stephen N. Sweet ,  Sriram Moorthy ,  Huan Peng

IPC: G04G21/00 ,  G01D5/165 ,  G04B3/04

Abstract: A compact crown for an electronic device such as an electronic watch, including a set of wipers capable of determining a rotation angle, rotation direction, or rotation speed, is disclosed. The set of wipers is in contact with at least one resistance member at different angular positions around a rotation axis. The crown may have a group of ground taps disposed along the resistance member and a measured signal may vary based on the position of each wiper as it contacts the at least one resistance member. A compact crown may also include capacitive members and capacitive sensors in order to similarly determine rotation angle, rotation direction, or rotation speed.

公开(公告)号：US10599181B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-24

申请号：US15922769

申请日：2018-03-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： David I. Nazzaro ,  Tyler S. Bushnell ,  Javier Mendez

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H02J50/10 ,  G04C10/00 ,  A61B5/00 ,  H02J5/00 ,  H02J7/02 ,  H02J7/00 ,  G04G19/10 ,  G04G21/02 ,  G04G21/04

Abstract: An auxiliary electronic device attachable to a wearable electronic device. The auxiliary device includes a housing, electronic circuitry within the housing, and an attachment mechanism configured to attach the auxiliary electronic device to the wearable device while the device is being worn by a user. In some embodiments the electronic circuitry includes a power transmitting unit that can wirelessly transmit power to charge a rechargeable battery within the wearable electronic device. In some embodiments the attachment mechanism includes a pair of lugs that extend, from opposite ends of the housing, above the housing towards a center of the auxiliary device and are adapted to fit within corresponding recesses of the wearable electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US20190282163A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-19

申请号：US16367020

申请日：2019-03-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ryan C. Perkins ,  Trevor J. Ness ,  Tobias J. Harrison-Noonan ,  William H. Greenbaum ,  Tyler S. Bushnell ,  Guocheng Shao ,  Guanyi Gao ,  Christopher M. Werner ,  Phil M. Hobson

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  G04B37/08 ,  G04B37/00

Abstract: An assembly for a consumer product, such as a wristwatch or other wearable electronic device, can securely retain a cover member against a housing of the product. A retaining member from within the housing can engage and secure the cover member to provide a fluid barrier. The cover member can include a window or other components of a sensor device. The parts can be easily disassembled without causing permanent damage.

公开(公告)号：US20190223802A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-25

申请号：US16369873

申请日：2019-03-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tyler S. Bushnell ,  Steven J. Martisauskas ,  Erik G. de Jong ,  Andrzej T. Baranski ,  Serhan O. Isikman ,  Steven J. Banaska ,  Todd K. Whitehurst ,  Ming L. Sartee

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  G01L1/14

Abstract: A wearable electronic device includes a body, a housing component, a band operable to attach the body to a body part of a user, and a force sensor coupled to the housing component. The force sensor is operable to produce a force signal based on a force exerted between the body part of the user and the housing component. A processing unit of the wearable electronic device receives the force signal from the force sensor and determines the force exerted on the housing component based thereon. The processing unit may use that force to determine a tightness of the band, determine health information for the user, adjust determined force exerted on a cover glass, and/or to perform various other actions.

公开(公告)号：US10295562B1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-21

申请号：US16017226

申请日：2018-06-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tyler S. Bushnell ,  Vikram Garg

IPC: G01D7/00 ,  G01R1/04 ,  G06F3/044 ,  H05K3/10 ,  H05K3/00

Abstract: An electronic watch is described. The watch has one or more sensors, including a sensor that may be used to detect a force applied to a cover of the watch. The sensor may variously include a capacitive sensor assembly configured to detect a deflected position of the cover; a sensor having electrical components that move toward one another in response to an input applied to the cover; or a deformable component that is configured to compress in response to a press input, thereby allowing first and second electrical traces to move toward one another. Portions or all of the various sensors may be obscured by an ink layer on an underside of the cover.

公开(公告)号：US10285643B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-14

申请号：US15700808

申请日：2017-09-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ryan C. Perkins ,  Trevor J. Ness ,  Tobias J. Harrison-Noonan ,  William H. Greenbaum ,  Tyler S. Bushnell ,  Guocheng Shao ,  Guanyi Gao ,  Christopher M. Werner ,  Phil M. Hobson

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H05K7/00 ,  A61B5/00

Abstract: An assembly for a consumer product, such as a wristwatch or other wearable electronic device, can securely retain a cover member against a housing of the product. A retaining member from within the housing can engage and secure the cover member to provide a fluid barrier. The cover member can include a window or other components of a sensor device. The parts can be easily disassembled without causing permanent damage.

公开(公告)号：US20180337003A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-22

申请号：US15600329

申请日：2017-05-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ming Y. Tsai ,  Albert Wang ,  Curtis C. Mead ,  Tyler S. Bushnell ,  Paul A. Martinez

IPC: H01G4/35 ,  H01G4/12 ,  H01G4/005 ,  H01G4/30 ,  H01L41/047

CPC classification number: H01G4/35 ,  H01G4/012 ,  H01G4/12 ,  H01G4/232 ,  H01G4/30

Abstract: Monolithic capacitor structures having a main capacitor and a vise capacitor are discussed. The vise capacitor provides to the monolithic capacitor structure reduced vibrations and/or acoustic noise due to piezoelectric effects. To that end, vise capacitor may cause piezoelectric deformations that compensate the deformations that are caused by the electrical signals in the main capacitor. Embodiments of these capacitor structures may have the main capacitor and the vise capacitor sharing portions of a rigid dielectric. Electrical circuitry that employs the vise capacitor to reduce noise and/or vibration in the monolithic capacitor structures is also described. Methods for fabrication of these capacitors are discussed as well.

公开(公告)号：US10061399B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-28

申请号：US15210917

申请日：2016-07-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tyler S. Bushnell ,  Collin R. Petty ,  Adam T. Clavelle

IPC: G06F3/0338 ,  G06F3/0362 ,  G06F1/16

CPC classification number: G06F3/0338 ,  G04C3/005 ,  G04C3/007 ,  G04G21/08 ,  G06F1/163 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  G06F3/0362 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/0339

Abstract: An input mechanism for a portable electronic device includes a rotational manipulation mechanism, such as a cap or shaft. The input mechanism also includes a sensor having first capacitive elements coupled to the manipulation mechanism, second capacitive elements, and a dielectric positioned between the first and second capacitive elements. Movement of the manipulation mechanism alters the positions of the first and second capacitive elements with respect to each other and is determinable based on capacitance changes resulting therefrom. In some implementations, the second capacitive elements may be part of an inner ring or partial ring nested at least partially within an outer ring or partial ring.

公开(公告)号：US20180018026A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-18

申请号：US15210917

申请日：2016-07-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tyler S. Bushnell ,  Collin R. Petty ,  Adam T. Clavelle

IPC: G06F3/0338 ,  G06F3/0362 ,  G06F1/16

CPC classification number: G06F3/0338 ,  G04C3/005 ,  G04C3/007 ,  G04G21/08 ,  G06F1/163 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  G06F3/0362 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/0339

Abstract: An input mechanism for a portable electronic device includes a rotational manipulation mechanism, such as a cap or shaft. The input mechanism also includes a sensor having first capacitive elements coupled to the manipulation mechanism, second capacitive elements, and a dielectric positioned between the first and second capacitive elements. Movement of the manipulation mechanism alters the positions of the first and second capacitive elements with respect to each other and is determinable based on capacitance changes resulting therefrom. In some implementations, the second capacitive elements may be part of an inner ring or partial ring nested at least partially within an outer ring or partial ring.

公开(公告)号：US20170340093A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-30

申请号：US15166204

申请日：2016-05-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Javier Mendez ,  Craig M. Stanley ,  Tyler S. Bushnell

IPC: A45F5/00

CPC classification number: A45F5/00 ,  A45F2005/006 ,  A45F2005/008 ,  A45F2200/0508 ,  A45F2200/0516 ,  A45F2200/055

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a securement apparatus, such as a lanyard, that has increased tensile strength and shear strength when compared with a conventional securement apparatus. The securement apparatus includes a connector extending from a connector body, a strap coupled to the connector body, and a structural component. The structural component has a tapered geometry such that a first end that is contained within the connector body has a first width and/or height and a second end that transitions from the connector body into the strap has a second width and/or height that is less than the first width and/or height.