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公开(公告)号：US20230238683A1
公开(公告)日：2023-07-27
申请号：US17934478
申请日：2022-09-22
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Steven C. Roach , Eric T. Chiang , YoungHoon Kim , Maegan K. Spencer , Michael R. Parker , Christopher M. Werner , Ryan C. Perkins , Bora Inci , Sherry Tang , Tyler S. Atura Bushnell , Daniela Deschamps , Colin M. Ely , Devon K. Copeland , Ming Kun Shi
CPC classification number: H01Q1/2266 , H01Q1/40 , H05K5/0013 , G06F1/163
Abstract: A portable electronic device can include a housing defining an internal volume and an opening. The device can also include a rear cover disposed in the opening, with an inner surface of the rear cover defining the internal volume, and a conductive antenna component embedded within the rear cover.
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公开(公告)号：US11669205B2
公开(公告)日：2023-06-06
申请号：US17735695
申请日：2022-05-03
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Anna-Katrina Shedletsky , Christopher M. Werner , Colin M. Ely , Samuel Weiss
IPC: G06F3/041 , G06F1/16 , G06F3/0362 , G06F3/042 , G06F3/044
CPC classification number: G06F3/0418 , G06F1/163 , G06F1/1626 , G06F3/0362 , G06F3/044 , G06F3/0421 , G06F2203/04106
Abstract: Various embodiments for detecting and rejecting false, unintended rotations of rotary inputs of electronic devices are disclosed herein. In one example, an electronic device is provided with an optical detector that measures the distance between the electronic device and the wearer's forearm or hand, and when the distance is smaller than a threshold distance, the turns of the rotary input are false, unintended turns. In another example, a crown of a rotary input includes a plurality of capacitive sensors that detects the presence of a wearer's finger, which when absent, the turns of the rotary input are false turns. In another example, deflections or positions of a shaft of the rotary input are measured and if the deflections/positions indicate an upward force on the rotary input (which are likely caused by the wearer's forearm or hand), the turns of the rotary input are false turns. Other embodiments are described herein.
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公开(公告)号：US11550268B2
公开(公告)日：2023-01-10
申请号：US16890880
申请日：2020-06-02
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Sameer Pandya , Antonio Herrera , Colin M. Ely
IPC: G04B47/00 , G04C3/00 , H05K5/00 , H05K5/02 , H01H19/14 , A61B5/00 , G04G21/02 , G04G21/08 , H01H19/08 , A61B5/332
Abstract: A switch module for an electronic device detects translational inputs and defines at least portion of a conductive path from an input surface of the electronic device to a processing unit of the electronic device. The switch module may be a component of a crown assembly for detecting rotational inputs, translational inputs, touch inputs and/or biological signals such as electrocardiogram (ECG) signals. The switch module may include a conductive dome and a friction guard that is positioned between the conductive dome and the actuation member of the crown assembly. The conductive dome and/or the friction guard may define at least a portion of the conductive path from the input surface to the processing unit.
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公开(公告)号：US20220299944A1
公开(公告)日：2022-09-22
申请号：US17833851
申请日：2022-06-06
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Colin M. Ely , Erik G. de Jong , Fletcher R. Rothkopf
IPC: G04C3/00 , G01D5/241 , G04G21/00 , H03K17/975 , G06F3/0362 , G06F3/0346
Abstract: An input mechanism, such as a crown, detects amounts of applied force. In various examples, an assembly including an input mechanism has an enclosure; a stem coupled to the enclosure such that the stem is rotatable, translatable, and transversely moveable with respect to the enclosure; a sensor, coupled between the stem and the housing, to which force is transferred when the stem moves with respect to the housing; and a processing unit coupled to the sensor. The processing unit is operable to determine a measurement of the force, based on a signal from the sensor.
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公开(公告)号：US11268552B2
公开(公告)日：2022-03-08
申请号：US16127051
申请日：2018-09-10
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Adam T. Clavelle , Colin M. Ely
Abstract: A fastener can include a body, an engagement feature, and a protrusion extending from the body. The engagement feature can receive and mechanically engage with a fixing member. The fastener can be positioned in a cavity of a brittle article, the cavity including an undercut region. A fixing member can pass through an aperture of a component positioned relative to the fastener such that the fixing member mechanically engages the fastener and a surface of the protrusion engages with an opposing surface of the undercut region.
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公开(公告)号：US11221697B2
公开(公告)日：2022-01-11
申请号：US14915224
申请日：2014-03-19
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Anna-Katrina Shedletsky , Christopher Werner , Colin M. Ely , Fletcher R. Rothkopf
IPC: G06F3/041 , G06F3/044 , G06F3/0362 , G06F3/039
Abstract: A device including a mechanical input and a touch-sensitive surface for detecting one or more touch inputs and an input from the mechanical input. The touch-sensitive surface can include a first portion for detecting at least the touch inputs, and a second portion for detecting at least the mechanical input. The touch-sensitive surface can include a first portion for detecting at least the touch inputs and the mechanical input. The mechanical input can comprise an electrically conductive material, and the mechanical input can be detected based on capacitance measurements between the mechanical input and the touch-sensitive surface. The device can include a sensing element, the mechanical input can comprise an electrically insulating material, and the mechanical input can be detected based on capacitance measurements between the touch-sensitive surface and the sensing element. The device can include logic to differentiate between the touch inputs and the mechanical input.
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公开(公告)号：US20220003831A1
公开(公告)日：2022-01-06
申请号：US17478803
申请日：2021-09-17
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Erik G. de Jong , Colin M. Ely , Erik L. Wang
Abstract: A posture-monitoring system for monitoring a body posture of a user includes an array of wirelessly locatable tags, including a first tag configured to be positioned along a first shoulder region of the user and having a first battery and a first wireless circuit configured to transmit a first locating signal, a second tag configured to be positioned along a second shoulder region of the user and having a second battery and a second wireless circuit configured to transmit a second locating signal, and a third tag configured to be positioned along a back region of the user and having a third battery and a third wireless circuit configured to transmit a third locating signal. The posture-monitoring system further includes a portable electronic device including a processing unit and a wireless circuit operably coupled to the processing unit and configured to receive the first, second, and third locating signals.
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公开(公告)号：US11205548B2
公开(公告)日：2021-12-21
申请号：US16371301
申请日：2019-04-01
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Pierre M. Teplitxky , Colin M. Ely , Fletcher R. Rothkopf , Anna-Katrina Shedletsky , Samuel B. Weiss
Abstract: A waterproof button assembly. The waterproof button assembly may include a housing including an opening and a button. The button may be positioned at least partially within the housing via the opening. The assembly may also include a plurality of engagement components positioned on opposite-distal ends of the button. The plurality of engagement components may be configured to retain the button within the housing. The engagement components may extend distally from the button, such that a portion of the engagement components may be positioned within apertures formed in the sidewall of the housing. The assembly may also include a plurality of supports, a tactile dome in contact with the button and at least one of the plurality of supports. A sensing component of the assembly may be positioned adjacent the housing and in alignment with the button and/or tactile dome for sensing actuation of the button within the assembly.
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公开(公告)号：US20210373501A1
公开(公告)日：2021-12-02
申请号：US16890880
申请日：2020-06-02
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Sameer Pandya , Antonio Herrera , Colin M. Ely
IPC: G04C3/00 , H05K5/00 , H05K5/02 , H01H19/14 , H01H19/08 , G04G21/02 , G04G21/08 , A61B5/0404 , A61B5/00
Abstract: A switch module for an electronic device detects translational inputs and defines at least portion of a conductive path from an input surface of the electronic device to a processing unit of the electronic device. The switch module may be a component of a crown assembly for detecting rotational inputs, translational inputs, touch inputs and/or biological signals such as electrocardiogram (ECG) signals. The switch module may include a conductive dome and a friction guard that is positioned between the conductive dome and the actuation member of the crown assembly. The conductive dome and/or the friction guard may define at least a portion of the conductive path from the input surface to the processing unit.
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公开(公告)号：US11181863B2
公开(公告)日：2021-11-23
申请号：US16221549
申请日：2018-12-16
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Colin M. Ely , Sameer Pandya , Steven C. Roach
Abstract: An electronic device, such as a watch, has a crown assembly having a shaft and a user-rotatable crown. The user-rotatable crown may include a conductive cap that is mechanically and electrically coupled to the shaft and functions as an electrode. The conductive cap may be coupled to the shaft using solder or another conductive attachment mechanism. The shaft may electrically couple the conductive cap to a processing unit of the electronic device. One or more additional electrodes may be positioned on the exterior surface of the electronic device. The conductive cap is operable to be contacted by a finger of a user of the electronic device while another electrode is positioned against skin of the user. The processing unit of the electronic device is operable to determine a biological parameter, such as an electrocardiogram, of the user based on voltages at the electrodes.
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