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公开(公告)号:US20220326777A1
公开(公告)日:2022-10-13
申请号:US17843756
申请日:2022-06-17
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Christiaan A. Ligtenberg , Brett W. Degner , Ron A. Hopkinson , Asif Hussain , Dinesh C. Mathew , Mikael M. Silvanto , Chang Zhang , Zheng Gao , Robert Y. Cao , Keith J. Hendren , Bryan W. Posner , Simon R. Lancaster-Larocque , Alex J. Lehmann
IPC: G06F3/01 , G06F1/16 , H03K17/96 , H01H13/785 , H01H13/85 , H01H13/86 , G06F3/04886 , G06F3/0354 , H03K17/94 , G06F3/02 , H03K17/98 , G06F3/041 , G06F3/044 , G06V40/10 , G06F3/0488 , H01L41/09 , H01H13/703 , H01H13/705
Abstract: A portable computer includes a display portion comprising a display and a base portion pivotally coupled to the display portion. The base portion may include a bottom case and a top case, formed from a dielectric material, coupled to the bottom case. The top case may include a top member defining a top surface of the base portion and a sidewall integrally formed with the top member and defining a side surface of the base portion. The portable computer may also include a sensing system including a first sensing system configured to determine a location of a touch input applied to the top surface of the base portion and a second sensing system configured to determine a force of the touch input.
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公开(公告)号:US20220325845A1
公开(公告)日:2022-10-13
申请号:US17653831
申请日:2022-03-07
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Brett W. Degner , Kevin M. Robinson , Christoph M. Pistor , Mehrdad Hooshmand , Simon J. Trivett , Bradley J. Hamel , Kristopher P. Laurent , David H. Narajowski , Stephen V. Jayanathan , Laura M. DeForest
Abstract: Support systems and stands for electronic devices include tilt hinges, lift arms, and their component parts. Some tilt hinges include assemblies for guiding and retaining bars or protrusions into preferred positioning within receiver openings to unify the parts, particularly as they move, and to reduce wobble or slop in the joints. Lift arms provide simplified and low-cost guidance and counterbalance mechanisms for controlling movement of the electronic device relative to the base of a stand. In some cases, the lift arms have sheaths to help protect or cover mechanisms while allowing additional space for the mechanisms within the lift arm. Other interconnection systems hide and protect a connector interface between the stand and the electronic device within a housing until unlocked and the connector is moved into an exposed position. These systems improve efficiency, comfort, ergonomics, accessibility, and user satisfaction of the electronic devices and their supports.
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公开(公告)号:US20220290798A1
公开(公告)日:2022-09-15
申请号:US17804521
申请日:2022-05-27
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Michael E. Leclerc , Brett W. Degner , Danny L. McBroom , David H. Narajowski , Denis H. Endisch , Kristopher P. Laurent , Simon J. Trivett
Abstract: A display stand has two spaced apart legs connected by a horizontal support bar that is attachable to multiple displays. Carriage assemblies allow the stand to adjust the vertical position of the displays, shuttles and rails allow the stand to adjust the horizontal positions of the displays, and a central joint on the support bar allows the stand to adjust the angle between the displays. The carriage assemblies can convert rotational movement of adjustment handles into vertical movement of the support bar that is synchronized at both legs whether the support bar is in a straight or angled configuration. Wheels on the shuttles can provide smooth, consistent contact with rails in the support bar despite changes in the nominal dimensions of the rails. The display stand provides improved smoothness, rigidity, and comfort for the user to support and use multiple displays on a single stand.
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公开(公告)号:US11415201B2
公开(公告)日:2022-08-16
申请号:US16583222
申请日:2019-09-25
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Kristopher P. Laurent , Brett W. Degner , Danny L. McBroom , David H. Narajowski , Edward T. Sweet
Abstract: A display assembly has a linkage and counterbalance made to provide non-tilting movement of a display at the end of a support arm while providing counterbalance equal to a change in potential energy of the display. The linkage can be a four-bar, parallelogram-shaped linkage, and the counterbalance can include a Scotch yoke configured to store energy in an energy storage device of the assembly as the support arm rotates. The display assembly can improve comfort and ease of moving a supported display while minimizing friction, hysteresis, and counterbalance mismatch.
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公开(公告)号:US11366523B2
公开(公告)日:2022-06-21
申请号:US15931192
申请日:2020-05-13
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Christiaan A. Ligtenberg , Brett W. Degner , Ron A. Hopkinson , Asif Hussain , Dinesh C. Mathew , Mikael M. Silvanto , Chang Zhang , Zheng Gao , Robert Y. Cao , Keith J. Hendren , Bryan W. Posner , Simon R. Lancaster-Larocque , Alex J. Lehmann
IPC: G06F3/01 , G06F1/16 , H03K17/96 , H01H13/785 , H01H13/85 , H01H13/86 , G06F3/04886 , G06F3/0354 , H03K17/94 , G06F3/02 , H03K17/98 , G06F3/041 , G06F3/044 , G06V40/10 , G06F3/0488 , H01L41/09 , H01H13/703 , H01H13/705 , G06F1/26 , H01H3/12
Abstract: A portable computer includes a display portion comprising a display and a base portion pivotally coupled to the display portion. The base portion may include a bottom case and a top case, formed from a dielectric material, coupled to the bottom case. The top case may include a top member defining a top surface of the base portion and a sidewall integrally formed with the top member and defining a side surface of the base portion. The portable computer may also include a sensing system including a first sensing system configured to determine a location of a touch input applied to the top surface of the base portion and a second sensing system configured to determine a force of the touch input.
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公开(公告)号:US11343931B2
公开(公告)日:2022-05-24
申请号:US16586745
申请日:2019-09-27
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Brett W. Degner , Eric R. Prather , Michael E. Leclerc
Abstract: An electronic device can include a housing that defines an internal volume. The electronic device can also include a component within the internal volume that divides the internal volume into a first volume and a second volume. The first volume and second volume can be fluidically isolated except at an aperture defined by the component. An air-moving system can produce a positive air pressure in the first volume and a negative air pressure in the second volume.
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公开(公告)号:US11330354B2
公开(公告)日:2022-05-10
申请号:US17071819
申请日:2020-10-15
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Brett W. Degner , Christopher J. Stringer , Daniel R. Bloom , Michael E. Leclerc , David H. Narajowski , Kristopher P. Laurent , Daniele de Iuliis , Markus Diebel , Sung-Ho Tan
Abstract: This disclosure includes several different features suitable for use in circumaural and supra-aural headphones designs. Designs that reduce the size of headphones and allow for small form-factor storage configurations are discussed. User convenience features that include synchronizing earpiece stem positions and automatically detecting the orientation of the headphones on a user's head are also discussed. Various power-saving features, design features, sensor configurations and user comfort features are also discussed.
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公开(公告)号:US11281619B2
公开(公告)日:2022-03-22
申请号:US16815239
申请日:2020-03-11
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Ian P. Schaeffer , Eric C. Gaertner , John T. Orchard , Michael W. Murphy , Ronald P. Songco , Corey N. Axelowitz , Brett W. Degner
Abstract: A computer includes a processor, a PCIe-compatible interface bus that includes a root that is connected to the processor, and a routing complex that is connected to the root and is controlled by the processor. The computer also includes a first interface slot that is connectable to the root by the switches, a second interface slot that is connectable to the root by the switches, and an extended interface slot that is connectable to the root by the switches. The switches are configured based on properties of a first peripheral device to define a first switching configuration when the first peripheral device is connected only to the first interface slot and to define a second switching configuration when the first peripheral device is connected to both of the first interface slot and the extended interface slot.
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公开(公告)号:US20200379526A1
公开(公告)日:2020-12-03
申请号:US16586851
申请日:2019-09-27
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Bart K. Andre , Edward J. Cooper , Brett W. Degner , Houtan R. Farahani , Steven A. Gerasimoff , William H. Greenbaum , James T. Handy , Daniel D. Hershey , PengYuan Huang , Eric A. Knopf , Richard D. Kosoglow , Mariel L. Lanas , Michael E. Leclerc , Michael D. McBroom , Rodrigo Dutervil Mubarak , David C. Parell , Sabrina K. Paseman , Eric R. Prather , Jacob W. Rutheiser , Christopher G. Siegel , Cheng-Han Yang , James M. Cuseo , Francesco Ferretti
Abstract: An electronic device can include a frame configured to receive and support an electronic component, a shell defining an internal volume sized to encompass the frame and the electronic component, the shell being slidably removable from the frame, the electronic component positioned within the internal volume and including an aperture, and a sealing member including a seal body and a compressible lip extending from the seal body, the sealing member at least partially surrounding the electronic component. The compressible lip is oriented such that the shell compresses the lip in a direction against the seal body at a first position adjacent to the electronic component and in the direction against the seal body at a second position adjacent to the electronic component opposite the first position.
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公开(公告)号:US10817062B2
公开(公告)日:2020-10-27
申请号:US16178541
申请日:2018-11-01
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Jeffrey Traer Bernstein , Avi Cieplinski , Brett W. Degner , Duncan Kerr , Patrick Kessler , Paul Puskarich , Marcelo H. Coelho , Aleksandar Pance
Abstract: Electronic devices may use touch pads that have touch sensor arrays, force sensors, and actuators for providing tactile feedback. A touch pad may be mounted in a computer housing. The touch pad may have a rectangular planar touch pad member that has a glass layer covered with ink and contains a capacitive touch sensor array. Force sensors may be mounted under each of the four corners of the rectangular planar touch pad member. The force sensors may be used to measure how much force is applied to the surface of the planar touch pad member by a user. Processed force sensor signals may indicate the presence of button activity such as press and release events. In response to detected button activity or other activity in the device, actuator drive signals may be generated for controlling the actuator. The user may supply settings to adjust signal processing and tactile feedback parameters.
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