公开(公告)号：US20240210990A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-27

申请号：US18534452

申请日：2023-12-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Keith J. Hendren ,  Christiaan A. Ligtenberg ,  Ari P. Miller ,  Nicholas Alan Rundle ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Simon J. Trivett ,  Ron A. Hopkinson ,  Michael E. Leclerc

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F1/18

CPC classification number: G06F1/1616 ,  G06F1/1607 ,  G06F1/1673 ,  G06F1/1681 ,  G06F1/1686 ,  G06F1/183

Abstract: A laptop computer may include a lid portion including a housing structure, a glass cover positioned coupled to the housing structure and defining a concave region, and a display positioned below the concave region of the glass cover. The laptop computer may also include a base portion positionable in a closed configuration and an open configuration with respect to the lid portion and defining a convex region along a top side of the base portion, the convex region configured to extend into the concave region of the glass cover when the lid portion and the base portion is in the closed configuration, the base portion including a keyboard positioned at the convex region.

公开(公告)号：US20240152218A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-09

申请号：US18403556

申请日：2024-01-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Paul X. Wang ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  John S. Camp

IPC: G06F3/0354 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/038

CPC classification number: G06F3/03545 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/0485

Abstract: Computing systems and input devices can include a chassis with a computing device and an input tool with a sensor, such as a pen- or rod-like input tool, that can be positioned relative to the chassis in multiple configurations. In one configuration, the tool can be spaced away from the chassis and its sensor output can cause a first output signal in response to input provided to the sensor. In another configuration, the tool can be contacting the chassis and its sensor output can cause a second output signal in response to input provided to the sensor. For example, an input tool can be stowed in a recess of a keyboard housing or device chassis, and the input tool can produce a first output when it is in the recess and a second input when it has been removed from the chassis.

公开(公告)号：US20240069595A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-29

申请号：US18388311

申请日：2023-11-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Keith J. Hendren ,  Paul X. Wang ,  Adam T. Garelli ,  Brett W. Degner ,  Christiaan A. Ligtenberg ,  Dinesh C. Mathew

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/041

CPC classification number: G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1643 ,  G06F1/1652 ,  G06F1/1662 ,  G06F3/0412

Abstract: An electronic device may include a glass housing member that includes an upper portion defining a display area, a lower portion defining an input area, and a transition portion joining the upper portion and the lower portion and defining a continuous, curved surface between the upper portion and the lower portion. The electronic device may include a display coupled to the glass housing member and configured to provide a visual output at the display area. The electronic device may include an input device coupled to the glass housing member and configured to detect inputs at the input area. The electronic device may include a support structure coupled to the glass housing member and configured to support the computing device.

公开(公告)号：US11910690B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-20

申请号：US17470881

申请日：2021-09-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Paul X Wang ,  Dinesh C. Mathew

IPC: G09G3/00 ,  H10K59/50 ,  G02F1/13357 ,  G09F9/30 ,  H10K50/854 ,  H10K50/858 ,  H10K59/12 ,  H10K59/40 ,  H10K59/65 ,  H10K77/10 ,  G09G3/3208 ,  H10K102/00

CPC classification number: H10K59/50 ,  G02F1/133603 ,  G02F1/133608 ,  G09F9/301 ,  G09G3/03 ,  H10K50/854 ,  H10K50/858 ,  H10K59/12 ,  H10K59/40 ,  H10K59/65 ,  H10K77/111 ,  G09G3/3208 ,  G09G2380/02 ,  H10K2102/311

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display mounted in a housing. The display may be mounted on a front side of the device and the housing may have a housing wall on the rear side of the device. The display may be formed from an array of pixels configured to display an image for a user. Pixel-free border areas that run along the edges of the array of pixels may be provided with an edge illuminator. The edge illuminator may provide illumination to the border areas during operation of the device. The edge illuminator may have crystalline semiconductor light-emitting diode dies, backlit liquid crystal devices or electrophoretic display components, or may have a light guide that is supplied with illumination from a light-emitting diode.

公开(公告)号：US20230333658A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-19

申请号：US18212137

申请日：2023-06-20

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 ,  H10N30/20 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  H01H13/703 ,  H01H13/705

CPC classification number: G06F3/016 ,  G06F1/1662 ,  H03K17/9622 ,  H01H13/785 ,  H01H13/85 ,  H01H13/86 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  H03K17/943 ,  H03K17/9647 ,  G06F3/0213 ,  G06F1/1616 ,  G06F3/0216 ,  G06F3/017 ,  H03K17/98 ,  G06F3/04144 ,  G06F3/0446 ,  G06F3/0447 ,  G06F3/0414 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06V40/107 ,  H10N30/20 ,  G06F1/165 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  H01H13/703 ,  H01H13/705 ,  H03K17/9643 ,  G06F1/266

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.

公开(公告)号：US11740658B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-29

申请号：US17221533

申请日：2021-04-02

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Thomas W. Wilson, Jr. ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Bryan W. Posner ,  Chris Ligtenberg ,  Brett W. Degner ,  Peteris K. Augenbergs

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H05K5/00 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  H01L27/12

CPC classification number: G06F1/1637 ,  G06F1/1601 ,  G06F1/1658 ,  H05K5/0017 ,  G02F1/13332 ,  G02F1/133308 ,  G02F1/133317 ,  G02F1/133331 ,  H01L27/124 ,  H01L27/1214 ,  H01L27/1218

Abstract: An electronic device housing may have upper and lower portions that are attached with a hinge. At least one portion of the housing may have a rear planar surface and peripheral sidewalls having edges. A display module may be mounted in the housing. The display module may have glass layers such as a color filter glass layer and a thin-film transistor substrate. The color filter glass layer may serve as the outermost glass layer in the display module. The edges of the display module may be aligned with the edges of the peripheral housing sidewalls to create the appearance of a borderless display for the electronic device. The display module may be provided with an opening that allows a camera or other electronic components to receive light. Traces may be provided on the underside of the thin-film transistor substrate to serve as signal paths for the electrical components.

公开(公告)号：US11606633B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-14

申请号：US17021879

申请日：2020-09-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Paul X. Wang ,  Chanjuan Feng ,  Christopher Wilk ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Keith J. Hendren ,  Stuart M. Nevill ,  Daniel K. Boothe ,  Nicholas A. Rundle ,  Simon S. Lee ,  Xiang Zhang ,  Thomas H. Tsang ,  Rebecca J. Mikolajczyk

IPC: H04R1/02 ,  H04R3/12 ,  G06F1/16

Abstract: An electronic device can include a housing defining an aperture and a display positioned in the aperture. The display and the housing can define an internal volume in which a speaker assembly is positioned. The speaker assembly can include a speaker module and a speaker enclosure in fluid communication, with the speaker enclosure at least partially defining a speaker volume.

公开(公告)号：US11604491B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-14

申请号：US15649164

申请日：2017-07-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Edward J. Cooper ,  Brett W. Degner ,  Keith J. Hendren ,  Nicholas Alan Rundle ,  Dave Tarkington

IPC: G06F1/00 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H05K13/00 ,  H04N5/64

Abstract: The described embodiments relate generally to computing devices including liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and more particularly to methods for attaching a cover glass layer to a structural housing while minimizing an amount of stress transferred through the cover glass layer to the LCD module. A continuous and compliant foam adhesive can be used to bond the cover glass layer to a structural. The compliant bond can absorb and distribute local stress concentrations caused by structural loads, mismatched surfaces and differing thermal expansion rates between various structures and cover glass layer. This can reduce stress concentrations in the cover glass layer that can lead to stress induced birefringence in the LCD cell. In other embodiments, the cover glass layer can be attached using magnets or a tongue and groove design.

公开(公告)号：US11599322B1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-07

申请号：US17006677

申请日：2020-08-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Paul V. Johnson ,  Aaron Wang ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Jiaying Wu ,  Paul X. Wang

IPC: G06F3/14 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/0486 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06V20/10

Abstract: A system may include electronic devices that communicate wirelessly. When positioned so that a pair of devices overlap or are near to one another, the devices may operate in a linked mode. During linked operations, devices may communicate wirelessly while input gathering and content displaying operations are shared among the devices. One or both of a pair of devices may have sensors. An orientation sensor, motion sensor, optical sensor, and/or other sensors may be used in identifying conditions in which to enter the linked mode and to identify a region where displays in the pair of devices overlap.

公开(公告)号：US11550369B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-10

申请号：US17158480

申请日：2021-01-26

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.