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公开(公告)号:US20240288897A1
公开(公告)日:2024-08-29
申请号:US18655000
申请日:2024-05-03
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Jeremy C. Franklin , Scott A. Myers , Benjamin M. Rappoport , Stephen Brian Lynch , John P. Ternus , Justin R. Wodrich
IPC: G06F1/16 , G06F1/3234 , G06F3/041 , G06F3/044 , G09G3/00 , G09G3/20 , G09G3/3208 , H01M10/04 , H01M50/105 , H01M50/213 , H01M50/216 , H01M50/293 , H01M50/409 , H01M50/469 , H04M1/02 , H10K59/40 , H10K77/10 , H10K102/00
CPC classification number: G06F1/1626 , G06F1/163 , G06F1/1652 , G06F1/1677 , G06F1/3265 , G06F3/0412 , G06F3/0416 , G06F3/044 , G09G3/035 , G09G3/20 , G09G3/2092 , G09G3/3208 , H01M10/0436 , H01M50/213 , H01M50/216 , H01M50/293 , H04M1/0268 , H10K59/40 , H10K77/111 , G06F2203/04101 , G06F2203/04102 , G06F2203/04103 , G06F2203/04105 , G09G2330/027 , H01M50/105 , H01M50/409 , H01M50/469 , H01M2220/30 , H04M1/0216 , H04M1/0262 , H10K2102/311 , Y02D10/00 , Y02E10/549
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.
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公开(公告)号:US11994906B2
公开(公告)日:2024-05-28
申请号:US18304285
申请日:2023-04-20
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Jeremy C. Franklin , Scott A. Myers , Benjamin M. Rappoport , Stephen Brian Lynch , John P. Ternus , Justin R. Wodrich
IPC: G06F1/16 , G06F1/3234 , G06F3/041 , G06F3/044 , G09G3/00 , G09G3/20 , G09G3/3208 , H01M10/04 , H01M50/105 , H01M50/213 , H01M50/216 , H01M50/293 , H01M50/409 , H01M50/469 , H04M1/02 , H10K59/40 , H10K77/10 , H10K102/00
CPC classification number: G06F1/1626 , G06F1/163 , G06F1/1652 , G06F1/1677 , G06F1/3265 , G06F3/0412 , G06F3/0416 , G06F3/044 , G09G3/035 , G09G3/20 , G09G3/2092 , G09G3/3208 , H01M10/0436 , H01M50/213 , H01M50/216 , H01M50/293 , H04M1/0268 , H10K59/40 , H10K77/111 , G06F2203/04101 , G06F2203/04102 , G06F2203/04103 , G06F2203/04105 , G09G2330/027 , H01M50/105 , H01M50/409 , H01M50/469 , H01M2220/30 , H04M1/0216 , H04M1/0262 , H10K2102/311 , Y02D10/00 , Y02E10/549
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.
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公开(公告)号:US11963324B2
公开(公告)日:2024-04-16
申请号:US17210388
申请日:2021-03-23
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Yohji Hamada , John J. Baker , Peter F. Coxeter , Benjamin M. Rappoport , Joseph B. Walker
CPC classification number: H05K5/03 , B32B3/266 , B32B5/026 , B32B37/12 , B32B37/18 , B32B38/0004 , B32B38/0008 , B32B2250/03 , B32B2305/182 , B32B2457/00 , Y10T428/24273 , Y10T428/24306 , Y10T428/24322
Abstract: Electronic equipment may include structured fabric. Structured fabric may be used as a protective case or cosmetic cover for an electronic device, may be used to form a band that holds an electronic device against a user's body, or may be used to cover one or more openings in an electronic device. Structured fabrics may be soft and pliable while maintaining the ability to hold a given shape without added support. Structured fabric may be formed by laminating fabric such as warp-knit fabric with a stiffener such as polymer film. Structured fabrics may include openings through which signals such as optical or audio signals pass. To maintain the geometry and shape of the openings in the structured fabric without covering the openings, the stiffener and adhesive that are attached to the fabric may be cut to form a pattern of openings that align with the openings in the fabric.
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公开(公告)号:US11368566B2
公开(公告)日:2022-06-21
申请号:US16740522
申请日:2020-01-13
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Derek W. Wright , Justin R. Wodrich , Benjamin M. Rappoport
Abstract: Transparent structures for portions of electronic device housings are disclosed. The transparent structures are formed from multiple layers of transparent (optically clear) materials. The multiple layers can include at least an outer glass layer and one or more other transparent layers that can be either glass or polymer layers. The multiple layers can be bonded together with one or more lamination layers. Accordingly, multi-layer transparent structures that are formed from multiple layers bonded together are able to be not only thin but also sufficiently strong and resistant to damage. The multi-layer transparent structures are well suited for use in consumer products, such as consumer electronic devices (e.g., portable electronic devices).
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公开(公告)号:US20210212228A1
公开(公告)日:2021-07-08
申请号:US17210388
申请日:2021-03-23
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Yohji Hamada , John J. Baker , Peter F. Coxeter , Benjamin M. Rappoport , Joseph B. Walker
Abstract: Electronic equipment may include structured fabric. Structured fabric may be used as a protective case or cosmetic cover for an electronic device, may be used to form a band that holds an electronic device against a user's body, or may be used to cover one or more openings in an electronic device. Structured fabrics may be soft and pliable while maintaining the ability to hold a given shape without added support. Structured fabric may be formed by laminating fabric such as warp-knit fabric with a stiffener such as polymer film. Structured fabrics may include openings through which signals such as optical or audio signals pass. To maintain the geometry and shape of the openings in the structured fabric without covering the openings, the stiffener and adhesive that are attached to the fabric may be cut to form a pattern of openings that align with the openings in the fabric.
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公开(公告)号:US10860054B2
公开(公告)日:2020-12-08
申请号:US16264340
申请日:2019-01-31
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
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.
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公开(公告)号:US20190278422A1
公开(公告)日:2019-09-12
申请号:US16421886
申请日:2019-05-24
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Jeremy C. Franklin , Scott A. Myers , Benjamin M. Rappoport , Stephen Brian Lynch , John P. Ternus , Justin R. Wodrich
IPC: G06F3/041 , G09G3/20 , G06F1/16 , H01M2/10 , H04M1/02 , H01M2/16 , H01M2/18 , H01M10/04 , G06F1/3234 , G06F3/044 , H01L27/32 , H01L51/00 , G09G3/3208
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.
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公开(公告)号:US10306784B2
公开(公告)日:2019-05-28
申请号:US15859118
申请日:2017-12-29
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Jeremy C. Franklin , Benjamin M. Rappoport , John P. Ternus , Sean Corbin , Stephen R. McClure
IPC: G02F1/1333 , G02F1/1345 , H05K5/00 , G06F1/16 , H01L29/786 , H05K1/02 , H04M1/02 , H04M1/23
Abstract: An electronic device may have a display mounted in a housing. The display may have layers such as polarizer layers, a color filter layer, and a thin-film transistor layer. Display layers such as color filter layers and thin-film-transistor layers may have glass substrates. Notches or other openings may be formed in the layers of a display. For example, a notch with a curved chamfered edge may be formed in a lower end of a thin-film-transistor layer. A component such as a button may overlap the notch. Structures such as sensors, cameras, acoustic components, and other electronic components, buttons, communications path structures such as flexible printed circuit cables and wire bonding wires, and housing structures may be received within a display layer notch.
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公开(公告)号:US10289167B2
公开(公告)日:2019-05-14
申请号:US16030651
申请日:2018-07-09
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Stephen R. McClure , Joshua D. Banko , Kevin D. Gibbs , Benjamin M. Rappoport , John P. Ternus
Abstract: A portable computing device is disclosed. The portable computing device can take many forms such as a laptop computer, a tablet computer, and so on. The portable computing device can include at least a single piece housing. The single piece housing including a plurality of steps. The plurality of mounting steps are formed by at least removing a preselected amount of housing material at predetermined locations on the interior surface. At least some of the mounting steps are used to mount at least some of the plurality of internal operating components housing.
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公开(公告)号:US20180069060A1
公开(公告)日:2018-03-08
申请号:US15812884
申请日:2017-11-14
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
CPC classification number: H01L27/3227 , G02B5/208 , G02B27/01 , G02B2027/0138 , G02B2027/014 , G06F1/1626 , G06F1/1637 , G06F1/1641 , G06F1/1686 , G06F1/1688 , G06F1/169 , G06F1/1698 , G06F3/011 , G06F3/042 , G06F3/044 , G06F2203/04101 , G06F2203/04108 , G09G3/3208 , G09G2320/0626 , G09G2360/144 , H01L27/323 , H01L51/0097 , H04R1/028 , H04R2499/15
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.
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