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公开(公告)号：US20230333308A1
公开(公告)日：2023-10-19
申请号：US18337360
申请日：2023-06-19
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： David E. Kingman , Clarisse Mazuir , James R. Wilson , Peter F. Masschelein
CPC classification number: G02B6/0061 , B32B17/06 , B32B7/12 , B60Q3/208 , B60J1/00 , G02B6/0041 , G02B6/0043 , B60Q3/64 , G02B6/0038 , B32B27/08 , B32B2605/00 , B32B2307/418 , B32B2307/412
Abstract: A system may have windows. A window may have a structural window layer such as a structural window layer formed from laminated glass layers. The window may separate an exterior region from an interior region within the vehicle. A light guide illuminator in the window may provide illumination for the interior region. The light guide illuminator may have a light guide that receives light from a light source. The light guide may have a density of light scattering structures that increases as a function of increasing distance from the light source so that the interior illumination is uniform across the light guide illuminator. An adjustable optical component layer such as a light modulator and/or a haze compensation layer with a density of light scattering structures that decreases as a function of distance from the light source may be interposed between the light guide and the structural window layer.
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公开(公告)号：US11498397B2
公开(公告)日：2022-11-15
申请号：US16815898
申请日：2020-03-11
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Christopher D. Jones , Ibuki Kamei , James R. Wilson , Clarisse Mazuir , John Raff , Budhadipta Dan , David E. Kingman , Martin Melcher
Abstract: A system such as a vehicle may have adjustable structures such as adjustable windows. Adjustable windows may have adjustable layers such as adjustable tint layers, adjustable reflectivity layers, and adjustable haze layers. Adjustable window layers may be incorporated into a window with one or more transparent structural layers such as a pair of glass window layers. Adjustable components such as adjustable reflectivity layers, adjustable haze layers, and adjustable tint layers may be interposed between the pair of glass window layers. Fixed partially reflective mirrors, fixed tint layers, and/or fixed haze layers may be used in place of adjustable tint, haze, and reflectivity layers and/or may be incorporated into windows in addition to adjustable tint, haze, and reflectivity layers.
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公开(公告)号：US10852573B2
公开(公告)日：2020-12-01
申请号：US16682221
申请日：2019-11-13
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Martin Melcher , James R. Wilson , Clarisse Mazuir , David E. Kingman
IPC: G02F1/133 , G02F1/137 , G02F1/1334 , B60J3/06 , B60J3/04
Abstract: A system such as a vehicle may have window that exhibit adjustable transparency. The windows may include liquid crystal devices and polymer dispersed liquid crystal devices that exhibit adjustable amounts of light transmission and haze. An optical property of a window such as window transparency may be modulated using an alternating-current modulation waveform. Modulation of the transparency of the window may be synchronized with modulated light output from a light source. The light source may be located inside the vehicle or may be located outside of the vehicle. By synchronizing the modulation of the transparency of the window with the light source output, privacy may be enhanced or glare may be reduced.
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公开(公告)号：US10850662B1
公开(公告)日：2020-12-01
申请号：US16859067
申请日：2020-04-27
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Philipp J. Wolf , Samuel G. Fowle , Donald R. Monroe , John Raff , Antonio B. Martinez , Albert J. Golko , Ali Tavakoli Targhi , David J. Donohue , David E. Kingman , Ibuki Kamei
Abstract: A vehicle includes a movable panel assembly that is movable between a closed position and an open position, a track member that supports the movable panel assembly, and a structural member. The structural member includes a first wall portion that is connected to the track member and a second wall portion that is connected to the track member, and the track member is integrated into the structural member such that the first wall portion, the second wall portion, and the track member define part of a closed geometric cross-sectional profile of the structural member.
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公开(公告)号：US12247711B1
公开(公告)日：2025-03-11
申请号：US17733392
申请日：2022-04-29
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor： David E. Kingman , Clarisse Mazuir , Peter F. Masschelein
IPC: F21K9/69 , B32B17/10 , B32B27/08 , F21V5/00 , G02B1/11 , G02F1/1335 , G02F1/137 , F21Y115/10
Abstract: Light-control panels including layered optical components are described in this application. An example of a light-control panel includes first and second glazing layers, first and second transitional layers extending between the first and second glazing layers that guide light emitted from a light source, and a third glazing layer extending between the first and second transitional layers through which light emitted from the light source is guided. The light-control panel also includes a light extraction layer extending between the third glazing layer and one of the first and second transitional layers that distributes light emitted from the light source. The first and second transitional layers have refractive indices that gradually decrease from a first value at surfaces proximate to the first and second glazing layers to a second value at surfaces proximate to the third glazing layer in the stack-up of the light-control panel.
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公开(公告)号：US12134308B1
公开(公告)日：2024-11-05
申请号：US17002732
申请日：2020-08-25
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： David E. Kingman , Christopher D. Jones , Derek C. Scott , James R. Wilson , Martin Melcher , Peter F. Masschelein
Abstract: A window may have a structural window layers such as an inner glass layer and an outer glass layer. The inner glass layer may be a layer of tempered glass. The outer glass layer may be a laminated glass layer. The inner and outer glass layers may be separated by an air gap. One or more reflection suppression layers such as antireflection layers and/or circular polarizers may be incorporated into the window to suppress reflections of light from within the interior region off of the window back towards the interior region. The antireflection layers may be formed on one or both surfaces of the inner glass and one or both surfaces of the outer glass. An electrically adjustable layer such as a guest-host liquid crystal light modulator layer or other electrically adjustable optical component layer may be interposed between the outer glass layer and the air gap.
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公开(公告)号：US20230014610A1
公开(公告)日：2023-01-19
申请号：US17949109
申请日：2022-09-20
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Christopher D. Jones , Ibuki Kamei , James R. Wilson , Clarisse Mazuir , John Raff , Budhadipta Dan , David E. Kingman , Martin Melcher
Abstract: A system such as a vehicle may have adjustable structures such as adjustable windows. Adjustable windows may have adjustable layers such as adjustable tint layers, adjustable reflectivity layers, and adjustable haze layers. Adjustable window layers may be incorporated into a window with one or more transparent structural layers such as a pair of glass window layers. Adjustable components such as adjustable reflectivity layers, adjustable haze layers, and adjustable tint layers may be interposed between the pair of glass window layers. Fixed partially reflective mirrors, fixed tint layers, and/or fixed haze layers may be used in place of adjustable tint, haze, and reflectivity layers and/or may be incorporated into windows in addition to adjustable tint, haze, and reflectivity layers.
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公开(公告)号：US11235701B1
公开(公告)日：2022-02-01
申请号：US17065900
申请日：2020-10-08
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Philipp J. Wolf , Samuel G. Fowle , Donald R. Monroe , John Raff , Antonio B. Martinez , Albert J. Golko , Ali Tavakoli Targhi , David J. Donohue , David E. Kingman , Ibuki Kamei
Abstract: A vehicle includes a roof, an opening in the roof, and a window that is located forward from the opening, wherein the window has an upper end and the window is free from non-translucent structures near the upper end. A movable panel is connected to the roof for movement forward and rearward relative to the roof between a closed position and an open position. A seal is connected to the movable panel. The seal engages the window when the movable panel is in the closed position and the seal is disengaged from the window when the movable panel is in the open position.
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公开(公告)号：US10730368B1
公开(公告)日：2020-08-04
申请号：US16021524
申请日：2018-06-28
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Peter F. Masschelein , Martin Melcher , Derek C. Scott , David E. Kingman
IPC: B60J1/20 , H01L27/32 , G09G3/3208 , F21V8/00 , E06B9/24 , G02F1/135 , G02F1/1333
Abstract: A system such as a vehicle may have windows. A window may have a structural window layer such as a structural window layer formed from laminated glass layers. A thin chemically strengthened glass layer may be coupled to an inwardly facing surface of the structural window layer. A guest-host liquid crystal light modulator layer or other electrically adjustable optical component layer may be interposed between the chemically strengthened glass layer and the structural window layer. An infrared light-blocking coating may be formed on an inwardly facing surface of one of the pair of laminated glass layers. The inwardly facing surface of the thin chemically strengthened glass layer may be provided with a coating that includes a low emissivity layer to block heat and that serves as an antireflection coating.
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公开(公告)号：US20200207188A1
公开(公告)日：2020-07-02
申请号：US16815898
申请日：2020-03-11
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Christopher D. Jones , Ibuki Kamei , James R. Wilson , Clarisse Mazuir , John Raff , Budhadipta Dan , David E. Kingman , Martin Melcher
Abstract: A system such as a vehicle may have adjustable structures such as adjustable windows. Adjustable windows may have adjustable layers such as adjustable tint layers, adjustable reflectivity layers, and adjustable haze layers. Adjustable window layers may be incorporated into a window with one or more transparent structural layers such as a pair of glass window layers. Adjustable components such as adjustable reflectivity layers, adjustable haze layers, and adjustable tint layers may be interposed between the pair of glass window layers. Fixed partially reflective mirrors, fixed tint layers, and/or fixed haze layers may be used in place of adjustable tint, haze, and reflectivity layers and/or may be incorporated into windows in addition to adjustable tint, haze, and reflectivity layers.
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