公开(公告)号：US20180364769A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-20

申请号：US16109655

申请日：2018-08-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Hani Esmaeili ,  Oliver Ross ,  Brett Degner ,  Daniel Wagman ,  Eric S. Jol ,  Ibuki Kamei ,  Mahmoud R. Amini

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/02 ,  H01R13/62 ,  H01R13/24

CPC classification number: G06F1/1684 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1632 ,  G06F1/1662 ,  G06F1/1669 ,  G06F1/1681 ,  G06F3/0202 ,  G06F2200/1633 ,  G06F2200/1634 ,  H01R13/2407 ,  H01R13/6205 ,  H01R2201/06

Abstract: An accessory device including a foldable cover, a keyboard assembly coupled to the foldable cover and including a plurality of individually depressible keys, an attachment feature connected to the enclosure and configured to magnetically couple the accessory device with the electronic device. The attachment feature includes an exterior surface, a plurality of openings formed through the exterior surface, a plurality of movable contacts corresponding in number to the plurality of openings, each movable contact extending out of one of the plurality of openings, and an alignment feature comprising at least one magnet positioned adjacent to the plurality of openings.

公开(公告)号：US10128608B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-13

申请号：US15471697

申请日：2017-03-28

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Darshan R. Kasar ,  Craig M. Stanley ,  David B. Flamholz ,  Phillip Qian ,  Matthew E. Lang ,  Ferdinand S. Toting ,  Eric S. Jol ,  Trent K. Do ,  Joel C. Yamasaki ,  Hani Esmaeili ,  Nathan A. Van Nortwick ,  Richard J. Blanco ,  Jonathan C. Lorman ,  Daniel Wagman ,  Edward S. Huo

IPC: H01R13/52 ,  H01R24/62 ,  H01R13/631 ,  H01R13/66 ,  H01R13/717 ,  H01R24/28 ,  H01R24/76 ,  H01R24/00 ,  H01R24/60 ,  H01R107/00

Abstract: A plug connector for an electronic device has a deformable seal positioned on it such that when the plug connector is mated to the electronic device a liquid-tight seal is formed between the plug connector and the electronic device. A seal may also be positioned within a receptacle connector cavity of the electronic device such that it forms a liquid-tight seal to a plug connector when the plug connector is mated to the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US09941627B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-10

申请号：US15181307

申请日：2016-06-13

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Hani Esmaeili ,  Eric S. Jol ,  Ibuki Kamei ,  Daniel C. Wagman ,  Albert J. Golko ,  Mahmoud R. Amini ,  Mani Razaghi Kashani

IPC: H01R11/30 ,  H01R13/24 ,  H01R13/62 ,  H01R12/61 ,  H01R13/22 ,  H01R13/52 ,  H01R13/193

CPC classification number: H01R13/6205 ,  H01R11/30 ,  H01R12/61 ,  H01R13/193 ,  H01R13/22 ,  H01R13/24 ,  H01R13/5213

Abstract: This application relates to magnetically actuated electrical connectors. The electrical connectors includes movable magnetic elements that move in response to an externally applied magnetic field. In some embodiments, the electrical connectors includes recessed contacts that move from a recessed position to an engaged position in response to an externally applied magnetic field associated with an electronic device to which the connector is designed to be coupled. In some embodiments, the external magnetic field has a particular polarity pattern configured to draw contacts associated with a matching polarity pattern out of the recessed position.

公开(公告)号：US11901585B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-13

申请号：US16953656

申请日：2020-11-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Hoishun Li ,  Herng-Jeng Jou ,  James A. Yurko ,  Wai Man Raymund Kwok ,  Zechariah D. Feinberg ,  Daniel C. Wagman ,  Eric S. Jol ,  Hani Esmaeili

IPC: H01M50/531 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  C22C9/00 ,  C22C5/06 ,  B82Y30/00

CPC classification number: H01M50/531 ,  C22C5/06 ,  C22C9/00 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  B82Y30/00

Abstract: A method of forming a component can include electrochemically depositing a metallic material onto a carrier component to a thickness of greater than 50 microns. The metallic material can include crystal grains and at least 90% of the crystal grains can include nanotwin boundaries. The metallic material can include at least one of copper or silver.

公开(公告)号：US20200099166A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-26

申请号：US16538755

申请日：2019-08-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Hani Esmaeili ,  Holly M. Ubellacker ,  Daniel C. Wagman ,  Jason S. Sloey ,  Eric S. Jol

IPC: H01R13/533 ,  H01R13/03 ,  H01R13/504 ,  H01R13/66 ,  H01R43/02 ,  H01R43/16 ,  H01B1/02

Abstract: Connectors having contacts that can be highly corrosion resistant, can conserve precious materials, and can be readily manufactured. Examples can provide connector contacts that are highly corrosion resistant. These contacts can be formed of a precious metal or a precious-metal alloy. The precious-metal alloy can be a high-entropy alloy. To conserve the precious materials, a contact can be formed by a stamping a structure that becomes the contact, instead of stamping the contact from a structure. The structure can be a rod. To conserve the precious materials, only contacts that convey high voltages, such as power supplies, might be formed of the precious materials.

公开(公告)号：US10411379B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-10

申请号：US15464051

申请日：2017-03-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daniel C. Wagman ,  Benjamin J. Kallman ,  Hani Esmaeili ,  Stefan A. Kowalski ,  Daniel T. McDonald ,  Eric S. Jol ,  Raymund W. M. Kwok ,  Michael W. Barnstead

IPC: H01R13/02 ,  H01R13/03 ,  H01R13/40 ,  B32B15/00 ,  C22C5/00 ,  C22C5/02 ,  C22C5/04 ,  C22C9/00 ,  C22C9/02 ,  C22C9/04 ,  C22C9/06 ,  H01R24/60

Abstract: Contacts that may be highly corrosion resistant, may be readily manufactured, and may conserve precious materials. One example may provide contacts having a layer of a precious-metal alloy to improve corrosion resistance. The precious-metal-alloy layer may be plated with a hard, durable, wear and corrosion resistant plating stack for further corrosion resistance and wear improvement. The resources consumed by a contact may be reduced by forming a bulk or substrate region of the contact using a more readily available material, such as copper or a material that is primarily copper based.

公开(公告)号：US20190103700A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-04

申请号：US15964746

申请日：2018-04-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Hani Esmaeili ,  Daniel T. McDonald ,  Aaron A. Oro ,  Eric S. Jol

IPC: H01R13/56 ,  H01R13/506 ,  H01R13/436 ,  H01R12/59 ,  H01R13/03

CPC classification number: H01R13/56 ,  H01R12/592 ,  H01R13/03 ,  H01R13/2407 ,  H01R13/4367 ,  H01R13/506 ,  H01R13/6582

Abstract: An electronic receptacle connector includes a hybrid contact assembly that includes a contact plate that has multiple fingers, a contact positioned at a distal end of each finger and a conductor that runs along each finger and electrically couples each contact to an interconnect region positioned outside of the housing. The fingers are made from a first material and the contacts are made from a second material such that each of the first and the second materials can be independently optimized.

公开(公告)号：US10082840B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-25

申请号：US15697326

申请日：2017-09-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Hani Esmaeili ,  Oliver Ross ,  Brett Degner ,  Daniel Wagman ,  Eric S. Jol ,  Ibuki Kamei ,  Mahmoud R. Amini

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H01R13/62 ,  G06F3/02

CPC classification number: G06F1/1684 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1632 ,  G06F1/1662 ,  G06F1/1669 ,  G06F1/1681 ,  G06F3/0202 ,  G06F2200/1633 ,  G06F2200/1634 ,  H01R13/2407 ,  H01R13/6205 ,  H01R2201/06

Abstract: An accessory device including a foldable cover, a keyboard assembly coupled to the foldable cover and including a plurality of individually depressible keys, an attachment feature connected to the enclosure and configured to magnetically couple the accessory device with the electronic device. The attachment feature includes an exterior surface, a plurality of openings formed through the exterior surface, a plurality of movable contacts corresponding in number to the plurality of openings, each movable contact extending out of one of the plurality of openings, and an alignment feature comprising at least one magnet positioned adjacent to the plurality of openings.

公开(公告)号：US20180226739A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-09

申请号：US15948050

申请日：2018-04-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daniel C. Wagman ,  Oliver C. Ross ,  Eric S. Jol ,  Hani Esmaeili

IPC: H01R13/40 ,  H01R12/77 ,  H01R13/22 ,  H01R13/52 ,  G06F1/16

CPC classification number: H01R13/40 ,  G06F1/1656 ,  H01R12/77 ,  H01R13/22 ,  H01R13/521

Abstract: Contact structures that are readily manufactured, where contacts in the contact structures consume a minimal amount of surface area, depth, and volume in an electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US20170205847A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-20

申请号：US15476829

申请日：2017-03-31

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Daniel Wagman ,  Oliver Ross ,  Eric S. Jol ,  Hani Esmaeili ,  Brett Degner ,  Ibuki Kamei

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/02

CPC classification number: G06F1/1607 ,  G06F1/1615 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1632 ,  G06F1/1643 ,  G06F1/1656 ,  G06F1/1679 ,  G06F1/1681 ,  G06F1/1683 ,  G06F3/0202 ,  H01R13/2442 ,  H01R13/6205

Abstract: An electronic device comprising a device enclosure having an exterior surface; a contact area positioned at the exterior surface and having first and second ends, the contact area having a plurality of contacts arranged between the first and second ends and substantially flush with the exterior surface; and an alignment feature within the enclosure comprising first and second magnets positioned on opposing sides of the contact area, the first magnet positioned adjacent to the first end of the contact area and the second magnet positioned adjacent to the second end of the contact area.