公开(公告)号：US20200248346A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-06

申请号：US16854777

申请日：2020-04-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： John S. Camp ,  Robert L. Coish ,  Kyle J. Nekimken ,  John A. Porcella ,  Michael A. Damianakis

IPC: D04B1/14 ,  A41D31/02 ,  H01F7/06 ,  A47C5/00 ,  H03K17/96 ,  H03K17/94 ,  A41D1/00 ,  H01H13/85 ,  D03D15/00 ,  H01F7/20

Abstract: An item such as a fabric-based item or other item may have one or more actuators. An actuator may have a conductive strand of material. A control circuit may supply a current to the conductive strand that induces a length change in the conductive strand due to ohmic heating and associated thermal expansion effects. The control circuit may be used to activate the actuator in response to user input that is supplied to an associated input device such as a switch, capacitive sensor, force sensor, light-based sensor, or other input component. The fabric-based item may include fabric such as woven fabric or knit fabric. Strands of conductive material may serve as signals paths for supplying current to conductive strands in actuators. Magnetic-field-based actuators may be formed by coiling conductive strands around tubular support structures such as piping in fabric-based items.

公开(公告)号：US10061361B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-28

申请号：US15156178

申请日：2016-05-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Brett W. Degner ,  Euan Abraham ,  John M. Brock ,  Matthew P. Casebolt ,  Robert L. Coish ,  Laura M. DeForest ,  Michelle Goldberg ,  Bradley Joseph Hamel ,  Ron Hopkinson ,  Jim Hwang ,  Caitlin E. Kalinowski ,  Steven Keiper ,  Patrick Kessler ,  Eugene Kim ,  Chris Ligtenberg ,  Jay K. Osborn ,  John Raff ,  Nicholas A. Rundle ,  David J. Yeh

IPC: H05K7/00 ,  H05K5/00 ,  G06F1/18 ,  G06F1/16 ,  F16B35/06 ,  F16B41/00 ,  H05K5/02

CPC classification number: G06F1/181 ,  F16B35/06 ,  F16B41/005 ,  G06F1/1616 ,  G06F1/1658 ,  G06F1/1662 ,  G06F1/1684 ,  G06F1/187 ,  H05K5/0008 ,  H05K5/0217 ,  Y10T29/49002

Abstract: A portable computing device includes at least a base portion of a lightweight material that includes at least a wedge shaped top case having a trough formed at an interfacing edge thereof. The trough includes a raised portion having a first contact surface and a receiving area, and a bottom case coupled to the top case to form a complete housing for at least a portion of the portable computing device for enclosing at least a plurality of operational components and a plurality of structural components. The portable computing device also includes at least a lid portion pivotally connected to the base portion by a hinge assembly. In the described embodiments, the lid portion has a display in communication with one or more of the plurality of components in the base portion by way of or more electrical conductors that electrically connect the base portion to the lid portion.

公开(公告)号：US09672702B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-06

申请号：US15091510

申请日：2016-04-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Robert L. Coish ,  John A. Porcella ,  John S. Camp ,  Kyle J. Nekimken ,  Michael A. Damianakis

IPC: H04B3/36 ,  G08B6/00

CPC classification number: G08B6/00 ,  H04M19/04

Abstract: This application relates to computing devices that can incorporate thermal haptic feedback devices for providing feedback in the form of a temperature change. The thermal haptic feedback device can be incorporated into a watch, and a portion of the watch can change temperature when a notification is to be provided to a user. The thermal haptic feedback device can also be incorporated into a surface of a mobile phone and allow a user to receive notifications regarding incoming calls and messages using a temperature change of the surface. The thermal haptic feedback device can also change temperature based on information received from external computing devices.