公开(公告)号：US20230392641A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-07

申请号：US18138890

申请日：2023-04-25

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Nathan J. Raff ,  Steven H. Klotz ,  Ali Tavakoli Targhi ,  Trevor M. Sultana ,  Uday Ramchander ,  Lei Wang ,  Moshe J. Baum

IPC: F16B39/06

CPC classification number: F16B39/06

Abstract: A fastener for securing a first component to a second component includes a fastener head disposed at a distal end of a fastener body. The fastener has a first configuration with the fastener head inset within a first opening of the first component. The fastener has a second configuration with the fastener body extending through the first opening in the first component and through a second opening in the second component. An inner surface of the fastener head engages with an inner surface of the second component to secure the second component to the first component in the second configuration.

公开(公告)号：US20240385066A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-21

申请号：US18780272

申请日：2024-07-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Lei Wang ,  William J. Bencze ,  Kumar Gaurav Chhokra ,  Fatemeh Ghafoori ,  Stephen P. Jackson ,  Cheng Jia ,  Yi-Wen Liao ,  Glenn D. Macgougan ,  Isaac T. Miller ,  Alexandru Popovici ,  Christina Selle ,  Aditya Narain Srivastava ,  Richard Warren ,  Michael P. Dal Santo ,  Pejman Lotfali Kazemi

IPC: G01L27/00 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/38 ,  H04W4/90

Abstract: Described herein are techniques to enable a mobile device to perform multi-source estimation of an altitude for a location. A baseline altitude may be determined at ground level for a location and used to calibrate a barometric pressure sensor on the mobile device. The calibrated barometric pressure sensor can then estimate changes in altitude relative to ground level based on detected pressure differentials, allowing a relative altitude to ground to be determined. Baseline calibration for the barometric sensor calibration can be performed to determine an ambient ground-level barometric pressure.

公开(公告)号：US20240147644A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-02

申请号：US18482345

申请日：2023-10-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Scott J Krahn ,  Robert Y Cao ,  Lei Wang ,  Ke Ye ,  Zhouying Chen

IPC: H05K5/02 ,  F16C11/04

CPC classification number: H05K5/0226 ,  F16C11/04

Abstract: A foldable display device may have housing portions coupled by a hinge. A flexible display may overlap the hinge. The hinge may have portions that rotate relative to each other about rotational axes that lie above the hinge to help reduce stress to the display. The hinge may have gear plates with interlocked teeth that synchronize rotational movement between left and right halves of the hinge. The hinge may also have asymmetric friction clips that impose different amounts of rotational friction to the hinge depending on the direction of rotation of the hinge.

公开(公告)号：US20220035001A1

公开(公告)日：2022-02-03

申请号：US16941810

申请日：2020-07-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Harsha Shirahatti ,  Sujeet Milind Patole ,  Jouya Jadidian ,  Mikheil Tsiklauri ,  Shun Liu ,  Vaneet Pathak ,  Lei Wang ,  Kumar Gaurav Chhokra

IPC: G01S7/41 ,  G01S13/08 ,  G01C5/06 ,  G01C25/00

Abstract: An electronic device may utilize various methods or systems to determine whether the electronic device is indoors or outdoors. The electronic device transmits wireless signals (e.g., radio detection and ranging (RADAR) signals). The electronic device receives reflections of the wireless signals. Using these received reflections of the wireless signals, the electronic device determines whether a power amplitude of the reflections is greater than or equal to a threshold value. In response to a determination that the power amplitude is not greater than or equal to the threshold value, the electronic device operates in an outdoor mode or an indoor mode.