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公开(公告)号：US20180363172A1
公开(公告)日：2018-12-20
申请号：US15941325
申请日：2018-03-30
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Steven J. Keating , Daniel A. Podhajny , Daniel D. Sunshine , Kathryn P. Crews
CPC classification number: D03D15/0055 , A45C3/001 , A45C2011/002 , D01D5/20 , D01D10/02 , D01F1/09 , D01F1/10 , D03D1/0088 , D03D15/00 , D03D15/0033 , D03D15/0094 , D03D2700/0133 , D04B1/16 , D04B1/22 , D04B35/12 , D06M11/83 , D06M23/16 , D10B2101/20 , D10B2401/16 , D10B2401/20 , D10B2403/02431 , D10B2505/10 , G06F3/02 , G06F2200/1633 , G06F2203/0384 , H03K17/941 , H03K17/962 , H03K17/9625 , H03K17/9645 , H03K17/975 , H03K2217/94108 , H05K5/0217 , H05K5/0243 , H05K5/0247
Abstract: A fabric-based item may include fabric formed from intertwined strands of material. The strands of material may include extruded strands. Strand extrusion equipment may have electrically adjustable sources such as one or more sources of different polymers, dyes, particles, wire, and other elements to be incorporated into an extruded strand. The properties of the strands such as strand stiffness, strand diameter, conductivity, magnetic permeability, opacity, color, thermal conductivity, sand strength, may be varied along their lengths. Fabric formed from the strands may have different areas with different properties. Markers may be formed from particles at particular locations along the lengths of the strands, may be optical marker structures formed from circumferential rings of ink or other visible material on the strands, or may be other markers that can be sensed using electrical sensing, magnetic sensing, optical sensing, or other types of sensing when forming fabric from the strands.
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公开(公告)号：US20230000435A1
公开(公告)日：2023-01-05
申请号：US17900733
申请日：2022-08-31
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Steven J. Keating , Daniel D. Sunshine , Benjamin J. Grena , Daniel A. Podhajny , Jerzy S. Guterman , Jessica J. Lu , David M. Kindlon
IPC: A61B5/00 , A61B5/0205 , A61B5/021 , A61B5/024 , A61B5/08 , D03D1/00 , D03D7/00 , H04B1/3827 , H04W4/80 , A61B5/01 , A61B5/113 , D02G3/44 , D03D15/56 , A61B5/25
Abstract: A fabric-based item may be provided with a stretchable band. The stretchable band may be formed from a ring-shaped strip of stretchable fabric having an opening configured to fit around a body part of a user. Circuitry may be coupled to strands of material in the stretchable band. The circuitry may include sensor circuitry for making measurements on the body part such as electrocardiogram measurements, blood pressure measurements, and respiration rate measurements. Wireless communications circuitry in the fabric-based item may be used to communicate wirelessly with external electronic equipment. A wireless power transmitting device may transmit wireless power. A coil formed from conductive strands in the fabric-based item may be used by wireless power receiving circuitry in the fabric-based item to receive the wireless power. The coil may have one or more turns that run around the ring-shaped strip of stretchable fabric.
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公开(公告)号：US11484264B2
公开(公告)日：2022-11-01
申请号：US17088457
申请日：2020-11-03
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Steven J. Keating , Daniel D. Sunshine , Benjamin J. Grena , Daniel A. Podhajny , Jerzy S. Guterman , Jessica J. Lu , David M. Kindlon
IPC: A61B5/024 , A61B5/00 , A61B5/0205 , A61B5/021 , A61B5/08 , D03D1/00 , D03D7/00 , H04B1/3827 , H04W4/80 , A61B5/01 , A61B5/113 , D02G3/44 , D03D15/56 , A61B5/25
Abstract: A fabric-based item may be provide with a stretchable band. The stretchable band may be formed from a ring-shaped strip of stretchable fabric having an opening configured to fit around a body part of a user. Circuitry may be coupled to strands of material in the stretchable band. The circuitry may include sensor circuitry for making measurements on the body part such as electrocardiogram measurements, blood pressure measurements, and respiration rate measurements. Wireless communications circuitry in the fabric-based item may be used to communicate wirelessly with external electronic equipment. A wireless power transmitting device may transmit wireless power. A coil formed from conductive strands in the fabric-based item may be used by wireless power receiving circuitry in the fabric-based item to receive the wireless power. The coil may have one or more turns that run around the ring-shaped strip of stretchable fabric.
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公开(公告)号：US11233012B2
公开(公告)日：2022-01-25
申请号：US16134839
申请日：2018-09-18
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Steven J. Keating , Daniel D. Sunshine , Benjamin J. Grena
IPC: H01L23/538 , D02G3/12 , D02G3/36 , D02G3/44 , H01L33/62 , H01L25/065 , H01L25/18 , H01L25/16 , H01L25/075 , D03D1/00 , D03D15/47
Abstract: A fabric-based item may include fabric formed from intertwined strands of material with embedded circuitry. The strands of material may be formed from dielectric materials such as polymers. The strands of material may be formed from joined segments of polymer strand material or other material. Each joined segment may contain a potentially distinct circuit. Some joined segments may include one or more conductive lines. The conductive lines may run parallel to each other along the length of the joined segments to form circuit interconnects. Conductive lines may be joined to contact pads on integrated circuits and other embedded components formed from semiconductor dies. Control circuitry formed from the integrated circuits embedded in strands of material in the fabric and other control circuitry may be used to control the circuitry embedded in the fabric.
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公开(公告)号：US10849557B2
公开(公告)日：2020-12-01
申请号：US16140419
申请日：2018-09-24
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Steven J. Keating , Daniel D. Sunshine , Benjamin J. Grena , Daniel A. Podhajny , Jerzy S. Guterman , Jessica J. Lu , David M. Kindlon
IPC: A61B5/00 , A61B5/0205 , A61B5/021 , A61B5/024 , A61B5/0408 , A61B5/08 , D03D1/00 , D03D7/00 , D03D15/08 , H04B1/3827 , H04W4/80 , A61B5/01 , A61B5/113 , D02G3/44
Abstract: A fabric-based item may be provide with a stretchable band. The stretchable band may be formed from a ring-shaped strip of stretchable fabric having an opening configured to fit around a body part of a user. Circuitry may be coupled to strands of material in the stretchable band. The circuitry may include sensor circuitry for making measurements on the body part such as electrocardiogram measurements, blood pressure measurements, and respiration rate measurements. Wireless communications circuitry in the fabric-based item may be used to communicate wirelessly with external electronic equipment. A wireless power transmitting device may transmit wireless power. A coil formed from conductive strands in the fabric-based item may be used by wireless power receiving circuitry in the fabric-based item to receive the wireless power. The coil may have one or more turns that run around the ring-shaped strip of stretchable fabric.
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公开(公告)号：US20200283935A1
公开(公告)日：2020-09-10
申请号：US16809445
申请日：2020-03-04
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Kyle L. Chatham , Kathryn P. Crews , Didio V. Gomes , Benjamin J. Grena , Storrs T. Hoen , Steven J. Keating , David M. Kindlon , Daniel A. Podhajny , Andrew L. Rosenberg , Daniel D. Sunshine , Lia M. Uesato , Joseph B. Walker , Felix Binder , Bertram Wendisch , Martin Latta , Ulrich Schläpfer , Franck Robin , Michael Baumann , Helen Wächter Fischer
Abstract: Interlacing equipment may be used to form fabric and to create a gap in the fabric. The fabric may include one or more conductive strands. An insertion tool may be used to align an electrical component with the conductive strands during interlacing operations. A soldering tool may be used to remove insulation from the conductive strands to expose conductive segments on the conductive strands. The soldering tool may be used to solder the conductive segments to the electrical component. The solder connections may be located in grooves in the electrical component. An encapsulation tool may dispense encapsulation material in the grooves to encapsulate the solder connections. After the electrical component is electrically connected to the conductive strands, the insertion tool may position and release the electrical component in the gap. A component retention tool may temporarily be used to retain the electrical component in the gap as interlacing operations continue.
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公开(公告)号：US10761605B1
公开(公告)日：2020-09-01
申请号：US15940844
申请日：2018-03-29
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Daniel D. Sunshine , Andrew L. Rosenberg , Andrew Sterian , Daniel A. Podhajny , Lia M. Uesato , Maurice P. May , Steven J. Keating
Abstract: An item such as a glove may be formed from knitted fabric. The knitted fabric may form fingers for the glove and may form pockets in the fingers. Sensors such as inertial measurement units may be placed in the pockets to measure movements of a user's fingers in the glove. The sensors may be coupled to control circuitry in the glove using conductive yarn in the knitted fabric. The conductive yarn may form courses in the knitted fabric that run along each finger. Haptic components and other electrical components may be coupled to the control circuitry using the conductive yarn. Electrodes may be formed from metal-coated strands of material in the fabric on the sides of each finger. The wireless or wired communications circuitry coupled to the control circuitry may be used to convey information such as user finger movement information to external equipment.
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公开(公告)号：US10400366B2
公开(公告)日：2019-09-03
申请号：US15941325
申请日：2018-03-30
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Steven J. Keating , Daniel A. Podhajny , Daniel D. Sunshine , Kathryn P. Crews
IPC: D03D15/00 , D03D1/00 , D04B1/16 , D04B1/22 , H05K5/02 , A45C3/00 , D06M11/83 , D01D5/20 , D06M23/16 , D01D10/02 , D01F1/09 , D01F1/10 , G06F3/02 , H03K17/94 , H03K17/96 , H03K17/975 , D04B35/12 , A45C11/00
Abstract: A fabric-based item may include fabric formed from intertwined strands of material. The strands of material may include extruded strands. Strand extrusion equipment may have electrically adjustable sources such as one or more sources of different polymers, dyes, particles, wire, and other elements to be incorporated into an extruded strand. The properties of the strands such as strand stiffness, strand diameter, conductivity, magnetic permeability, opacity, color, thermal conductivity, sand strength, may be varied along their lengths. Fabric formed from the strands may have different areas with different properties. Markers may be formed from particles at particular locations along the lengths of the strands, may be optical marker structures formed from circumferential rings of ink or other visible material on the strands, or may be other markers that can be sensed using electrical sensing, magnetic sensing, optical sensing, or other types of sensing when forming fabric from the strands.
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