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公开(公告)号:US20200278747A1
公开(公告)日:2020-09-03
申请号:US15931192
申请日:2020-05-13
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Christiaan A. Ligtenberg , Brett W. Degner , Ron A. Hopkinson , Asif Hussain , Dinesh C. Mathew , Mikael M. Silvanto , Chang Zhang , Zheng Gao , Robert Y. Cao , Keith J. Hendren , Bryan W. Posner , Simon R. Lancaster-Larocque , Alex J. Lehmann
IPC: G06F3/01 , G06F1/16 , H03K17/96 , H01H13/785 , H01H13/85 , H01H13/86 , G06F3/0488 , G06F3/0354 , H03K17/94 , G06F3/02 , G06F3/044 , H03K17/98 , G06F3/041 , G06K9/00 , H01L41/09 , H01H13/703 , H01H13/705
Abstract: A portable computer includes a display portion comprising a display and a base portion pivotally coupled to the display portion. The base portion may include a bottom case and a top case, formed from a dielectric material, coupled to the bottom case. The top case may include a top member defining a top surface of the base portion and a sidewall integrally formed with the top member and defining a side surface of the base portion. The portable computer may also include a sensing system including a first sensing system configured to determine a location of a touch input applied to the top surface of the base portion and a second sensing system configured to determine a force of the touch input.
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公开(公告)号:US20200257375A1
公开(公告)日:2020-08-13
申请号:US16863647
申请日:2020-04-30
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Brett W. Degner , Daniel D. Sunshine , Ron A. Hopkinson , Christiaan A. Ligtenberg , William F. Leggett , Patrick Kessler
IPC: G06F3/01 , G06F3/044 , G06F3/0488 , G06F1/16 , G06F3/0354 , G06F3/041 , G06F3/02
Abstract: A dynamic input surface for an electronic device and a method of reconfiguring the same is disclosed. The input surface has a partially-flexible metal contact portion defining an input area, and a group of indicators. The indicators may be group of holes extending through the contact portion. The group of holes may be selectively illuminated based on a gesture performed on the contact portion. A size of the input area may be dynamically varied based on the gesture. Additionally, the group of indicators indicates a boundary of the input area.
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公开(公告)号:US20180184545A1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-28
申请号:US15904743
申请日:2018-02-26
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Brett W. Degner , Bartley K. Andre , Jeremy D. Bataillou , Jay S. Nigen , Christiaan A. Ligtenberg , Ron A. Hopkinson , Charles A. Schwalbach , Matthew P. Casebolt , Nicholas A. Rundle , Frank F. Liang
CPC classification number: H05K7/20145 , G06F1/203 , H05K7/2039 , Y10T29/49002
Abstract: The disclosed embodiments related to a component for use in a portable electronic device. The component includes a wall of the portable electronic device, containing an intake zone that includes a set of intake vents. The wall also includes an exhaust zone containing a set of exhaust vents.
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公开(公告)号:US09735528B2
公开(公告)日:2017-08-15
申请号:US13854820
申请日:2013-04-01
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Ron A. Hopkinson , Eric A. Knopf , Eugene Kim , Peter M. Arnold , Jim Hwang , Matthew P. Casebolt
CPC classification number: H01R31/06 , G06F1/26 , H01M2/1022 , H01M2010/4278
Abstract: An interposer for electrically coupling a battery-management circuit board in a power supply and a motherboard is described. The interposer includes: a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface; first spring connectors, disposed on the top surface, which electrically couple to the battery-management circuit board; and second spring connectors, disposed on the bottom surface and electrically coupled to the first spring connectors, which electrically couple to the motherboard. Spring connectors in a first subset of the first and second spring connectors that convey power signals have a first vertical height, and spring connectors in a second subset of the first and second spring connectors that convey monitoring signals for the power supply have a second, smaller vertical height. In this way, the first subset is activated before the second subset is activated, thereby ensuring that an electrical path for the power signals is established first.
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公开(公告)号:US20160042891A1
公开(公告)日:2016-02-11
申请号:US14455608
申请日:2014-08-08
Applicant: Apple Inc.
IPC: H01H13/79 , H01H13/86 , H01H11/00 , H01H13/785
CPC classification number: H01H13/86 , G06F1/1616 , G06F1/1656 , G06F1/1662 , G06F3/02 , H01H11/00 , H01H13/702 , H01H13/705 , H01H13/785 , H01H13/79 , H01H13/83 , H01H13/88 , H01H2223/036 , H01H2223/04 , H01H2231/002
Abstract: Embodiments of keyboards having variations of electrically connecting keys to an internal component of an electronic device are described. Some embodiments include positioning several rows of conductive layers below several rows of keys. The conductive layers may be configured to receive a signal indicating a key has been depressed. Also, the internal component may be configured to scan the conductive layers to determine whether a key or keys have been depressed. In some embodiments, the conductive layers lie outside a portion of the electronic device in which internal components are traditionally located. In some embodiments, a substrate may be integrally connected with the keyboard. The substrate may receive some internal components of the electronic device.
Abstract translation: 描述具有将键电连接到电子设备的内部部件的变型的键盘的实施例。 一些实施例包括将多行导电层定位在几排键下面。 导电层可以被配置为接收指示已经按下键的信号。 此外,内部组件可以被配置为扫描导电层以确定键或键是否被按下。 在一些实施例中,导电层位于内部组件传统上位于其中的电子设备的一部分的外部。 在一些实施例中,衬底可以与键盘一体地连接。 基板可以接收电子设备的一些内部部件。
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公开(公告)号:US20140113184A1
公开(公告)日:2014-04-24
申请号:US13902336
申请日:2013-05-24
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Bradley J. Hamel , Emery A. Sanford , John Raff , Richard H. Dinh , Ron A. Hopkinson , Richard M. Mank
CPC classification number: H01M2/0202 , H01M2/0207 , H01M2/021 , H01M2/0212 , H01M2/0287 , H01M2/1066 , H01M2/18 , H01M4/70 , H01M10/0436 , H01M10/0565 , H01M10/058 , H01M10/425 , H01M2002/0205 , H01M2004/025 , H01M2220/30
Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a battery cell. The battery cell includes a set of layers including a cathode with an active coating, a separator, and an anode with an active coating. The battery cell also includes a pouch enclosing the layers. Finally, the battery cell has a three-dimensional non-rectangular shape to facilitate efficient use of space within a portable electronic device powered by the battery cell.
Abstract translation: 所公开的实施例提供电池单元。 电池单元包括一组层,包括具有活性涂层的阴极,隔膜和具有活性涂层的阳极。 电池单元还包括封闭层的袋。 最后,电池单元具有三维非矩形形状,以便有效利用由电池单元供电的便携式电子设备内的空间。
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公开(公告)号:US20130329352A1
公开(公告)日:2013-12-12
申请号:US13683955
申请日:2012-11-21
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor: Jay S. Nigen , Ron A. Hopkinson , Derek J. Yap , Eric A. Knopf , William F. Leggett , Richard H. Tan
CPC classification number: H01L23/3735 , F28F21/00 , G06F1/20 , H01L21/4882 , H01L23/3737 , H01L23/552 , H01L2924/0002 , H05K1/0201 , H05K1/141 , H05K3/0061 , H05K7/20436 , H05K7/205 , H05K2201/042 , H05K2201/10159 , H01L2924/00
Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system that facilitates thermal conductance in a system that includes a module comprising a circuit board with integrated circuits, such as a solid-state drive. A thermal-coupling material between one side of the circuit board and an adjacent baseplate is used to increase thermal conduction between the circuit board and the baseplate. Furthermore, the module may include another thermal-coupling material between the baseplate and a housing that at least in part surrounds the circuit board, thereby increasing thermal conduction between the baseplate and the housing. In these ways, the baseplate and/or the housing may be used as a heat-transfer surfaces or heat spreaders that reduce hotspots associated with operation of the integrated circuits.
Abstract translation: 所公开的实施例涉及一种促进系统中的热传导的系统,该系统包括具有诸如固态驱动器的集成电路的电路板的模块。 使用电路板一侧和相邻基板之间的热耦合材料来增加电路板和基板之间的热传导。 此外,模块可以包括在基板和壳体之间的另外的热耦合材料,其至少部分地围绕电路板,从而增加基板和壳体之间的热传导。 以这些方式,底板和/或壳体可以用作传热表面或散热器,其减少与集成电路的操作相关联的热点。
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公开(公告)号:US20130327507A1
公开(公告)日:2013-12-12
申请号:US13627231
申请日:2012-09-26
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor: Brett W. Degner , Bartley K. Andre , Jeremy D. Bataillou , Jay S. Nigen , Christiaan A. Ligtenberg , Ron A. Hopkinson , Charles A. Schwalbach , Matthew P. Casebolt , Nicholas A. Rundle , Frank F. Liang
CPC classification number: H05K7/20145 , G06F1/203 , H05K7/2039 , Y10T29/49002
Abstract: The disclosed embodiments related to a component for use in a portable electronic device. The component includes a wall of the portable electronic device, containing an intake zone that includes a set of intake vents directed at a first angle toward one or more heat-generating components of the portable electronic device. The wall also includes an exhaust zone containing a set of exhaust vents directed at a second angle out of the portable electronic device.
Abstract translation: 所公开的实施例涉及用于便携式电子设备的部件。 该部件包括便携式电子设备的壁,其包含进气区,该进气区包括朝向便携式电子设备的一个或多个发热部件以第一角度定向的一组进气口。 该壁还包括排气区,该排气区包含一组从便携式电子设备引出的第二角度的排气口。
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公开(公告)号:US11875592B2
公开(公告)日:2024-01-16
申请号:US17484165
申请日:2021-09-24
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Daniel B. Sargent , Dale Setlak , Giovanni Gozzini , John Raff , Michael B Wittenberg , Richard H. Koch , Ron A. Hopkinson
IPC: G06V40/13 , G06F3/044 , G06F21/32 , G06V40/12 , G06F3/04883
CPC classification number: G06V40/1306 , G06F3/044 , G06F21/32 , G06V40/1365 , G06F3/04883 , G06F2203/04105
Abstract: An elongated biometric device provides a slim solution for capturing biometric data, and may be placed on a portion of an electronic device having limited space, such as a side of the electronic device. The elongated biometric device may include a force sensor, which may be positioned within a housing of the electronic device and actuated through posts extending from the elongated biometric device through the housing to transfer an applied force to the force sensor.
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公开(公告)号:US20220326777A1
公开(公告)日:2022-10-13
申请号:US17843756
申请日:2022-06-17
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Christiaan A. Ligtenberg , Brett W. Degner , Ron A. Hopkinson , Asif Hussain , Dinesh C. Mathew , Mikael M. Silvanto , Chang Zhang , Zheng Gao , Robert Y. Cao , Keith J. Hendren , Bryan W. Posner , Simon R. Lancaster-Larocque , Alex J. Lehmann
IPC: G06F3/01 , G06F1/16 , H03K17/96 , H01H13/785 , H01H13/85 , H01H13/86 , G06F3/04886 , G06F3/0354 , H03K17/94 , G06F3/02 , H03K17/98 , G06F3/041 , G06F3/044 , G06V40/10 , G06F3/0488 , H01L41/09 , H01H13/703 , H01H13/705
Abstract: A portable computer includes a display portion comprising a display and a base portion pivotally coupled to the display portion. The base portion may include a bottom case and a top case, formed from a dielectric material, coupled to the bottom case. The top case may include a top member defining a top surface of the base portion and a sidewall integrally formed with the top member and defining a side surface of the base portion. The portable computer may also include a sensing system including a first sensing system configured to determine a location of a touch input applied to the top surface of the base portion and a second sensing system configured to determine a force of the touch input.
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