公开(公告)号：US12026342B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-02

申请号：US17446394

申请日：2021-08-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tyler S. Atura Bushnell ,  Andreas J. Koeberl ,  Eric S. Winokur ,  Matthew J. Schwendeman ,  Timothy M. Johnson

IPC: G06F3/044 ,  H03K17/955 ,  H03K17/96

CPC classification number: G06F3/044 ,  H03K17/955 ,  H03K2017/9613

Abstract: An electronic device can include a housing, a back cover, a structural member, and a sensing circuit. The housing can at least partially define an internal volume of the electronic device and the back cover can define at least a portion of the internal volume and be connected to the housing. The structural member can be disposed against the back cover and at least partially within the internal volume, the structural member including an electronic component. The sensing circuit can be disposed in the internal volume and electrically coupled to the electronic component. The sensing circuit can detect an amount of charge of the electronic component as part of a user proximity sensor of the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US20210359505A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-18

申请号：US17381839

申请日：2021-07-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Vishal Gupta ,  Timothy M. Johnson ,  Sivasankari Krishnanji

IPC: H02H3/08 ,  H02H1/00 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H05K1/14 ,  H05K1/18 ,  H05K1/02 ,  G01R19/165 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G08B21/18 ,  H02H3/10

Abstract: A personal electronic device can include a main printed circuit board having disposed thereon a processing unit, one or more auxiliary circuits coupled to the main printed circuit board by one or more corresponding flexible printed circuits and one or more temperature sensors disposed on one of the flexible printed circuits. A processing unit of the portable electronic device can be configured to monitor the one or more temperature sensors, provide a warning in response to a monitored temperature exceeding a first threshold, and to cause a shutdown of at least a portion of the personal electronic device in response to the monitored temperature exceeding a second threshold. The temperature sensors can be negative temperature coefficient resistors.

公开(公告)号：US11101634B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-24

申请号：US16201454

申请日：2018-11-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Vishal Gupta ,  Timothy M. Johnson ,  Sivasankari Krishnanji

IPC: H02H3/08 ,  H02H1/00 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H05K1/14 ,  H05K1/18 ,  H05K1/02 ,  G01R19/165 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G08B21/18 ,  H02H3/10 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F1/18 ,  H02H3/04 ,  H02H5/04 ,  H02H7/20

Abstract: A personal electronic device can include a main printed circuit board having disposed thereon a processing unit, one or more auxiliary circuits coupled to the main printed circuit board by one or more corresponding flexible printed circuits and one or more temperature sensors disposed on one of the flexible printed circuits. A processing unit of the portable electronic device can be configured to monitor the one or more temperature sensors, provide a warning in response to a monitored temperature exceeding a first threshold, and to cause a shutdown of at least a portion of the personal electronic device in response to the monitored temperature exceeding a second threshold. The temperature sensors can be negative temperature coefficient resistors.

公开(公告)号：US11050463B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-29

申请号：US16584700

申请日：2019-09-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daniel J. Hiemstra ,  Jorge L. Rivera Espinoza ,  Timothy B. Ogilvie ,  Timothy M. Johnson

IPC: H04B5/00 ,  H04B1/034 ,  H01Q1/27 ,  H02J7/02 ,  G04G21/04 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H01Q7/00

Abstract: A first device such as a wristwatch may include a front face at which a display is disposed and a rear face at which a rear housing wall is mounted. Antenna structures may overlap the rear housing wall and may be operable to transit and receive relatively high frequency signals through the rear housing wall to a communication with a second device such as a wireless power transmitting device for the wristwatch. The second device may also include antenna structures that overlap a top surface housing. Respective sets of magnetic structures may be provided in the first and second devices to align the two devices and to form a reliable wireless communication link between the two devices. The first and second devices may include respective antenna arrays that include pairs of antenna elements that are selectively used to form a reliable wireless communication link.

公开(公告)号：US20180277239A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-27

申请号：US15988927

申请日：2018-05-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Timothy M. Johnson

IPC: G16H10/20 ,  G16H50/70 ,  H04W4/80 ,  G16H40/63 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W76/11 ,  G16H10/60

Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating health research by utilizing one or more wearable sensor devices with a research mode are provided herein. Systems include a wearable sensor device that can pair with a first portable computing device of a user and a second computing device of a researcher in a first and second pairing, respectively. The wearable sensor device obtains one or more health parameters of a user. In one aspect, the wearable sensor device communicates research related and non-research related health information to the first computing device via the first pairing link and communicates only research related health information to the second computing device via the second pairing link. Methods for pairing one or more wearable sensor devices with one or more research computing devices and switching between operating modes to provide additional research related features are also provided.

公开(公告)号：US20180088067A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-29

申请号：US15275202

申请日：2016-09-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Vishal Gupta ,  Timothy M. Johnson ,  Nilay D. Jani ,  Yehonatan Perez

IPC: G01N27/20

CPC classification number: G01N27/028 ,  G01R31/045 ,  H01R43/002 ,  H01R2201/20

Abstract: Methods, structures, and apparatus that are able to detect the presence of a connection to a contact of an electronic device and are also able to detect the presence of contamination at the contact.

公开(公告)号：US20170091412A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-30

申请号：US15089238

申请日：2016-04-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Timothy M. Johnson

IPC: G06F19/00 ,  H04W76/02 ,  H04W4/00

Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating health research by utilizing one or more wearable sensor devices are provided herein. Systems include a wearable sensor device that can pair with a first portable computing device of a user and a second computing device of a researcher in a first and second pairing, respectively. The wearable sensor device obtains one or more health parameters of a user. In one aspect, the wearable sensor device communicates research related and non-research related health information to the first computing device via the first pairing link and communicates only research related health information to the second computing device via the second pairing link. Methods for pairing one or more wearable sensor devices with one or more research computing devices and switching between operating modes to provide additional research related features are also provided.