公开(公告)号：US10921854B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-16

申请号：US16390505

申请日：2019-04-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Adam T. Garelli ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Senem E. Emgin

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0354 ,  G06F3/044

Abstract: An electronic device may have an elongated sensing strip. Control circuitry may use the sensing strip to gather air gesture input from the fingers or other body part of a user. The electronic device may have a housing. The housing may have portions such as upper and lower portions that rotate relative to each other about an axis. A hinge may be used to couple the upper and lower portions together. The sensing strip may extend parallel to the axis and may be located on the lower portion between keys on the lower portion and the axis or on the upper portion between the edge of a display in the upper portion and the axis. The sensing strip may have a one-dimensional array of sensor elements such as capacitive sensor elements, optical sensor elements, ultrasonic sensor elements, or radio-frequency sensor elements.

公开(公告)号：US10915151B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-09

申请号：US16145019

申请日：2018-09-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Mikael M. Silvanto ,  Simon J. Trivett ,  Matthew S. Theobald ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Simon R. Lancaster-Larocque ,  Robert Y. Cao ,  Ari P. Miller ,  Kevin M. Robinson ,  Houtan R. Farahani ,  Francesco Ferretti ,  John Raff ,  Robert J. Lockwood ,  Genie Kim ,  Karan Bir ,  Keith J. Hendren ,  Gurshan Deol ,  Antonio Clarke ,  Prabhu Sathyamurthy ,  William A. Counts

IPC: G06F1/18 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H04M1/02

Abstract: An electronic device includes an enclosure formed of a plurality of layers cooperating to define an interior volume. The enclosure includes a first layer formed of a first material and defining a user input surface of the enclosure and a first portion of a side surface of the enclosure. The enclosure also includes a second layer, formed of a second material different from the first material, positioned below the first layer and defining a second portion of the side surface of the enclosure. The enclosure also includes a third layer, formed of a third material different from the first and second materials, positioned below the second layer and defining a bottom surface of the enclosure and a third portion of the side surface of the enclosure.

公开(公告)号：US10784062B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-22

申请号：US15259075

申请日：2016-09-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Paul X. Wang ,  Zheng Gao ,  Craig C. Leong ,  Robert J. Lockwood ,  Bryan W. Posner ,  Robert Y. Cao ,  Simon R. Lancaster-Larocque ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Alex J. Lehmann ,  Denis Endisch ,  Karan Bir

IPC: H01H13/14 ,  H01H13/70 ,  G06F1/16

Abstract: Keyboards include mechanisms that prevent and/or alleviate contaminant ingress. In some embodiments, a keyboard assembly includes a substrate, a key cap, a movement mechanism moveably coupling the key cap to the substrate, and a guard structure coupled to the key cap operable to direct contaminants away from the movement mechanism. In other embodiments, a keyboard includes a base; a web that defines apertures; keys moveably coupled to the base within the apertures; and a gasket coupled to the keys, the gasket fixed between the web and the base, operable to block passage of contaminants into the apertures.

公开(公告)号：US20200150715A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-14

申请号：US16745747

申请日：2020-01-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Paul X. Wang ,  Dinesh C. Mathew

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/044

Abstract: A system may include ring devices. A ring device may have a housing that is configured to be worn on a finger of a user. Sensors such as force sensors, ultrasonic sensors, inertial measurement units, optical sensors, touch sensors, and other components may be used in gathering input from a user. Control circuitry may wirelessly transmit information gathered from sensors and other input devices to an associated electronic device. The information may be used in controlling operation of the electronic device. The housing of the ring device may have an annular main body and an expandable portion coupled to the main body. The expandable portion may include a flap with a hinge, a rotatable housing member, a housing with an internal adjustable frame and a cover, an expandable housing formed from an expandable tube coupled between first and second annular devices, and other expandable structures.

公开(公告)号：US20200090885A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-19

申请号：US16362052

申请日：2019-03-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Paul X. Wang ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Keith J. Hendren

IPC: H01H13/86 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/023 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/041

Abstract: Keyboards and other input devices are provided with at least one flexible layer that extends over or under the keycaps. The flexible layer spans interkey spaces and provides finger support and key definition as the user feels the top surface of the keycaps and flexible layer. The flexible layer therefore smooths the top surface of the keyboard, supports fingers during key travel, prevents ingress of contaminants, fluids, or debris into the keyboard, and provides a surface that can be used as a touch interface that coincides with the keyboard.

公开(公告)号：US10571957B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-25

申请号：US15076464

申请日：2016-03-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Keith J. Hendren ,  Jun Qi ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Thomas Wilson, Jr. ,  Adam T. Garelli

IPC: G02B5/30 ,  H04N5/225 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  H04M1/02 ,  G02F1/133

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display. Inactive portions of the display such as peripheral portions of the display may be masked using an opaque masking layer. An opening may be provided in the opaque masking layer to allow light to pass. For example, a logo may be viewed through an opening in the opaque masking layer and a camera may receive light through an opening in the opaque masking layer. The display may include upper and lower polarizers, a color filter layer, and a thin-film transistor layer. The opaque masking layer may be formed on the upper polarizer, may be interposed between the upper polarizer and the color filter layer, or may be interposed between the color filter layer and the thin-film transistor layer. The upper polarizer may have unpolarized windows for cameras, logos, or other internal structures.

公开(公告)号：US20190391614A1

公开(公告)日：2019-12-26

申请号：US16558756

申请日：2019-09-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Adam T. Garelli ,  Mikael M. Silvanto

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H05K5/02 ,  H01L51/52 ,  H01L27/32 ,  H05K5/00

Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing formed from a rigid material such as metal or fiber-composite material. A display such as an organic light-emitting diode display may be attached to a planar wall portion of the housing using a layer of adhesive. A display cover layer may be attached to the organic light-emitting diode with a layer of adhesive. The adhesive layers may be rigid to enhance device stiffness. The housing may have curved sidewall portions that extend outwardly from the planar wall portion to enhance stiffness. The organic light-emitting diode display may have an array of pixels formed from thin-film transistor circuitry. The thin-film transistor circuitry may be formed on a substrate such as a glass substrate that is attached to the planar wall portion. The organic light-emitting diode display may have a circular polarizer that is attached to the thin-film transistor circuitry.

公开(公告)号：US10310167B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-04

申请号：US15261972

申请日：2016-09-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Robert Y. Cao ,  Craig C. Leong ,  Bradford J. Zercoe ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Mahesh Krishnamurthi ,  Jun Qi ,  Rong Liu ,  Victor H. Yin

IPC: F21V8/00 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H01H13/02 ,  H01H13/14 ,  H01H13/83 ,  H01H13/7065

Abstract: Described is an illumination structure for a key of a keyboard. The illumination structure is used to uniformly illuminate the key and any glyphs that are present on the key. The illumination structure includes a light guide having various features that increase total internal reflection and also illuminate the glyphs of the key.

公开(公告)号：US10254851B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-09

申请号：US15649840

申请日：2017-07-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Craig C. Leong ,  James J. Niu ,  John M. Brock ,  Keith J. Hendren ,  Thomas W. Wilson, Jr. ,  Bartley K. Andre ,  Mikael Silvanto ,  Dinesh C. Mathew

IPC: G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/023 ,  G06F3/044 ,  H01H13/70 ,  H01H13/83

Abstract: Multi-functional keyboard assemblies include an array of keys formed from stacked component layers. A top portion of the key may be capable of travelling vertically with respect to a base of the key. The top portion can include a keycap and a circuitry module coupled to the keycap. The keys may be capable of receive at least two distinct types of inputs and/or receiving at least one type of input and providing at least one type of output. Such output may include use of one or more light sources, displays, and/or haptic feedback devices.

公开(公告)号：US20190027325A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-24

申请号：US16140300

申请日：2018-09-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Eric A. Knopf ,  Matthew P. Casebolt ,  Craig C. Leong ,  Robert Y. Cao ,  Bradford J. Zercoe ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Zheng Gao ,  Ryan P. Brooks ,  Paul X. Wang ,  Bruce E. Berg

IPC: H01H13/7065 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H01H13/02 ,  H01H13/10 ,  H01H13/83 ,  H01H13/88 ,  H01H13/705 ,  H01H3/12 ,  G06F3/02 ,  H01H13/70 ,  H01H13/14 ,  H01H13/04

Abstract: An input mechanism is disclosed. The input mechanism includes a dome support structure defining an opening that extends through the dome support structure, a collapsible dome positioned in the opening and engaged with the dome support structure, and a cover member coupled to the dome support structure and covering the collapsible dome, thereby retaining the collapsible dome within the opening of the dome support structure.