公开(公告)号：US20150268510A1

公开(公告)日：2015-09-24

申请号：US14729859

申请日：2015-06-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Thomas W. Wilson, JR. ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Bryan W. Posner ,  Chris Ligtenberg ,  Brett W. Degner ,  Peteris K. Augenbergs ,  John Z. Zhong ,  Steve Hotelling ,  Lynn Youngs ,  Kuo-Hua Sung

IPC: G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/1345 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G02F1/1368

CPC classification number: G06F1/1616 ,  G02F1/13306 ,  G02F1/133512 ,  G02F1/133514 ,  G02F1/133528 ,  G02F1/13452 ,  G02F1/13454 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  G02F2001/133388 ,  G02F2203/01 ,  G06F1/1605 ,  G06F1/1613 ,  G06F1/1686 ,  H01J9/205 ,  H01J2211/44 ,  Y10T156/108

Abstract: An electronic device display may have a color filter layer and a thin film transistor layer. A layer of liquid crystal material may be interposed between the color filter layer and the thin film transistor layer. A layer of polarizer may be laminated onto the surface of the color filter layer. Laser trimming may ensure that the edges of the polarizer are even with the edges of the color filter layer. The thin film transistor layer may have an array of thin film transistors that control pixels of the liquid crystal material in the display. Driver circuitry may be used to control the array. The driver circuitry may be encapsulated in a planarized encapsulant on the thin film transistor layer or may be mounted to the underside of the color filter layer. Conductive structures may connect driver circuitry on the color filter layer to the thin film transistor layer.

Abstract translation: 电子设备显示器可以具有滤色器层和薄膜晶体管层。 可以在滤色器层和薄膜晶体管层之间插入一层液晶材料。 偏振片层可以层叠在滤色器层的表面上。 激光修整可以确保偏光片的边缘与滤色器层的边缘均匀。 薄膜晶体管层可以具有控制显示器中的液晶材料的像素的薄膜晶体管阵列。 驱动器电路可用于控制阵列。 驱动器电路可以封装在薄膜晶体管层上的平面化密封剂中，或者可以安装到滤色器层的下侧。 导电结构可以将滤色器层上的驱动电路连接到薄膜晶体管层。

公开(公告)号：US20130215642A1

公开(公告)日：2013-08-22

申请号：US13855259

申请日：2013-04-02

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Thomas W. Wilson ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Bryan W. Posner ,  Chris Ligtenberg ,  Brett W. Degner ,  Peteris K. Augenbergs ,  Adam Garelli

IPC: F21V8/00

CPC classification number: G02B6/0011 ,  G02B6/0031 ,  G02B6/0033 ,  G02B6/0073 ,  G06F1/1616 ,  G06F1/1637 ,  Y10T29/49002

Abstract: An electronic device such as a portable computer may have a housing with a rectangular recess in which layers of display structures such as a light guide panel layer and other light guide structures are directly mounted without intervening chassis members. Mating alignment features in the housing and display structures may be used to align the display structures relative to the housing. A display may be formed from glass layers such as a color filter glass layer and a thin-film transistor glass layer. Backlight for the display may be generated by an array of light-emitting diodes. The light guide panel may direct light from the light-emitting diodes through the glass layers. A clamp may be used to hold the light-emitting diodes and light guide structures in place in the recess. An undercut in the housing may also hold the light guide structures in place.

Abstract translation: 诸如便携式计算机的电子设备可以具有矩形凹部的壳体，其中直接安装诸如导光板层和其它导光结构的显示结构层，而没有中间的底座构件。 可以使用壳体和显示结构中的配合对准特征来相对于壳体对准显示结构。 显示器可以由玻璃层形成，例如滤色器玻璃层和薄膜晶体管玻璃层。 用于显示器的背光可以由一组发光二极管产生。 导光板可以将来自发光二极管的光引导通过玻璃层。 可以使用夹具将发光二极管和导光结构保持在凹部中的适当位置。 壳体中的底切也可以将光导结构保持在适当位置。

公开(公告)号：US12090882B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-17

申请号：US17688262

申请日：2022-03-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jeffrey M. Alves ,  Peteris K. Augenbergs

IPC: H02J7/00 ,  B60L50/64 ,  B60L53/16 ,  B60L53/22 ,  B60L53/30 ,  B60L53/51 ,  B60L53/62 ,  H02J7/14 ,  H02J7/35

CPC classification number: B60L53/62 ,  B60L50/64 ,  B60L53/16 ,  B60L53/22 ,  B60L53/305 ,  B60L53/51 ,  H02J7/0045 ,  H02J7/35 ,  B60L2210/30 ,  H02J2207/20

Abstract: Systems and methods for modular charging of vehicles are described. For example, a method may include connecting a vehicle to a charger using a charging plug interface that includes a first pair of conductors connected to alternating current terminals of an on-board alternating current-to-direct current converter of the vehicle and a second pair of conductors connected to terminals of a battery of the vehicle; and charging the battery of the vehicle via direct current flowing through the second pair of conductors concurrent with charging of the battery via alternating current flowing through the first pair of conductors to power the on-board alternating current to direct current converter.

公开(公告)号：US11003213B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-11

申请号：US16437830

申请日：2019-06-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Thomas W. Wilson, Jr. ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Bryan W. Posner ,  Chris Ligtenberg ,  Brett W. Degner ,  Peteris K. Augenbergs

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H05K5/00 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  H01L27/12

Abstract: An electronic device housing may have upper and lower portions that are attached with a hinge. At least one portion of the housing may have a rear planar surface and peripheral sidewalls having edges. A display module may be mounted in the housing. The display module may have glass layers such as a color filter glass layer and a thin-film transistor substrate. The color filter glass layer may serve as the outermost glass layer in the display module. The edges of the display module may be aligned with the edges of the peripheral housing sidewalls to create the appearance of a borderless display for the electronic device. The display module may be provided with an opening that allows a camera or other electronic components to receive light. Traces may be provided on the underside of the thin-film transistor substrate to serve as signal paths for the electrical components.

公开(公告)号：US10261540B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-16

申请号：US15428014

申请日：2017-02-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Thomas W. Wilson, Jr. ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Bryan W. Posner ,  Chris Ligtenberg ,  Brett W. Degner ,  Peteris K. Augenbergs ,  John Z. Zhong ,  Steve Hotelling ,  Lynn Youngs ,  Kuo-Hua Sung

IPC: G02F1/1362 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/1345 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H01J9/20 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  G02F1/133 ,  G02F1/1333

Abstract: An electronic device display may have a color filter layer and a thin film transistor layer. A layer of liquid crystal material may be interposed between the color filter layer and the thin film transistor layer. A layer of polarizer may be laminated onto the surface of the color filter layer. Laser trimming may ensure that the edges of the polarizer are even with the edges of the color filter layer. The thin film transistor layer may have an array of thin film transistors that control pixels of the liquid crystal material in the display. Driver circuitry may be used to control the array. The driver circuitry may be encapsulated in a planarized encapsulant on the thin film transistor layer or may be mounted to the underside of the color filter layer. Conductive structures may connect driver circuitry on the color filter layer to the thin film transistor layer.

公开(公告)号：US10139944B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-27

申请号：US15258951

申请日：2016-09-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： James E. Wright ,  Peteris K. Augenbergs ,  Jerzy S. Guterman ,  William J. Schmidt ,  Jack B. Rector, III

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0354

Abstract: A stand alone input device can be a touch pad that provides touch inputs to an associated computing device. The input device can include a wedge-shaped base defining an inner cavity, a touch plate having a touch surface disposed over the inner cavity and configured to accept a touch input, cantilevered beams coupled to the wedge-shaped base and the touch plate and configured to deliver a force from the touch input, a haptic generator coupled to the cantilevered beams and configured to generate a haptic output in response to the touch input, an antenna component integrated within a wall of the wedge-shaped base and an antenna resonance cavity located within the inner cavity, and a switch assembly including a sliding component having a pin through a wedge-shaped base wall and a switch beam having a protrusion that engages multiple recesses located at a detent region on the sliding component.

公开(公告)号：US20180120940A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-03

申请号：US15797992

申请日：2017-10-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Patrick Kessler ,  Dhaval Chandrakant Patel ,  Jonah A. Harley ,  Brett W. Degner ,  Nicholas Alan Rundle ,  Peteris K. Augenbergs ,  Nicholaus Lubinski ,  Kenneth L. Staton ,  Omar Sze Leung

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  H01F41/064 ,  H01F7/16 ,  H01F41/02 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0354

CPC classification number: G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  G06F3/0414 ,  H01F7/1638 ,  H01F7/1653 ,  H01F41/02 ,  H01F41/064 ,  Y10T29/49071

Abstract: A haptic electromagnetic actuator for track pad is provided. The actuator includes an array of electromagnets with alternating South and North poles on a first end, each magnet comprising a metal core and an electrical wire around the metal core. The array of magnets is coupled to a base plate on a second end opposite to the first end. The actuator also includes an attraction plate at a distance from the first end of the array of the magnets such that the attraction plate moves toward the magnets when an electrical current flows through the electrical wire around the metal core and moves away from the magnets when the current becomes zero. The array of magnets is configured to form a uniform gap from the attraction plate.

公开(公告)号：US09939901B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-10

申请号：US14792267

申请日：2015-07-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Dhaval Chandrakant Patel ,  Jonah A. Harley ,  Peteris K. Augenbergs ,  Derryk C. Davis ,  Scott J. McEuen ,  John M. Brock

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0354 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H01F7/126 ,  H05K3/32

CPC classification number: G06F3/016 ,  G06F1/169 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0414 ,  G06F2203/04103 ,  G06F2203/04105 ,  H01F7/126 ,  H05K3/325 ,  H05K2201/10409

Abstract: A haptic feedback assembly includes interconnections for mechanically and electrically securing a haptic actuator in a track pad assembly so as to securely and efficiently provide haptic feedback to a user.

公开(公告)号：US20180032105A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-01

申请号：US15782458

申请日：2017-10-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Thomas W. Wilson, JR. ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Bryan W. Posner ,  Chris Ligtenberg ,  Brett W. Degner ,  Peteris K. Augenbergs

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H01L27/12 ,  G02F1/1333

CPC classification number: G06F1/1637 ,  G02F1/133308 ,  G02F2001/133317 ,  G02F2001/13332 ,  G02F2001/133331 ,  G06F1/1601 ,  G06F1/1658 ,  H01L27/1214 ,  H01L27/1218 ,  H01L27/124 ,  H05K5/0017

Abstract: An electronic device housing may have upper and lower portions that are attached with a hinge. At least one portion of the housing may have a rear planar surface and peripheral sidewalls having edges. A display module may be mounted in the housing. The display module may have glass layers such as a color filter glass layer and a thin-film transistor substrate. The color filter glass layer may serve as the outermost glass layer in the display module. The edges of the display module may be aligned with the edges of the peripheral housing sidewalls to create the appearance of a borderless display for the electronic device. The display module may be provided with an opening that allows a camera or other electronic components to receive light. Traces may be provided on the underside of the thin-film transistor substrate to serve as signal paths for the electrical components.

公开(公告)号：US20160320655A1

公开(公告)日：2016-11-03

申请号：US15204895

申请日：2016-07-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jun Qi ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Bryan W. Posner ,  Keith J. Hendren ,  Peteris K. Augenbergs ,  Adam T. Garelli ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Thomas W. Wilson, JR.

IPC: G02F1/1345 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/1362 ,  G02F1/1368

CPC classification number: G02F1/13454 ,  G02F1/133512 ,  G02F1/133514 ,  G02F1/1362 ,  G02F1/136209 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  G02F2001/133357 ,  G02F2001/133562 ,  G02F2001/136222

Abstract: An electronic device may have a liquid crystal display with backlight structures. The backlight structures may produce backlight that passes through an array of display pixels. The display pixels may include electrode structures and thin-film transistor structures for controlling electric fields in a layer of liquid crystal material. The liquid crystal material may be formed between an outer display layer and an inner display layer. The inner display layer may be interposed between the backlight structures and the liquid crystal material. Thin-film transistor structures, electrodes, and conductive interconnection lines may be deposited in a layer on the inner surface of the outer display layer. A layer of color filter elements may be used to provide the display with color pixels. The color filter elements may be formed on top of the thin-film transistor layer or on a separate color filter array substrate such as the inner display layer.