公开(公告)号：US20200097048A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-26

申请号：US16586555

申请日：2019-09-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Keith J. Hendren ,  Adam T. Garelli ,  Bryan W. Posner ,  Denis H. Endisch ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Paul X. Wang

IPC: G06F1/16

Abstract: A computing device can include a housing including a peripheral housing defining an aperture, the peripheral housing having a constant cross-sectional area. The computing device can also include a display having a first major surface and a second major surface opposing the first major surface, the display disposed within the aperture defined by the peripheral housing and attached to the housing at one or more locations such that the first major surface and the second major surface of the display are substantially unobstructed by any other portion of the computing device.

公开(公告)号：US20200026327A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-23

申请号：US16401004

申请日：2019-05-01

Applicant: Apple Inc

Inventor： Keith J. Hendren ,  Paul X. Wang ,  Adam T. Garelli ,  Brett W. Degner ,  Christiaan A. Ligtenberg ,  Dinesh C. Mathew

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/041

Abstract: An electronic device may include a glass housing member that includes an upper portion defining a display area, a lower portion defining an input area, and a transition portion joining the upper portion and the lower portion and defining a continuous, curved surface between the upper portion and the lower portion. The electronic device may include a display coupled to the glass housing member and configured to provide a visual output at the display area. The electronic device may include an input device coupled to the glass housing member and configured to detect inputs at the input area. The electronic device may include a support structure coupled to the glass housing member and configured to support the computing device.

公开(公告)号：US10466749B1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-05

申请号：US16261523

申请日：2019-01-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Keith J. Hendren ,  Adam T. Garelli ,  Bryan W. Posner ,  Denis H. Endisch ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Paul X. Wang

IPC: G06F1/16

Abstract: A computing device can include a housing including a peripheral housing defining an aperture, the peripheral housing having a constant cross-sectional area. The computing device can also include a display having a first major surface and a second major surface opposing the first major surface, the display disposed within the aperture defined by the peripheral housing and attached to the housing at one or more locations such that the first major surface and the second major surface of the display are substantially unobstructed by any other portion of the computing device.

公开(公告)号：US10429892B1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-01

申请号：US15191416

申请日：2016-06-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

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

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：US20190073003A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-07

申请号：US15965840

申请日：2018-04-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Qiliang Xu ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Adam T. Garelli ,  Richard G. Huizar ,  Genie Kim ,  Robert J. Lockwood ,  Robert Y. Cao

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/0354 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/01 ,  F21V8/00

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to an electronic device having an illuminated body that defines a virtual or dynamic trackpad. The electronic device includes a translucent layer defining a keyboard region and a dynamic input region along an external surface. A keyboard may be. positioned within the keyboard region and including a key surface and a switch element (e.g., to detect a keypress). A light control layer positioned below the translucent layer and within the dynamic input region may have a group of illuminable features. The electronic device may also include a group of light-emitting elements positioned below the optical diffuser. One or more of the light control layer or the group of light-emitting elements may be configured to illuminate the dynamic input region to display a visible boundary of an active input area. At least one of a size or a position of the visible boundary may be dynamically variable.

公开(公告)号：US10120411B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-06

申请号：US15243370

申请日：2016-08-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Bryan W. Posner ,  Adam T. Garelli

IPC: H05K1/02 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H05K3/28

Abstract: An electronic device may include flexible printed circuits. A flexible printed circuit may have metal traces supported by a polymer substrate. The flexible printed circuit may extend between an upper laptop computer housing and a lower laptop computer housing or other structures that move relative to each other in an electronic device. The flexible printed circuit may have a low-friction coating and a matte finish. The flexible printed circuit may have a fluoropolymer coating on the polymer substrate, a fluoropolymer coating on a matte coating on the polymer substrate, a fluoropolymer coating that includes a matting agent on the polymer substrate, a fluoropolymer layer or other polymer layer that is attached to the substrate with a layer of adhesive, a textured surface layer, and/or other structures that help provide the flexible printed circuit with desired physical properties and a desired appearance.

公开(公告)号：US10120409B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-06

申请号：US15160054

申请日：2016-05-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Steven J. Osborne ,  Joss N. Giddings ,  Adam T. Garelli ,  William F. Leggett ,  Sarah J. Montplaisir ,  Eric T. Corriveau ,  Tyler J. Ewing

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H05K7/00 ,  B23K1/00 ,  B23K1/06 ,  B23K1/19 ,  B23K20/10 ,  B23K20/227 ,  B23K20/233 ,  B23K103/08 ,  B23K103/10 ,  B23K103/18 ,  B23K103/04

Abstract: Techniques for bonding structural features together in an enclosure of an electronic device are disclosed. A structural feature may be ultrasonically soldered to the enclosure to provide structural support and form a magnetic circuit within the device. Also, ultrasonic welding can bond various features to an interior region of the enclosure without leaving a mark or trace to an exterior region of the enclosure in a location corresponding to the various features. Further, one or more features can be actuated against the enclosure to bond the one or more features by friction welding. In addition, a rotational friction welding machine can rotate a feature having a relatively small diameter at relatively high speeds against the enclosure to drive the feature into the enclosure and frictionally weld the feature with the enclosure. Also, the friction welding does not leave any an appearance of cosmetic deformation on the exterior region.

公开(公告)号：US09739929B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-22

申请号：US14132346

申请日：2013-12-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Adam T. Garelli ,  Christopher L. Boitnott ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Jun Qi ,  Nicholas A. Rundle ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Nathan K. Gupta

IPC: F21V8/00 ,  F21K9/61 ,  F21Y115/10

CPC classification number: G02B6/0083 ,  F21K9/61 ,  F21Y2115/10 ,  G02B6/0068 ,  G02B6/0073

Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided with displays. A display may have a light guide plate. Backlight for the display may be launched into the light guide plate from an array of light-emitting diodes. The light-emitting diodes may be mounted on a metal core printed circuit board having a dielectric layer and a metal layer. The metal core printed circuit board may have an elongated shape that extends along the surface of a metal structure. A weld may be formed along a seam between the metal layer of the metal core printed circuit board and the metal structure. The metal structure may be an electronic device housing, a display chassis member, a heat spreader, a heat pipe, or other structures in an electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US20160202403A1

公开(公告)日：2016-07-14

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

CPC classification number: G06F1/1605 ,  G02F1/133528 ,  G02F2001/13312 ,  G02F2001/133538 ,  G06F1/1616 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1637 ,  G06F1/1686 ,  H04M1/0264

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：US20160079337A1

公开(公告)日：2016-03-17

申请号：US14948157

申请日：2015-11-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Adam T. Garelli ,  Paul S. Drzaic ,  Wei Chen ,  Brett W. Degner ,  Bryan W. Posner

IPC: H01L27/32 ,  H01L51/00 ,  H01L51/52

CPC classification number: H01L27/3276 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  H01L27/323 ,  H01L51/0096 ,  H01L51/0097 ,  H01L51/524 ,  H01L51/5281 ,  H01L51/5284 ,  H01L51/5293 ,  H03K2217/96031 ,  H05B33/0896

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided having an organic light-emitting diode display and control circuitry for operating the display. The display may include one or more display layers interposed between the control circuitry and a display layer having thin-film transistors. The electronic device may include a coupling structure interposed between the layer of thin-film transistors and the control circuitry that electrically couples the layer of thin-film transistors to the control circuitry. The coupling structure may include a dielectric member having a conductive via, a flexible printed circuit having a bent portion, or a conductive via formed in an encapsulation layer of the display. The display may include a layer of opaque masking material. The layer of opaque masking material may be formed on an encapsulation layer, an organic emissive layer, a thin-film transistor layer, or a glass layer of the organic light-emitting diode display.

Abstract translation: 可以提供具有用于操作显示器的有机发光二极管显示器和控制电路的电子设备。 显示器可以包括插入在控制电路和具有薄膜晶体管的显示层之间的一个或多个显示层。 电子设备可以包括插入在薄膜晶体管层和将薄膜晶体管层电耦合到控制电路的控制电路之间的耦合结构。 耦合结构可以包括具有导电通孔的电介质构件，具有弯曲部分的柔性印刷电路或形成在显示器的封装层中的导电通孔。 显示器可以包括不透明掩模材料层。 不透明掩模材料层可以形成在有机发光二极管显示器的封装层，有机发光层，薄膜晶体管层或玻璃层上。