公开(公告)号：US09971448B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-15

申请号：US15419730

申请日：2017-01-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jeremy C. Franklin ,  Scott A. Myers ,  Benjamin M. Rappoport ,  Stephen Brian Lynch ,  John P. Ternus ,  Justin R. Wodrich

IPC: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H01M2/10 ,  G09G3/20 ,  H01M2/16 ,  H01M2/18 ,  H01M10/04 ,  G09G3/3208 ,  H01L27/32 ,  H01L51/00 ,  G06F1/32 ,  H04M1/02 ,  H01M2/02

CPC classification number: G06F3/0416 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/163 ,  G06F1/1652 ,  G06F1/1677 ,  G06F1/3265 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/04101 ,  G06F2203/04102 ,  G06F2203/04103 ,  G06F2203/04105 ,  G09G3/20 ,  G09G3/2092 ,  G09G3/3208 ,  G09G2330/027 ,  G09G2380/02 ,  H01L27/323 ,  H01L51/0097 ,  H01L2251/5338 ,  H01M2/1022 ,  H01M2/16 ,  H01M2/18 ,  H01M10/0436 ,  H01M2002/0205 ,  H01M2220/30 ,  H04M1/0216 ,  H04M1/0262 ,  H04M1/0268

Abstract: Flexible electronic devices may be provided. A flexible electronic device may include a flexible display, a flexible housing and one or more flexible internal components configured to allow the flexible electronic device to be deformed. Flexible displays may include flexible display layers, flexible touch-sensitive layers, and flexible display cover layers. The flexible housing may be a multi-stable flexible housing having one or more stable positions. The flexible housing may include a configurable support structure that, when engaged, provides a rigid support structure for the flexible housing. The flexible internal components may include flexible batteries, flexible printed circuits or other flexible components. A flexible battery may include flexible and rigid portions or may include a lubricious separator layer that provides flexibility for the flexible battery. A flexible printed circuit may include flexible and rigid portions or openings that allow some rigid portions to flex with respect to other rigid portions.

公开(公告)号：US09829916B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-28

申请号：US15447030

申请日：2017-03-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Stephen R. McClure ,  Joshua D. Banko ,  Kevin D. Gibbs ,  Benjamin M. Rappoport ,  John P. Ternus

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/041

CPC classification number: G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1613 ,  G06F1/1635 ,  G06F1/1637 ,  G06F1/1643 ,  G06F1/1656 ,  G06F1/1658 ,  G06F1/1698 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  H01H13/10 ,  H04M1/0252 ,  H04M1/0266 ,  H04M1/0277 ,  H05K1/0281 ,  H05K1/118 ,  H05K1/147 ,  Y10T29/49002

Abstract: A portable computing device is disclosed. The portable computing device can take many forms such as a laptop computer, a tablet computer, and so on. The portable computing device can include at least a single piece housing. The single piece housing including a plurality of steps. The plurality of mounting steps are formed by at least removing a preselected amount of housing material at predetermined locations on the interior surface. At least some of the mounting steps are used to mount at least some of the plurality of internal operating components housing.

公开(公告)号：US20170117336A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-27

申请号：US15402009

申请日：2017-01-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Benjamin M. Rappoport ,  Jeremy C. Franklin ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Scott A. Myers ,  Richard P. Howarth ,  Julian Hoenig ,  Christopher J. Stringer ,  John P. Ternus ,  Stephen Brian Lynch

IPC: H01L27/32 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G02B5/20 ,  G02B27/01 ,  H01L51/00 ,  G09G3/3208

CPC classification number: H01L27/3227 ,  G02B5/208 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G02B2027/0138 ,  G02B2027/014 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1637 ,  G06F1/1641 ,  G06F1/1686 ,  G06F1/1688 ,  G06F1/169 ,  G06F1/1698 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/04101 ,  G06F2203/04108 ,  G09G3/3208 ,  G09G2320/0626 ,  G09G2360/144 ,  H01L27/323 ,  H01L51/0097 ,  H04R1/028 ,  H04R2499/15

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display. The display may have an active region in which display pixels are used to display images. The display may have one or more openings and may be mounted in a housing associated with the electronic device. An electronic component may be mounted in alignment with the openings in the display. The electronic component may include a camera, a light sensor, a light-based proximity sensor, status indicator lights, a light-based touch sensor array, a secondary display that has display pixels that may be viewed through the openings, antenna structures, a speaker, a microphone, or other acoustic, electromagnetic, or light-based component. One or more openings in the display may form a window through which a user of the device may view an external object. Display pixels in the window region may be used in forming a heads-up display.

公开(公告)号：US09431190B2

公开(公告)日：2016-08-30

申请号：US13855630

申请日：2013-04-02

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Stephen R. McClure ,  Joshua D. Banko ,  Kevin D. Gibbs ,  Benjamin M. Rappoport ,  John P. Ternus

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H01H13/10 ,  H05K1/02 ,  H05K1/11 ,  H04M1/02 ,  H05K1/14

CPC classification number: G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1613 ,  G06F1/1635 ,  G06F1/1637 ,  G06F1/1643 ,  G06F1/1656 ,  G06F1/1658 ,  G06F1/1698 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  H01H13/10 ,  H04M1/0252 ,  H04M1/0266 ,  H04M1/0277 ,  H05K1/0281 ,  H05K1/118 ,  H05K1/147 ,  Y10T29/49002

Abstract: A portable computing device is disclosed. The portable computing device can take many forms such as a laptop computer, a tablet computer, and so on. The portable computing device can include at least a single piece housing. The single piece housing including a plurality of steps. The plurality of mounting steps are formed by at least removing a preselected amount of housing material at predetermined locations on the interior surface. At least some of the mounting steps are used to mount at least some of the plurality of internal operating components to the housing.

公开(公告)号：US20160209883A1

公开(公告)日：2016-07-21

申请号：US15081310

申请日：2016-03-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Andrew D. Lauder ,  Matthew Dean Rohrbach ,  Daniel J. Coster ,  Christopher J. Stringer ,  Florence W. Ow ,  Jiang Ai ,  Jonathan P. Ive ,  Elvis M. Kibiti ,  John P. Ternus ,  Sean D. Lubner

IPC: G06F1/16

CPC classification number: H01F7/0205 ,  A45C11/00 ,  G06F1/1601 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1637 ,  G06F1/1656 ,  G06F1/1662 ,  H01F7/04 ,  Y10T24/32

Abstract: A magnetic attachment mechanism and method is described. The magnetic attachment mechanism can be used to releasably attach at least two objects together in a preferred configuration without fasteners and without external intervention. The magnetic attachment mechanism can be used to releasably attach an accessory device to an electronic device. The accessory device can be used to augment the functionality of usefulness of the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US09329630B2

公开(公告)日：2016-05-03

申请号：US14590904

申请日：2015-01-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Andrew D. Lauder ,  Matthew Dean Rohrbach ,  Daniel J. Coster ,  Christopher J. Stringer ,  Florence W. Ow ,  Jiang Ai ,  Jonathan P. Ive ,  Elvis M. Kibiti ,  John P. Ternus ,  Sean D. Lubner

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H01F7/04 ,  A45C11/00

CPC classification number: H01F7/0205 ,  A45C11/00 ,  G06F1/1601 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1637 ,  G06F1/1656 ,  G06F1/1662 ,  H01F7/04 ,  Y10T24/32

Abstract: A magnetic attachment mechanism and method is described. The magnetic attachment mechanism can be used to releasably attach at least two objects together in a preferred configuration without fasteners and without external intervention. The magnetic attachment mechanism can be used to releasably attach an accessory device to an electronic device. The accessory device can be used to augment the functionality of usefulness of the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：USD738821S1

公开(公告)日：2015-09-15

申请号：US29450501

申请日：2013-03-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Designer： Joshua D. Banko ,  Kevin David Gibbs ,  Richard P. Howarth ,  Stephen McClure ,  John P. Ternus

公开(公告)号：US20150135108A1

公开(公告)日：2015-05-14

申请号：US14402087

申请日：2013-05-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Benjamin J. Pope ,  Daniel W. Jarvis ,  Nicholas G. Merz ,  Scott A. Myers ,  Michael A. Cretella ,  Michael Eng ,  James H. Foster ,  Terry L. Gilton ,  Myra Haggerty ,  Byron B. Han ,  M. Evans Hankey ,  Steven P. Hotelling ,  Brian R. Land ,  Stephen Brian Llynch ,  Paul Meade ,  Mushtaq A. Sarwar ,  John P. Ternus ,  Paul M. Thompson ,  Marcel Van Os ,  John A. Wright

IPC: G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06K9/00

CPC classification number: G06F3/0484 ,  A63F13/2145 ,  A63F13/218 ,  A63F13/42 ,  A63F13/537 ,  A63F13/837 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1671 ,  G06F1/169 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/04897 ,  G06F3/1431 ,  G06F2200/1614 ,  G06K9/00006 ,  G06K9/00013

Abstract: Devices, methods and graphical user interfaces for manipulating user interfaces based on fingerprint sensor inputs are provided. While a display of an electronic device with a fingerprint sensor displays a first user interface, the device may detect movement of a fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor. In accordance with a determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in a first direction, the device allows navigating through the first user interface, and in accordance with a determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in a second direction different from the first direction, the device allows displaying a second user interface different from the first user interface on the display.

Abstract translation: 提供了用于基于指纹传感器输入来操纵用户界面的设备，方法和图形用户界面。 当具有指纹传感器的电子设备的显示器显示第一用户界面时，该设备可以检测指纹传感器上的指纹的移动。 根据确定指纹的移动处于第一方向，该设备允许通过第一用户接口进行导航，并且根据指纹的移动处于与第一方向不同的第二方向的确定， 该设备允许显示与显示器上的第一用户界面不同的第二用户界面。

公开(公告)号：US20130214887A1

公开(公告)日：2013-08-22

申请号：US13784267

申请日：2013-03-04

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Andrew Lauder ,  Matthew D. Rohrbach ,  Daniel J. Coster ,  Christopher J. Stringer ,  Florence W. Ow ,  Jiang Ai ,  Jonathan P. Ive ,  Elvis M. Kibiti ,  John P. Ternus ,  Sean D. Lubner

IPC: H01F7/02

CPC classification number: H01F7/02 ,  G06F1/1613 ,  G06F1/1615 ,  G06F1/1616 ,  G06F1/1656 ,  G06F1/1675 ,  G06F1/1683 ,  G06F2200/1633 ,  H01F7/0252 ,  Y10T24/32 ,  Y10T29/49826

Abstract: A magnetic attachment mechanism and method is described. The magnetic attachment mechanism can be used to releasably attach at least two objects together in a preferred configuration without fasteners and without external intervention. The magnetic attachment mechanism can be used to releasably attach an accessory device to an electronic device. The accessory device can be used to augment the functionality of usefulness of the electronic device.

Abstract translation: 描述磁性附着机构和方法。 磁性附接机构可以用于以优选的构造将至少两个物体可释放地附接在一起，而不需要紧固件而不需要外部干预。 磁性连接机构可以用于将附件装置可释放地附接到电子设备。 附件装置可用于增加电子装置的有用性的功能。

公开(公告)号：US20250123653A1

公开(公告)日：2025-04-17

申请号：US19002723

申请日：2024-12-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jeremy C. Franklin ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  John P. Ternus ,  Kevin D. Gibbs

IPC: G06F1/16

Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided having internal components mounted to a structural glass support member. The structural glass support member may have a planar front surface that forms a front surface of the device. The structural glass support member may have bent portions that form sidewall surfaces of the device. Portions of the structural glass support member may form a transparent display cover layer. A rigid or flexible display may be mounted to the structural glass support member. Additional internal device components may be mounted to the display. A thin enclosure for enclosing the internal components in the device may be mounted to the structural glass support member. The thin enclosure may be mounted to the structural glass support member using a peripheral member. The thin enclosure may be free from attachments to internal components or may be adhesively bonded to one or more internal components.