公开(公告)号：US20210289645A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-16

申请号：US17079334

申请日：2020-10-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Paul X. Wang ,  Abidur R. Chowdhury ,  Adam T. Garelli ,  Bart K. Andre ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Keith J. Hendren

IPC: H05K5/02 ,  F16M11/38 ,  H05K5/00 ,  G06F1/18

Abstract: Low-profile computer supports include features to reduce the thickness and improve the portability or storage capability of a computer system while it is disassembled, packaged, shipped, or moved. Some computer systems have a computing device and a dock device that can be stored and moved separately or that can store or support accessories associated with the computer system. Some computer systems have a movable stand configured to transition between a collapsed state and a deployed or standing state. Some stands include handles or grips for moving the computer systems while collapsed. Other computer systems include handles or grips to provide areas to more easily carry the computer systems. The handles or grips can have features such as a flexible material to hide or mask their appearance on the computer system.

公开(公告)号：US11079810B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-03

申请号：US16444764

申请日：2019-06-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Karan Bir ,  Adam T. Garelli ,  Bryan W. Posner ,  Denis H. Endisch ,  Simon R. Lancaster-Larocque

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  E05D11/00

Abstract: Apparatuses and systems can mitigate the ingress of debris such as small foreign particles or fluids passing into a joint of an electronic device. Some aspects of the systems prevent particles from passing between a flexible cable and a mandrel surface used to limit bending of the cable. Other aspects provide particle relief features including gaps, grooves, or reduced-size sections of the mandrel so that particles can pass into them and thereby cause no damage or pass out of the electronic device. Another aspect provides a protective layer configured to limit pressure applied to the cable by particles or other contaminants. These apparatuses and systems can improve the life and durability of the mandrel and cable, thereby improving the reliability of operating the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US20210208694A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-08

申请号：US17207329

申请日：2021-03-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Adam T. Garelli ,  Senem E. Emgin ,  Terrence L. Van Ausdall ,  Antonio Clarke

IPC: G06F3/023 ,  H01H13/702 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H01R13/22

Abstract: Computing devices, input devices, keyboard assemblies, and related systems include a set of conductive traces or leads configured to transfer a capacitive load from an appendage of a user or another capacitive load source from a remote location, such as on a keycap of the keyboard, to a conductive portion or electrode on the keyboard that is positioned near a touch-sensitive interface of a computing device. The capacitive load is thereby transferable through the conductive traces or leads to the touch-sensitive interface without having to directly apply the load, such as by touching a finger to the interface. This can reduce or eliminate the need for on-screen controls or keyboard interface elements in a touch screen device without having to use a more expensive and energy-draining wired or wireless connection between the computing device and a keyboard case or accessory for the computing device.

公开(公告)号：US20210149445A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-20

申请号：US17162905

申请日：2021-01-29

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：US20200249725A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-06

申请号：US16857686

申请日：2020-04-24

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：US10664007B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-26

申请号：US16137461

申请日：2018-09-20

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 ,  B23K103/04 ,  B23K103/08 ,  B23K103/10 ,  B23K103/18

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：US10031367B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-24

申请号：US13628811

申请日：2012-09-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Victor H. Yin ,  Jun Qi ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Shih-Chang Chang ,  Cheng Chen ,  John Z. Zhong ,  Wei Chen ,  Adam T. Garelli ,  Bryan W. Posner ,  Christiaan A. Ligtenberg

IPC: G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/1362 ,  G02F1/1345 ,  G02F1/1333

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display that has a layer of liquid crystal material interposed between a color filter layer and a thin-film-transistor layer. The thin-film-transistor layer may have a substrate with an upper surface and a lower surface. A circular polarizer may be formed on the upper surface. Thin-film transistor circuitry such as gate driver circuitry may be formed on the lower surface. A display driver circuit may be mounted on an inactive border region of the lower surface of the thin-film transistor substrate. Display pixels may form an array in a central active region of the display. A grid of metal gate and data lines may distribute signals from the display driver circuit and gate driver circuitry to the display pixels. A grid of non-reflecting lines may be interposed between the grid of metal lines and the lower surface.

公开(公告)号：US10009525B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-26

申请号：US14858695

申请日：2015-09-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Keith J. Hendren ,  Thomas W. Wilson, Jr. ,  Adam T. Garelli

IPC: H04N5/225 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G02F1/1335

CPC classification number: H04N5/2254 ,  G02F1/133528 ,  G02F2201/58 ,  G06F1/1605 ,  G06F1/1686 ,  H04N5/2251 ,  H04N5/2253

Abstract: A camera may be mounted under a display in an electronic device. The display may include a polarizer layer, a color filter layer, and a thin-film-transistor layer. A layer of material such as a glass insert may be attached to an edge of the display. Openings may be formed in the layers of the display and the insert to accommodate the camera. A sleeve structure may be mounted within an opening. The camera may include lens structures formed from a stack of lens elements. One or more layers of the display may be interposed within the lens structures. The glass insert may be mounted within a notch in the color filter layer and thin-film transistor layer or along a straight edge of the color filter layer and thin-film transistor layer. The edge of the color filter layer may be recessed with respect to form a mounting shelf for the insert.

公开(公告)号：US09977467B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-22

申请号：US14641199

申请日：2015-03-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Adam T. Garelli ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Nicholas A. Rundle ,  Simon Regis Louis Lancaster-Larocque

IPC: G06F1/16

CPC classification number: G06F1/1656 ,  G06F1/1637

Abstract: An electronic device can include a processor, output device(s) coupled thereto, and an outer housing or enclosure containing these and other electronic and/or optical items. The enclosure can include a substantially thin contoured component having an external surface exposed to a user and an internal surface. A stiffening plate situated with respect to the internal surface provides a substantial increase in the torsional stiffness and/or bending stiffness of the enclosure. The stiffening plate and contoured component can form a cavity therebetween, and one or more ridges, fins, plates, foam structures and/or other structural items can be located within the cavity. In various embodiments, the device can be a laptop computer and the contoured component can be a dome shaped outer housing behind the display portion thereof.

公开(公告)号：US09910460B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-06

申请号：US14815376

申请日：2015-07-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Adam T. Garelli ,  Simon Regis Louis Lancaster-Larocque ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Bruce E. Berg ,  Sarah J. Montplaisir ,  Nicholas A. Rundle

IPC: H05K5/02 ,  F21V33/00 ,  G06F1/16 ,  B29C45/14 ,  B29C45/34 ,  B29K19/00 ,  B29K33/00 ,  B29L31/34

CPC classification number: G06F1/1656 ,  B29C45/14344 ,  B29C45/34 ,  B29C2045/14352 ,  B29C2045/14368 ,  B29K2019/00 ,  B29K2033/08 ,  B29L2031/34

Abstract: An electronic device having protruding features and a method for molding the protruding features to the electronic device are described. The protruding features may be formed by a molding tool that releases a material that flows through several apertures of a substrate. Also, the molding tool is positioned with respect to the substrate such that the material from the molding tool flows from an interior region of the substrate to an exterior region of the substrate via the several apertures. Accordingly, each aperture extends from an opening of the interior region and to an opening of the exterior region of the substrate. In some cases, the apertures may include a conical shape. For example, the opening in the interior region may include a diameter greater than a diameter of the opening in the exterior region. In this manner, the material, when cured, is mechanically secured to the substrate.