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公开(公告)号:US11967450B2
公开(公告)日:2024-04-23
申请号:US16579541
申请日:2019-09-23
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Jiahui Liang , Eric X. Zhou
CPC classification number: H01F27/2871 , H01F27/327 , H02J7/0042 , H02J7/02 , H02J50/005 , H02J50/10
Abstract: An electronic device can include a housing component at least partially defining an internal volume and including a wall. A component can be disposed within the wall and at least partially surrounded by a material forming the housing. A battery can be disposed in the internal volume and electrically connected to the component.
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公开(公告)号:US20250104895A1
公开(公告)日:2025-03-27
申请号:US18896214
申请日:2024-09-25
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: John C. DiFonzo , Eric X. Zhou , Christopher S. Graham , Karl Ruben Fredrik Larsson
Abstract: Examples provide magnets for electronic devices. The magnets can be formed as unitary structures using metal-injection molding. The magnets can be referred to as neodymium magnets. That is, they can be formed of neodymium, iron, and boron. The magnet can comprise a plurality of easy axes, where the plurality of easy axes are not parallel.
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公开(公告)号:US20220416590A1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-29
申请号:US17662415
申请日:2022-05-06
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Timothy J. Rasmussen , Eric S. Jol , Christopher S. Graham , Karl Ruben Fredrik Larsson , Eric X. Zhou
Abstract: A bimodal annular magnetic alignment component can be included in an electronic device that attaches to other electronic devices using a magnetic alignment system that includes a primary annular alignment component and a secondary annular alignment component having complementary (and fixed) magnetic orientations. In a bimodal alignment component, a set of alignment magnets can be reoriented or shifted between a first position in which a magnetic orientation of the bimodal alignment component is complementary to a primary annular alignment component and a second position in which a magnetic orientation of the bimodal alignment component is complementary to a secondary annular alignment component. A bimodal electronic device incorporating a bimodal alignment component can be interchangeably attached to another device via either a primary annular alignment component or a secondary annular alignment component.
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公开(公告)号:US20210091590A1
公开(公告)日:2021-03-25
申请号:US16579541
申请日:2019-09-23
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Jiahui Liang , Eric X. Zhou
Abstract: An electronic device can include a housing component at least partially defining an internal volume and including a wall. A component can be disposed within the wall and at least partially surrounded by a material forming the housing. A battery can be disposed in the internal volume and electrically connected to the component.
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公开(公告)号:US20230080598A1
公开(公告)日:2023-03-16
申请号:US17824480
申请日:2022-05-25
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Eric X. Zhou , Muhammad H. Kiani , Rohan Dayal , Ye Li
Abstract: Accessory cases that can be charged using one or more types of wireless chargers. An example can provide an accessory case having a first alignment feature for aligning to a first type of wireless charger. The first alignment feature can include one or more magnetic elements in the accessory case. The one or more magnetic elements can be located in both the base and the lid of the accessory case. Another example can further include a second alignment feature for aligning to a second type of wireless charger. The second alignment feature can include one or more magnetic elements in the accessory case.
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公开(公告)号:US11589150B2
公开(公告)日:2023-02-21
申请号:US17496748
申请日:2021-10-07
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor: Lee M. Panecki , Arun D. Chawan , Julia C. Canning , Michael B. Minerbi , Pengchuan Wang , Kyle Tse , Brian R. Twehues , Sean T. Bong , Eric X. Zhou , Ethan L. Huwe , Scott C. Grinker , Haochuan Sang , Martin Kuster , Sean J. Docherty , Ryan Buck , Yuta Kuboyama
Abstract: A portable acoustic device comprising: a device housing that defines an internal cavity, the device housing comprising a speaker housing portion and a stem portion extending away from the speaker housing portion; a first acoustic port formed through a wall of the speaker housing; an audio driver disposed within the speaker housing portion and aligned to emit sound through the acoustic first port; a battery disposed within the speaker housing portion and positioned an opposite side of the audio driver than the acoustic port; an antenna disposed in the stem; a user input region disposed along the stem; and a system in a chip disposed in the stem, the system in a chip comprising: a processor that controls operation of the portable wireless acoustic device, charging circuitry, an accelerometer, a wireless communication controller, support components for the antenna and support components for the user input region.
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公开(公告)号:US20220407355A1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-22
申请号:US17655329
申请日:2022-03-17
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Makiko Kawamura Brzezinski , Eric X. Zhou , Brennan K. Vanden Hoek , Saining Ren
Abstract: In a wireless charging system, a transmitter coil of a wireless charger device and a receiver coil of a portable electronic device can operate at either of two different operating frequencies. The low frequency can be in a range from about 300 kHz to about 400 kHz, and the high frequency can be in a range from about 1 MHz to about 2 MHz. To provide efficient charging at both frequencies, the transmitter and receiver coils can be formed from a compound, or multi-stranded, wire.
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公开(公告)号:US20220336143A1
公开(公告)日:2022-10-20
申请号:US17718854
申请日:2022-04-12
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Zelin Xu , Sumant Ranganathan , Matthew J. Chabalko , Nan Liu , Eric X. Zhou
Abstract: The disclosure is directed to wireless power systems that include a ferromagnetic core formed of nanocrystalline material disposed on a ferrite. The wireless power systems can have reduced saturation and/or lossiness.
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公开(公告)号:US20220217462A1
公开(公告)日:2022-07-07
申请号:US17496748
申请日:2021-10-07
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor: Lee M. Panecki , Arun D. Chawan , Julia C. Canning , Michael B. Minerbi , Pengchuan Wang , Kyle Tse , Brian R. Twehues , Sean T. Bong , Eric X. Zhou , Ethan L. Huwe , Scott C. Grinker , Haochuan Sang , Martin Kuster , Sean J. Docherty , Ryan Buck , Yuta Kuboyama
Abstract: A portable acoustic device comprising: a device housing that defines an internal cavity, the device housing comprising a speaker housing portion and a stem portion extending away from the speaker housing portion; a first acoustic port formed through a wall of the speaker housing; an audio driver disposed within the speaker housing portion and aligned to emit sound through the acoustic first port; a battery disposed within the speaker housing portion and positioned an opposite side of the audio driver than the acoustic port; an antenna disposed in the stem; a user input region disposed along the stem; and a system in a chip disposed in the stem, the system in a chip comprising: a processor that controls operation of the portable wireless acoustic device, charging circuitry, an accelerometer, a wireless communication controller, support components for the antenna and support components for the user input region.
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