公开(公告)号：US12134308B1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-05

申请号：US17002732

申请日：2020-08-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： David E. Kingman ,  Christopher D. Jones ,  Derek C. Scott ,  James R. Wilson ,  Martin Melcher ,  Peter F. Masschelein

IPC: B60J3/06 ,  B32B17/10 ,  B60J1/00 ,  B60J3/04 ,  G02B1/11 ,  G02B5/30 ,  G02F1/1335

Abstract: A window may have a structural window layers such as an inner glass layer and an outer glass layer. The inner glass layer may be a layer of tempered glass. The outer glass layer may be a laminated glass layer. The inner and outer glass layers may be separated by an air gap. One or more reflection suppression layers such as antireflection layers and/or circular polarizers may be incorporated into the window to suppress reflections of light from within the interior region off of the window back towards the interior region. The antireflection layers may be formed on one or both surfaces of the inner glass and one or both surfaces of the outer glass. An electrically adjustable layer such as a guest-host liquid crystal light modulator layer or other electrically adjustable optical component layer may be interposed between the outer glass layer and the air gap.

公开(公告)号：US20230014610A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-19

申请号：US17949109

申请日：2022-09-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher D. Jones ,  Ibuki Kamei ,  James R. Wilson ,  Clarisse Mazuir ,  John Raff ,  Budhadipta Dan ,  David E. Kingman ,  Martin Melcher

IPC: B60J3/04 ,  G02F1/01 ,  B60J3/00

Abstract: A system such as a vehicle may have adjustable structures such as adjustable windows. Adjustable windows may have adjustable layers such as adjustable tint layers, adjustable reflectivity layers, and adjustable haze layers. Adjustable window layers may be incorporated into a window with one or more transparent structural layers such as a pair of glass window layers. Adjustable components such as adjustable reflectivity layers, adjustable haze layers, and adjustable tint layers may be interposed between the pair of glass window layers. Fixed partially reflective mirrors, fixed tint layers, and/or fixed haze layers may be used in place of adjustable tint, haze, and reflectivity layers and/or may be incorporated into windows in addition to adjustable tint, haze, and reflectivity layers.

公开(公告)号：US11448801B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-20

申请号：US16848732

申请日：2020-04-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： James R. Wilson ,  Matthew S. Rogers

IPC: G02B1/10 ,  G02B5/02 ,  G02B5/28

Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing surrounding an interior in which electrical components are mounted. A display may be mounted to housing structures in the device. The housing may have a rear wall. The display cover layer and rear wall of the housing may be formed from transparent glass layers. Coatings may be formed on inwardly facing surfaces of the transparent glass layers. A coating on a transparent glass layer may be formed from a thin-film interference filter having a stack of dielectric layers. The coating may include an ink layer on the thin-film interference filter. The transparent glass layers may have one or more textured surfaces that allow light at high angles to enter the transparent layers and reflect off the coatings at high angles, thereby adjusting optical properties of the coatings.

公开(公告)号：US11348345B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-31

申请号：US17000134

申请日：2020-08-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Clarisse Mazuir ,  Malcolm J. Northcott ,  Jack E. Graves ,  James R. Wilson ,  Christopher D. Jones ,  Martin Melcher

IPC: G06V20/59 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/232 ,  B60K28/10 ,  B60R1/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B60S1/02 ,  B60S5/00 ,  H04N5/247 ,  G06V10/145 ,  G06V10/98

Abstract: Various embodiments relate to sensing defects associated with a window. Furthermore, various embodiments relate to performing image processing to produce a corrected image of a scene based at least partly on data corresponding to the detected defects. In some examples, one or more lighting modules may be used to illuminate the window to facilitate detection of the defects by one or more sensor devices.

公开(公告)号：US11330708B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-10

申请号：US16922871

申请日：2020-07-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： James R. Wilson ,  Christopher D. Prest ,  Marta M. Giachino ,  Matthew S. Rogers ,  Que Anh S. Nguyen

IPC: H05K5/00 ,  H05K5/02 ,  H05K5/03 ,  H05K1/03 ,  G09F3/02 ,  G02B5/28 ,  C03C17/22 ,  C03C27/10 ,  H04M1/02

Abstract: An electronic device may include electrical components and other components mounted within an interior of a housing. The device may have a display on a front face of the device and may have a glass layer that forms part of the housing on a rear face of the device. The glass layer may be provided with regions having different appearances. The regions may be textured, may have coatings such as thin-film interference filter coatings formed from stacks of dielectric material having alternating indices of refraction, may have metal coating layers, and/or may have ink coating layers. Textured surfaces may be formed on thin glass layers and polymer films that are coupled to the glass layer. A glass layer may be formed from a pair of coupled glass layers. The coupled layers may have one or more recesses or other structures to visually distinguish different regions of the glass layer.

公开(公告)号：US11175956B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-16

申请号：US16803657

申请日：2020-02-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： James R. Wilson ,  David A. Pakula

IPC: G06F9/50 ,  H01F7/02 ,  H04M1/72409 ,  H04M1/72454

Abstract: Multiple electronic devices may be used together in a system. The electronic devices may use sensor measurements and other information to detect when an edge of a first electronic device is adjacent to an edge of a second electronic device. In response to detection of adjacency between the edges of the first and second devices, the devices may transition from an independent operating mode in which each device operates separately to a joint operating mode in which resources of the devices are shared. In the joint operating mode, images may extend across displays in the devices, speakers in the devices may be used to play different channels of an audio track, cameras and other sensors may be used in cooperation with each other, and other resources may be shared. Magnetic components may hold devices together in a variety of orientations.

公开(公告)号：US11050867B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-29

申请号：US16809062

申请日：2020-03-04

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： James R. Wilson ,  Marta M. Giachino ,  Matthew S. Rogers

IPC: H04M1/02 ,  H04M1/18 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G02B5/28 ,  G02F1/137 ,  G02F1/1523 ,  G02F1/17 ,  H05K5/02 ,  G02F1/1334

Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing in which electrical components such as a display and other components are mounted. Adjustable decoration may be formed on the electronic device. The adjustable decoration may serve as trim for the housing or a component mounted on the housing, may include a logo, or may be used to form other visual elements. The adjustable decoration may have an appearance that is electrically adjustable by control circuitry in the electronic device. The control circuitry may measure sensor data using sensors, may gather user input from input-output devices, and may gather other information with input-output devices to detect events. When an event is detected such as an incoming communication, a calendar reminder, user input, activation of an electrical component such as a camera, or other event, the control circuitry can adjust the appearance of the adjustable decoration.

公开(公告)号：US20210181512A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-17

申请号：US17185639

申请日：2021-02-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： James R. Wilson ,  James W. Vandyke ,  Matthew S. Rogers

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G02F1/1335

Abstract: An electronic device has an electrically adjustable optical layer. Displays and other optical components may be supported by a housing structure. The housing structure may form a handheld device housing, a head-mounted housing, or other housing for the electronic device. Control circuitry in the electronic device may adjust the electrically adjustable optical layer. The control circuitry may reduce light transmission for the electrically adjustable optical layer to hide the optical components, may increase light transmission to reveal the optical components while the optical components are being used to receive light or to output light, and may otherwise adjust the electrically adjustable optical layer to exhibit a desired set of optical characteristics depending on the mode of operation of the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US10978777B1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-13

申请号：US16033010

申请日：2018-07-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yi Jiang ,  Jiangfeng Wu ,  Siwen Yong ,  Lijun Zhang ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  James R. Wilson ,  Martin Melcher

IPC: H01Q1/32 ,  H01Q1/12 ,  B32B17/10

Abstract: A system such as a vehicle may have windows. A window may have a structural window layer formed from one or more glass layers. A conductive coating such as an infrared-light blocking coating or other optical filter layer may be formed on the window. The conductive coating may include one or more silver layers or other conductive material. Unpatterned portions of the conductive coating are conductive along orthogonal dimensions. A region of the conductive coating may have parallel line-shaped openings that render the coating conductive in only a single dimension while enhancing radio transparency. Another region of the conductive coating may have a two-dimensional pattern of openings such as a mesh-shaped opening formed from intersecting straight and/or curved lines. In this region, the coating is locally rendered insulating and radio-frequency transparent. Antennas and ohmic heating elements may be formed in the coating.

公开(公告)号：US20200344878A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-29

申请号：US16922871

申请日：2020-07-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： James R. Wilson ,  Christopher D. Prest ,  Marta M. Giachino ,  Matthew S. Rogers ,  Que Anh S. Nguyen

IPC: H05K1/03 ,  H05K5/00 ,  G09F3/02 ,  G02B5/28 ,  C03C17/22 ,  C03C27/10 ,  H04M1/02 ,  H05K5/02 ,  H05K5/03

Abstract: An electronic device may include electrical components and other components mounted within an interior of a housing. The device may have a display on a front face of the device and may have a glass layer that forms part of the housing on a rear face of the device. The glass layer may be provided with regions having different appearances. The regions may be textured, may have coatings such as thin-film interference filter coatings formed from stacks of dielectric material having alternating indices of refraction, may have metal coating layers, and/or may have ink coating layers. Textured surfaces may be formed on thin glass layers and polymer films that are coupled to the glass layer. A glass layer may be formed from a pair of coupled glass layers. The coupled layers may have one or more recesses or other structures to visually distinguish different regions of the glass layer.