公开(公告)号：US12181740B1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-31

申请号：US18323906

申请日：2023-05-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Peng Lv ,  Mahmut Tosun ,  Ho Hyung Lee ,  Paul W Tsao ,  Da Yu ,  Michael Vosgueritchian ,  Francois R Jacob

IPC: G02F1/1333

Abstract: A transparent structure may have layers with curved cross-sectional profiles. The transparent structure may have inner and outer layers with curved portions formed by bending the layers. A display may be applied to one or more of the inner and outer layers. To reduce the strain applied to the display while being bent into a desired curvature, a carrier film may be used during bending operations. The carrier film may be modified with a patch or openings distribute the strain evenly across the display. Additionally or alternatively, a convex mold may be used to further decrease the strain on the display while being formed into the desired curvature.

公开(公告)号：US20250011981A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-09

申请号：US18757278

申请日：2024-06-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Didio V Gomes ,  Francois R Jacob ,  Kathryn P Crews ,  Benjamin J Grena ,  Tirshathah A Hunter ,  Maurice P May ,  Daniel A Podhajny ,  Andrew L Rosenberg

IPC: D03D13/00 ,  D03D15/41 ,  D03D15/47 ,  D03D15/533

Abstract: Interlacing equipment may be used to form fabric such as woven fabric. The woven fabric may include warp strands and weft strands. In a Leno weave, a warp strand may include one or more covering strands twisted around a core strand. The covering strands and/or the core strand may be conductive to form a conductive warp strand. An electrical component may be mounted to the conductive warp strand. A first electrical connection may couple the electrical component to the core strand and a second electrical connection may couple the electrical component to the covering strand. The two electrical connections may be isolated from one another. A warp strand may have a first region in which the core includes a conductive strand and a second region in which the conductive strand forms part of the covering or is located on an outer surface of the covering.

公开(公告)号：US20240417895A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-19

申请号：US18735935

申请日：2024-06-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Andrew L Rosenberg ,  Kathryn P Crews ,  Didio V Gomes ,  Weibing Gong ,  Benjamin J Grena ,  Francois R Jacob ,  Maurice P May ,  Daniel A Podhajny ,  Lia M Uesato

IPC: D03D1/00 ,  D03D13/00 ,  D03D25/00 ,  D04B21/20 ,  D04C3/00

Abstract: Interlacing equipment may be used to form fabric. A component detector may be used to feed strands such as a conductive strand to the interlacing equipment. One or more electrical components may be mounted to the conductive strand. The component detector may have a sensor configured to detect the presence of the electrical component as the conductive strand is fed to the interlacing equipment through the component detector. In response to detecting the component with the sensor, the interlacing equipment may automatically adjust interlacing operations in preparation for receiving the electrical component. For example, needles may be lowered in a knitting system, select warp strands may be raised and lowered in a weaving system, or a carrier may follow a modified path in a braiding system in response to detecting the electrical component. The fabric may have a different construction in regions where the electrical component is received.