公开(公告)号：US20240035892A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-01

申请号：US18347126

申请日：2023-07-05

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Javier Mendez ,  Darshan R. Kasar ,  Grant H. Mulliken ,  Samuel G. Smith

IPC分类号： G01J5/00

CPC分类号： G01J5/0025

摘要： An apparatus includes a display, a facial interface, interface material positioned on the facial interface, the interface material including a first surface that abuts the facial interface and a second opposing the first surface, and a sensor positioned on the facial interface or within the interface material, the sensor being oriented towards the second surface, and at least a portion of the interface material being sensorally transparent and positioned between the sensors and the second surface.

公开(公告)号：US10056205B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-21

申请号：US15449663

申请日：2017-03-03

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Siddhartha Hegde ,  Benjamin A. Cousins ,  Benjamin A. Shaffer ,  Samuel G. Smith ,  Melody Kuna

IPC分类号： G06F1/16 ,  H01H13/83 ,  G06F3/02

CPC分类号： H01H13/83 ,  B29C45/14221 ,  B29C45/14336 ,  B29C45/14786 ,  B29C59/02 ,  G06F1/1656 ,  G06F1/1662 ,  G06F1/1675 ,  G06F1/181 ,  G06F1/182 ,  G06F3/0202 ,  H04M1/0202 ,  H04M1/23

摘要： An electronic device such as a cover for a portable device or other electronic equipment may have circuitry mounted in a housing. The housing may be formed from layers of material such as fabric and polymer layers. The fabric may be formed from woven polymer yarn. The fabric may be treated with chemicals to improve stain resistance and wear resistance, may be provided with a polymer backing layer, and may receive molded plastic structures. Patterned areas may be woven into the fabric, may be formed by placing coatings on selected portions of the fabric, or may be formed by embroidering or otherwise locally processing the fabric. The patterned areas may form labels for keyboard keys, logos, key trim patterns, and other features for an electronic device. Patterned areas may have locally enhanced light transmission characteristics and may be backlit.

公开(公告)号：US20150049426A1

公开(公告)日：2015-02-19

申请号：US13966213

申请日：2013-08-13

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Samuel G. Smith ,  Taylor Harrison Gilbert

IPC分类号： A45C11/00 ,  H01F7/02 ,  G06F1/16

CPC分类号： H04B1/3888 ,  A45C11/00 ,  A45C2011/003 ,  A45C2200/15 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1628 ,  G06F1/1681 ,  H01F7/0252

摘要： A cover is described that is magnetically attached to a tablet device. The cover includes at least as flap. In the described embodiment, the flap includes a plurality of segments. The cover includes a number of magnets formed into a number of magnetic arrangements that provide a number of useful features associated with the cover and the tablet device.

摘要翻译： 描述了磁性地连接到平板电脑设备的盖子。 该盖至少包括作为襟翼。 在所描述的实施例中，翼片包括多个段。 该盖包括形成多个磁性装置的多个磁体，这些磁性装置提供与盖和平板装置相关联的许多有用特征。

公开(公告)号：US20240213724A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-27

申请号：US18596496

申请日：2024-03-05

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Joshua A. Mendoza ,  Daniel C. Wagman ,  Ibuki Kamei ,  Muhammad F. Hossain ,  Samuel G. Smith ,  Christopher S. Graham

IPC分类号： H01R13/73 ,  H01R12/72 ,  H01R13/405 ,  H01R13/70

CPC分类号： H01R13/73 ,  H01R12/72 ,  H01R13/405 ,  H01R13/70

摘要： An electronic device can include an enclosure and a receptacle connector coupled to the enclosure. The receptacle connector can include a housing defining an aperture and an internal volume. In some examples, the housing is configured to receive a plug connector of a support within the internal volume. The receptacle connector can include one or more electrical contacts at least partially disposed within the internal volume and contacting one or more correlating electrical contacts on the plug connector. In some examples, the plug connector and the receptacle connector can define respective convex surfaces and respective concave surfaces such that a cross-sectional shape of the plug connector and/or the receptacle connector has a curved longitudinal axis.

公开(公告)号：US20240210710A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-27

申请号：US18597864

申请日：2024-03-06

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Andrew Gallaher ,  Aiden D. Mossop ,  Samuel G. Smith

IPC分类号： G02B27/01

CPC分类号： G02B27/0176

摘要： An electronic device can include a band that having a bifurcated rear portion. The bifurcated rear portion can include an upper elongate structure and a lower elongate structure that extend between bifurcation points of the band. In one example, each of the upper and lower elongate structures includes an outer tube, one or more inner tubes at least partially disposed within the outer tubes, and a biasing member, such as an elastic cord, disposed within both the upper and lower elongate portions. The inner tubes can be anchored to another portion of the electronic device such that the outer tubes, which slidably engage respective inner tubes, can be moved or pulled backward from the inner tubes and the display portion to adjust the size of the band. The elastic biasing member disposed within the upper and lower elongate members, including the outer tubes and the inner tubes, is configured to resist the backward movement and provide a tension force against the user's head when the user dons the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US20220240016A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-28

申请号：US17680102

申请日：2022-02-24

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Andrea L. Blakemore ,  Amit S. Barve ,  Donald L. Olmstead ,  Joshua A. Hoover ,  Samuel G. Smith ,  Seulbi Kim

IPC分类号： H04R5/033 ,  H04W4/38 ,  A61F9/04 ,  A61B5/24

摘要： A wearable electronic device may be formed from a layer of fabric having opposing first and second ends. The ends may have first and second respective ear openings that receive a user's ears and may have speakers for playing audio. A soft central portion of the fabric between the ends may overlap the user's eyes. The wearable electronic device may have control circuitry that receives power from a power source. Sensors may be used to gather sensor information such as biometric sensor information. The sensors, control circuitry, and power source may be mounted in a stiff edge portion of the fabric. The stiff edge portion of the fabric may have an elongated strip shape and may extend along an upper edge of the central and the electronic device. Stiffener structures sandwiched between inner and outer layers of the fabric may be used to support speakers.

公开(公告)号：US20180168027A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-14

申请号：US15882836

申请日：2018-01-29

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Benjamin A. Cousins ,  Kurt R. Stiehl ,  Samuel G. Smith ,  Kirk M. Mayer ,  Siddhartha Hegde ,  Melody Kuna

IPC分类号： H05K1/02 ,  H05K1/11 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H05K1/09 ,  H05K1/03 ,  A45C13/00 ,  H05K3/10 ,  A45C11/00 ,  H04M1/18 ,  H04M1/23

CPC分类号： H05K1/028 ,  A45C13/005 ,  A45C2011/003 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1656 ,  G06F1/1662 ,  G06F1/1683 ,  H04M1/185 ,  H04M1/23 ,  H05K1/0296 ,  H05K1/038 ,  H05K1/0393 ,  H05K1/09 ,  H05K1/111 ,  H05K1/189 ,  H05K3/06 ,  H05K3/10 ,  H05K3/108 ,  H05K2201/05

摘要： An electronic device such as a cover for a portable device may be provided with a body having hinge portions. The hinge portions may allow the body to bend about one or more bend axes. The cover may have electrical components such as a keyboard. A keyboard may be mounted at one end of the cover and a connector may be mounted at an opposing end of the cover. A flexible fabric signal path structure may be formed from metal traces on a flexible fabric substrate. At one end of the cover, the flexible fabric signal path structure may be coupled to a printed circuit in the keyboard using conductive adhesive. At the opposing end of the cover, the metal traces on the flexible fabric substrate may be coupled to the connector.

公开(公告)号：US20170352459A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-07

申请号：US15174833

申请日：2016-06-06

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Timothy W. Scales ,  Hao Zhu ,  Samuel G. Smith

IPC分类号： H01F7/02 ,  H01F41/02

CPC分类号： H01F7/021 ,  H01F13/003 ,  H01F41/0253

摘要： An oblique angle polarized magnet includes a rectangular magnetized permanent magnet having a grain direction, an attraction surface, and a magnetic primary field line that is orthogonal to the grain direction but non-orthogonal to the attraction surface. The oblique angle polarized magnet may be used in a magnetically positioned apparatus, such as a tablet computing device cover operable as a stand for the tablet computing device. The magnetically positioned apparatus may be configured to assume a position where first and second magnets are oriented in a non-parallel orientation such that the first and second surfaces of the magnets oriented at an acute angle with respect to each other. The magnets may facilitate the position.

公开(公告)号：US20150076185A1

公开(公告)日：2015-03-19

申请号：US14497199

申请日：2014-09-25

申请人： APPLE INC.

发明人： Jared A. Sartee ,  Samuel G. Smith ,  Santhana K. Balaji ,  Florence W. Ow

IPC分类号： A45C11/00

CPC分类号： H04B1/3888 ,  A45C11/00 ,  A45C2011/003 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F1/1637 ,  G06F1/1675 ,  G06F1/1677 ,  G06F1/3265 ,  H01F7/02 ,  H01F7/0252 ,  H01F41/00 ,  H04M1/0206 ,  H04M1/0266 ,  H05K5/02 ,  Y02D10/153 ,  Y10T24/32 ,  Y10T29/49826

摘要： A cover is described that is magnetically attached to a tablet device. The cover includes at least as flap. In the described embodiment, the flap includes a plurality of segments where the first segment includes a first plurality of edge attach magnets arrayed along a first edge of the flap and where a second segment includes a second plurality of edge attach magnets arrayed along a second edge of the flap opposite the first edge.

摘要翻译： 描述了磁性地连接到平板电脑设备的盖子。 该盖至少包括作为襟翼。 在所描述的实施例中，翼片包括多个段，其中第一段包括沿着翼片的第一边缘排列的第一多个边缘附接磁体，并且其中第二段包括沿着第二边缘排列的第二多个边缘附着磁体 的翼片与第一边缘相对。

公开(公告)号：US20140253284A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-11

申请号：US13794393

申请日：2013-03-11

申请人： APPLE INC.

发明人： Carl R. Peterson ,  Justin R. Wodrich ,  Kevin D. Gibbs ,  Samuel G. Smith

IPC分类号： G05B13/00

CPC分类号： H04B1/3888 ,  F16F15/067 ,  F16F2230/0023 ,  G01L5/0066 ,  G01P3/486 ,  G01P3/488 ,  H04M1/185 ,  H04M2250/12

摘要： An electronic device comprises a housing, a motion sensor configured to sense motion of the housing, and a processor configured to determine an impact geometry based on the motion. A countermeasure system comprises an actuator coupled to an actuated member. The actuated member is operable by the actuator to modify the impact geometry, so that impact energy is redirected away from an impact sensitive component of the electronic device to an energy absorbing component of the electronic device.

摘要翻译： 电子设备包括壳体，被配置为感测壳体的运动的运动传感器，以及配置成基于运动来确定冲击几何形状的处理器。 对策系统包括联接到致动构件的致动器。 致动构件可由致动器操作以改变冲击几何形状，使得冲击能量被重定向远离电子装置的冲击敏感部件到电子装置的能量吸收部件。