Sensing Health Parameters in Wearable Devices

    公开(公告)号:US20230064273A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-02

    申请号:US17899455

    申请日:2022-08-30

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure are directed to a wearable device having a housing, a display, and a sensor system. The display is at least partially surrounded by the housing. The sensor system is housed at least partially in the housing. The sensor system includes a first sensor, a second sensor, and a controller. The first sensor is configured to contact a body part of a user and generate a first signal. The second sensor is configured to sense a mechanical wave in an ambient environment of the wearable device and generate a second signal. The controller is configured to generate a resultant signal by removing noise from the first signal using the second signal, and determine a health parameter of the user from the resultant signal.

    Systems and methods for determining axial orientation and location of a user's wrist

    公开(公告)号:US10478099B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-19

    申请号:US15705644

    申请日:2017-09-15

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: This relates to systems and methods for determining the axial orientation and location of the user's wrist using one or more sensors located on the strap, the device underbody, or both. For example, the strap can include a plurality of elastic sections and a plurality of rigid sections. Each elastic section can include one or more flex sensors. In some examples, on or more electromyography (EMG) sensors can be included to measure the user's electrical signals, and the user's muscle activity can be determined. In some examples, a plurality of strain gauges can be included to generate one or more signals indicative of any changes in shape, size, and/or physical properties of the user's wrist. In some examples, the device can include a plurality of capacitance sensors for increased granularity and/or sensitivity in measuring the amount of tension exerted by the user's wrist.

    Systems and methods for determining axial orientation and location of a user's wrist

    公开(公告)号:US11045117B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-29

    申请号:US16124055

    申请日:2018-09-06

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: The provided disclosure relates to systems and methods for determining the axial orientation and location of a user's wrist using one or more sensors located on the strap, the device underbody, or both. For example, the strap can include a plurality of elastic sections and a plurality of rigid sections. Each elastic section can include one or more flex sensors. In some examples, one or more electromyography (EMG) sensors can be included to measure the user's electrical signals, and the user's muscle activity can be determined. In some examples, a plurality of strain gauges can be included to generate one or more signals indicative of any changes in shape, size, and/or physical properties of the user's wrist. In some examples, the device can include a plurality of capacitance sensors for increased granularity and/or sensitivity in measuring the amount of tension exerted by the user's wrist.

    Circuit assembly for an electronic device

    公开(公告)号:US10149396B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-04

    申请号:US15267067

    申请日:2016-09-15

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Embodiments relate to systems and methods for forming a circuit assembly for an electronic device. The circuit assembly may include a substrate and a group of surface-mounted electronic components disposed on a surface of the substrate. An electrical connector may be disposed on the surface and may be configured to receive an electrical connection from a separate electrical component or assembly. A molded layer may be formed over at least a portion of the surface fully encapsulating the group of surface-mounted electronic components and partially encapsulating the electrical connector.

    Electronic devices with housing-based interconnects and coupling structures
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    Electronic devices with housing-based interconnects and coupling structures 有权
    具有外壳互连和耦合结构的电子设备

    公开(公告)号:US09454177B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-27

    申请号:US14181518

    申请日:2014-02-14

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: G06F1/16 G06F1/182

    Abstract: An electronic device has an electronic device housing containing electrical components such as integrated circuits and other components. The electronic device housing may be provided with an interconnect stack that has layers of dielectric and metal traces forming signal paths. Electrical components may be mounted on printed circuits. Coupling structures such as screws or other fasteners, washers, standoffs, nuts, springs, and spring-loaded pins may be used in forming signal paths that couple the signal paths of the interconnect stack to components such as buttons, batteries, printed circuits with integrated circuits, displays, and other circuitry.

    Abstract translation: 电子设备具有包含集成电路和其它组件等电气部件的电子设备外壳。 电子设备外壳可以设置有互连堆叠,其具有形成信号路径的电介质层和金属迹线层。 电气部件可以安装在印刷电路上。 耦合结构例如螺钉或其他紧固件,垫圈,支座,螺母,弹簧和弹簧加载销可以用于形成将互连堆叠的信号路径耦合到诸如按钮,电池,具有集成的印刷电路的组件的组件的信号路径 电路,显示器和其他电路。

    Blood Pressure Measurement Using Device with Piezoelectric Sensor

    公开(公告)号:US20220054020A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-24

    申请号:US16998902

    申请日:2020-08-20

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A blood pressure measurement device may include one or more piezoelectric sensors (e.g., differential piezoelectric sensors) for detecting blood flow through a limb of a user as part of determining blood pressure measurements. The piezoelectric sensor(s) may additionally or alternatively be used to determine one or more biological parameters of users (e.g., a ballistocardiogram, a heart rate, a heart rate variability, and a pulse wave velocity). The blood pressure measurement device may additionally or alternatively include a capacitive sensor for determining a pressure applied to the limb of the user by the blood pressure measurement device and/or operational states of the blood pressure measurement devices (off-arm, on-arm, inflating, deflating, tightness, and the like).

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