公开(公告)号：US20250028365A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-23

申请号：US18762491

申请日：2024-07-02

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Wenyong Zhu ,  Sijun Niu ,  Wei Lv ,  Hao Chen ,  Ken Hsuan Liao ,  Tyler R Kakuda ,  Ying-Chih Wang

IPC: G06F1/16

Abstract: An electronic device may have a hinge that allows the device to be flexed about a bend axis. A display may span the bend axis. The device may have a stainless steel and/or carbon fiber reinforced polymer layer with slots. The slots may overlap the bend axis. The slots may have at least one property that varies in a non-linear manner as a function of position on the layer. The device may include an adhesive layer with a cutout that overlaps the slots. An interface that defines the cutout may have a plurality of recesses with varying depths. A flexible printed circuit may be attached to an edge of the display panel. The display cover layer may overlap a bonding region between the flexible printed circuit and the edge of the display panel. A UV-curable gap filler may be interposed between the flexible printed circuit and the display cover layer.

公开(公告)号：US11333924B1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-17

申请号：US17409473

申请日：2021-08-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Wei Lv ,  Pee Khiam So ,  Wenyong Zhu ,  Daming Xu ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Mookyung Son ,  Ryan A. Zimmerman ,  Ziruo Hong ,  Rong Liu ,  Jun Qi ,  Po Hsun Chen ,  Zhenbin Ge ,  Fei Yan ,  Wei He

IPC: G02F1/13357 ,  G02F1/1335

Abstract: A display may have a pixel array such as a liquid crystal pixel array. The pixel array may be illuminated with backlight illumination from a direct-lit backlight unit. The backlight unit may include an array of light-emitting diodes on a printed circuit board. The backlight unit may include first, second, and third light spreading layers formed over the array of light-emitting diodes. A color conversion layer may be formed over the first, second, and third light spreading layers. First and second brightness enhancement films may be formed over the color conversion layer.

公开(公告)号：US20200132916A1

公开(公告)日：2020-04-30

申请号：US16439419

申请日：2019-06-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Wenyong Zhu ,  Shan-Ting Hsu ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Daming Xu ,  Heesang Suh ,  Chenhua You ,  Mookyung Son

IPC: F21V8/00 ,  H05K1/11

Abstract: An electronic device may include display layers such as liquid crystal display layers and a backlight unit that provides illumination for the display layers. The backlight unit may include light-emitting diodes that emit light into the edge of a light guide film. To minimize the inactive area of the display, the light-emitting diodes may be tightly spaced to approximate a line light source instead of point light sources. Color and/or luminance compensation layers may be incorporated at various locations within the backlight structures to ensure that the backlight provided to the display layers is homogenous. A thin-film transistor layer of the display may be coupled to a printed circuit board by a flexible printed circuit. The flexible printed circuit may have additional solder mask layers to improve robustness, may include encapsulation, and may have traces with a varying pitch.

公开(公告)号：US20240278533A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-22

申请号：US18653598

申请日：2024-05-02

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Xiaowei Wu ,  Farzad Khademolhosseini ,  Digvijay Raorane ,  Chyi-Huey J Yeh ,  Yuxi Zhao ,  Terry C Lam ,  Bhadrinarayana Lalgudi Visweswaran ,  Supriya Goyal ,  Yasmin F Afsar ,  Paul S Drzaic ,  Wei Lv ,  Wenyong Zhu ,  Sijun Niu ,  Masoud Ghorbani Moghaddam

IPC: B32B7/025 ,  B32B3/26 ,  B32B5/02 ,  B32B7/023 ,  B32B7/12 ,  B32B9/00 ,  B32B9/04 ,  B32B27/08 ,  B32B27/36 ,  C09J7/25 ,  C09J9/00 ,  H01L25/075 ,  H10K59/80

CPC classification number: B32B7/025 ,  B32B3/263 ,  B32B5/028 ,  B32B7/023 ,  B32B7/12 ,  B32B9/005 ,  B32B9/047 ,  B32B27/08 ,  B32B27/36 ,  C09J7/255 ,  C09J9/00 ,  B32B2255/10 ,  B32B2260/021 ,  B32B2260/046 ,  B32B2307/204 ,  B32B2307/4026 ,  B32B2307/418 ,  B32B2307/7376 ,  B32B2457/20 ,  C09J2301/208 ,  C09J2301/21 ,  C09J2301/312 ,  C09J2467/006 ,  H01L25/0753 ,  H10K59/871

Abstract: In devices with flexible displays, multilayer adhesive stacks may be included. A multilayer adhesive may attach a flexible display panel to the display cover layer in an electronic device. Including multiple layers of adhesive in the adhesive stack (as opposed to a single layer) provides more degrees of freedom for the tuning and optimization of the properties of the adhesive stack. The multilayer adhesive stack therefore has better performance than if only a single layer of adhesive is used. The multilayer adhesive stack may include one or more layers of soft adhesive, hard adhesive, hard elastomer, hard polymer, and/or glass to optimize the mechanical and optical performance of the multilayer adhesive stack. Soft adhesive layers may be included to optimize lateral decoupling (e.g., during folding and unfolding) of the adhesive stack. Harder layers may be included to provide rigidity and prevent denting during impact events.

公开(公告)号：US20240036238A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-01

申请号：US18484302

申请日：2023-10-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yi Huang ,  Steven M. Scardato ,  ByoungSuk Kim ,  Jun Qi ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Wenyong Zhu

IPC: G02B5/00 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  B32B27/08 ,  B32B27/36 ,  H10K50/858 ,  H10K50/86

CPC classification number: G02B5/003 ,  G02F1/133512 ,  B32B27/08 ,  B32B27/36 ,  H10K50/858 ,  H10K50/865 ,  B32B2457/20 ,  G02B6/0005

Abstract: A privacy film may have a light-blocking layer that is interposed between first and second transparent substrates. The light-blocking layer may have a plurality of opaque portions and a plurality of transparent portions. The opaque portions may be shaped to ensure light from the display is directed only to the primary viewer of the display. Each opaque portion of the light-blocking layer may extend along a respective longitudinal axis between the first and second transparent substrates. Privacy films used to cover curved displays may have opaque portions that extend along longitudinal axes that have different angles relative to the transparent substrates. Opaque portions in the edge of the privacy film may have longitudinal axes that are at non-perpendicular angles with respect to the transparent substrates. A privacy film for a curved display may also include a light-redirecting layer such as a prism layer or a liquid crystal layer.

公开(公告)号：US20220291717A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-15

申请号：US17234306

申请日：2021-04-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Thomas O. Henry ,  Trevor M. Cardiff ,  Jason A. U. De Souza ,  Sayooj R. Pillai ,  Jason Bakhshi ,  Erik A. Uttermann ,  Wei Lv ,  Wenyong Zhu ,  Lee B. Hamstra ,  Daniel J. Hoff

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F1/18

Abstract: A portable electronic device can include a housing defining an aperture and a display positioned in the aperture. The portable electronic device can include a number of components that can provide desired functionalities and levels of performance. For example, the device can include one or more couplers that interconnect various portions of the housing together. Additionally or alternatively, the portable electronic device can include one or more millimeter-wave antennas. Additionally, or alternatively, the electronic device can include one or more grounding elements or layers that reliably and electrically ground the display to the housing.

公开(公告)号：US12085736B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-10

申请号：US18484302

申请日：2023-10-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yi Huang ,  Steven M. Scardato ,  ByoungSuk Kim ,  Jun Qi ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Wenyong Zhu

IPC: B32B3/02 ,  B32B27/08 ,  B32B27/36 ,  G02B5/00 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  H10K50/858 ,  H10K50/86 ,  F21V8/00 ,  G02B5/04 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  H10K59/40 ,  H10K59/50

CPC classification number: G02B5/003 ,  B32B27/08 ,  B32B27/36 ,  G02F1/133512 ,  H10K50/858 ,  H10K50/865 ,  B32B2255/10 ,  B32B2307/41 ,  B32B2307/412 ,  B32B2457/20 ,  G02B5/04 ,  G02B6/0005 ,  G02F1/13338 ,  G02F1/133524 ,  G02F1/133562 ,  H10K59/40 ,  H10K59/50

Abstract: A privacy film may have a light-blocking layer that is interposed between first and second transparent substrates. The light-blocking layer may have a plurality of opaque portions and a plurality of transparent portions. The opaque portions may be shaped to ensure light from the display is directed only to the primary viewer of the display. Each opaque portion of the light-blocking layer may extend along a respective longitudinal axis between the first and second transparent substrates. Privacy films used to cover curved displays may have opaque portions that extend along longitudinal axes that have different angles relative to the transparent substrates. Opaque portions in the edge of the privacy film may have longitudinal axes that are at non-perpendicular angles with respect to the transparent substrates. A privacy film for a curved display may also include a light-redirecting layer such as a prism layer or a liquid crystal layer.

公开(公告)号：US11907016B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-20

申请号：US17234306

申请日：2021-04-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Thomas O. Henry ,  Trevor M. Cardiff ,  Jason A. U. De Souza ,  Sayooj R. Pillai ,  Jason Bakhshi ,  Erik A. Uttermann ,  Wei Lv ,  Wenyong Zhu ,  Lee B. Hamstra ,  Daniel J. Hoff

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F1/18 ,  H05K5/02 ,  H05K5/03

CPC classification number: G06F1/1652 ,  G06F1/1637 ,  G06F1/1684 ,  G06F1/181 ,  G06F1/183 ,  H05K5/0217 ,  H05K5/0247 ,  H05K5/03

Abstract: A portable electronic device can include a housing defining an aperture and a display positioned in the aperture. The portable electronic device can include a number of components that can provide desired functionalities and levels of performance. For example, the device can include one or more couplers that interconnect various portions of the housing together. Additionally or alternatively, the portable electronic device can include one or more millimeter-wave antennas. Additionally, or alternatively, the electronic device can include one or more grounding elements or layers that reliably and electrically ground the display to the housing.

公开(公告)号：US11822103B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-21

申请号：US17211354

申请日：2021-03-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yi Huang ,  Steven M. Scardato ,  ByoungSuk Kim ,  Jun Qi ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Wenyong Zhu

IPC: B32B3/00 ,  G02B5/00 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  B32B27/08 ,  B32B27/36 ,  H10K50/858 ,  H10K50/86 ,  F21V8/00 ,  G02B5/04 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  H10K59/40 ,  H10K59/50

CPC classification number: G02B5/003 ,  B32B27/08 ,  B32B27/36 ,  G02F1/133512 ,  H10K50/858 ,  H10K50/865 ,  B32B2255/10 ,  B32B2307/41 ,  B32B2307/412 ,  B32B2457/20 ,  G02B5/04 ,  G02B6/0005 ,  G02F1/13338 ,  G02F1/133524 ,  G02F1/133562 ,  H10K59/40 ,  H10K59/50

Abstract: A privacy film may have a light-blocking layer that is interposed between first and second transparent substrates. The light-blocking layer may have a plurality of opaque portions and a plurality of transparent portions. The opaque portions may be shaped to ensure light from the display is directed only to the primary viewer of the display. Each opaque portion of the light-blocking layer may extend along a respective longitudinal axis between the first and second transparent substrates. Privacy films used to cover curved displays may have opaque portions that extend along longitudinal axes that have different angles relative to the transparent substrates. Opaque portions in the edge of the privacy film may have longitudinal axes that are at non-perpendicular angles with respect to the transparent substrates. A privacy film for a curved display may also include a light-redirecting layer such as a prism layer or a liquid crystal layer.

公开(公告)号：US11650484B1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-16

申请号：US16943835

申请日：2020-07-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Rong Liu ,  Benjamin M. Oztalay ,  Chenhua You ,  Corey S. Provencher ,  Florence W. Ow ,  Jeremy L. Britt ,  Joshua A. Spechler ,  Jun Qi ,  Ling Han ,  Shaofeng Liu ,  Sherry Cao ,  Tavys Q. Ashcroft ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Wenyong Zhu ,  Ziruo Hong ,  Janos C. Keresztes ,  Hung Sheng Lin

IPC: G03B17/18 ,  F21V3/06 ,  H04N5/232 ,  F21Y113/17 ,  F21Y115/10 ,  F21Y115/30 ,  F21W111/00

CPC classification number: G03B17/18 ,  F21V3/0625 ,  H04N5/23229 ,  F21W2111/00 ,  F21Y2113/17 ,  F21Y2115/10 ,  F21Y2115/30

Abstract: An electronic device may have a camera. The camera may capture still and moving images. A camera status indicator may be included in the electronic device. The camera status indicator may emit light to indicate when the camera is in use capturing video or other images. The camera status indicator may have multiple light-emitting devices such as light-emitting diodes or lasers. The light-emitting devices may have different colors. Clear encapsulant may cover the light-emitting devices. A white polymer wall or other light recycling structure may run along an outer peripheral edge of the encapsulant. A light diffusing coating layer may coat an outer surface of the clear encapsulant. Light reflections from the status indicator may be reduced in captured images.