公开(公告)号：US11754779B1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-12

申请号：US17376460

申请日：2021-07-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ying-Da Wang ,  Chih-Yao Chang ,  Chun-Chih Chang ,  Nathan K. Gupta ,  Wei Lin ,  Xiani Li

IPC: G02B6/06

CPC classification number: G02B6/06

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display, a display cover layer, and an image transport layer formed from a coherent fiber bundle. The coherent fiber bundle may have an input surface that receives an image from the display and a corresponding output surface to which the image is provide through the coherent fiber bundle. The coherent fiber bundle may be placed between the display and the display cover layer and mounted to a housing. The coherent fiber bundle may have fiber cores with bends that help conceal the housing from view and make the display appear borderless. A central portion of the coherent fiber bundle may be formed from different materials and/or structures than a surrounding border portion of the layer.

公开(公告)号：US20230382085A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-30

申请号：US18447209

申请日：2023-08-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Zachary M Beiley ,  Brent J Bollman ,  Derrick T Carpenter ,  Benjamin P Cherniawski ,  Boyi Fu ,  Nathan K Gupta ,  Wei Lin ,  Graham C Nelson ,  Isik I Nugay Ozel ,  Zhipeng Pan ,  Alexander D Schlaupitz ,  Kristina M Serratto ,  Ying-Da Wang ,  Da Yu ,  Tyler A Marshall

IPC: B32B17/10

CPC classification number: B32B17/10302 ,  B32B2307/51 ,  B32B2315/02 ,  B32B2383/00 ,  B32B2333/08

Abstract: An electronic device may have optical components that each have first and second transparent layers such as first and second glass layers. The glass layers may have outer surfaces that face away from each other and inner surfaces that face towards each other. A polymer layer is formed between the inner surfaces of the glass layers. Along the periphery of each optical component, a hermetic seal is formed to protect the polymer material of the polymer layer. The seal may have a moisture barrier layer that is attached to the first and second glass layers. The moisture barrier layer may be supported by an elastomeric buffer member. The moisture barrier layer may be formed from metal film or a polymer layer or other substrate that is coated with a moisture-impermeable coating. The moisture-impermeable coating may be formed from one or more thin-film metal layers and/or one more thin-film dielectric layers.

公开(公告)号：US11340725B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-24

申请号：US17027296

申请日：2020-09-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Andrew Deng ,  Travis N. Owens ,  Shubhaditya Majumdar ,  Wei Lin ,  Ying-Da Wang ,  Timothy D. Koch ,  Nathan K. Gupta

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F1/16

Abstract: A force input sensor includes a load cell to adapt a compressive force applied to the force input sensor into a strain experienced by a strain sensor in the load cell. In particular, the load cell includes two compression plates separated from one another by a gap so as to define a volume between them. A flexible substrate (a “diaphragm”)—includes a strain sensor and is disposed and supported within the volume. One of the two compression plates includes a feature (a “loading feature”) that extends toward a central region of the flexible substrate. As a result of this construction, when the compression plates receive a compressive force, the loading feature induces a bending moment in the flexible substrate, thereby straining the strain sensor.