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公开(公告)号：US20170351902A1
公开(公告)日：2017-12-07
申请号：US15684203
申请日：2017-08-23
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Benjamin J. Pope , Shawn Arnold , Barry J. Corlett , Terry L. Gilton , Syed Husaini , Steven Webster , Scott A. Myers , Matthew D. Hill , Benjamin B. Lyon
CPC classification number: G06K9/00087 , G06F3/044 , G06K9/0002 , G06K9/0004 , G06K9/00053 , G06K9/00073
Abstract: An apparatus comprises a fingerprint sensor having a set of capacitive elements configured for capacitively coupling to a user fingerprint. The fingerprint sensor may be disposed under a control button or display element of an electronic device, for example one or more of a control button and a display component. A responsive element is responsive to proximity of the user fingerprint, for example one or both of a first circuit responsive to motion of the control button, and a second circuit responsive to a coupling between the fingerprint and a surface of the display element. The fingerprint sensor is disposed closer to the fingerprint than the responsive element. The control button or display component may include an anisotropic dielectric material, for example sapphire.
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公开(公告)号：US09829926B2
公开(公告)日：2017-11-28
申请号：US14566222
申请日：2014-12-10
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Scott A. Myers , Mattia Pascolini , Richard Hung Minh Dinh , Trent Weber , Robert Schlub , Josh Nickel , Robert Hill , Nanbo Jin , Tang Yew Tan
CPC classification number: G06F1/1656 , G06F1/1626 , G06F1/1658 , G06F1/1684 , G06F1/1698 , H01Q1/2258 , H01Q1/241 , H04M1/0249 , H04M1/026 , H04M1/0274 , H05K5/02 , H05K5/0208 , H05K5/03 , Y10T29/49002 , Y10T29/49169
Abstract: An electronic device may include a ring-shaped housing member defining an interior volume. The ring-shaped housing member may be configured to receive electronic device components. The ring-shaped housing member may include a first element comprising an angled region, and a second element comprising an angled region. A first intermediate element may be placed between the first and second elements, where the intermediate element is secured to internal surfaces of each of the first and second elements such that the first and second elements do not overlap. The first intermediate element may fasten the first and second elements to one another, and electrically isolate the first and second elements from one another.
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公开(公告)号：US09779894B2
公开(公告)日：2017-10-03
申请号：US14553985
申请日：2014-11-25
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Sawyer I. Cohen , Tyler B. Cater , Marwan Rammah , Yaocheng Zhang , Edward S. Huo , Dhaval N. Shah , Scott A. Myers , Vivek Katiyar
IPC: H01H3/12 , H01H13/14 , H01H13/705 , H01H13/52
CPC classification number: H01H13/705 , H01H13/52 , H01H2221/062 , H01H2221/064 , H01H2221/08
Abstract: Systems and methods for forming button assemblies for electronic devices are disclosed. According to some embodiments, the button assemblies include one or more sound improvement features to improve the sound that the button assemblies make when pressed by users of the electronic devices. According to some embodiments, the button assemblies include shims that provide proper alignment of the various components of the button assemblies and to accommodate any tolerance stack up of the various components of the button assemblies. The shims can include alignment features to prevent the shims from shifting within the button assemblies. According to some embodiments, thicknesses of the shims are customized to accommodate varying tolerance stack ups of the components of the button assemblies. In some embodiments, the button assemblies include a combination of sound improvement features and shims.
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公开(公告)号：US09777397B2
公开(公告)日：2017-10-03
申请号：US13631602
申请日：2012-09-28
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Dale N. Memering , Scott A. Myers
CPC classification number: C30B15/34 , C30B15/002 , C30B15/005 , C30B15/30 , C30B29/20 , C30B33/06 , Y10T117/1004 , Y10T117/1032 , Y10T117/106 , Y10T225/12
Abstract: Systems and methods for continuous sapphire growth are disclosed. One embodiment may take the form of a method including feeding a base material into a crucible located within a growth chamber, heating the crucible to melt the base material and initiating crystalline growth in the melted base material to create a crystal structure. Additionally, the method includes pulling the crystal structure away from crucible and feeding the crystal structure out of the growth chamber.
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公开(公告)号：US20170117336A1
公开(公告)日：2017-04-27
申请号：US15402009
申请日：2017-01-09
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Benjamin M. Rappoport , Jeremy C. Franklin , Fletcher R. Rothkopf , Scott A. Myers , Richard P. Howarth , Julian Hoenig , Christopher J. Stringer , John P. Ternus , Stephen Brian Lynch
CPC classification number: H01L27/3227 , G02B5/208 , G02B27/01 , G02B2027/0138 , G02B2027/014 , G06F1/1626 , G06F1/1637 , G06F1/1641 , G06F1/1686 , G06F1/1688 , G06F1/169 , G06F1/1698 , G06F3/011 , G06F3/042 , G06F3/044 , G06F2203/04101 , G06F2203/04108 , G09G3/3208 , G09G2320/0626 , G09G2360/144 , H01L27/323 , H01L51/0097 , H04R1/028 , H04R2499/15
Abstract: An electronic device may have a display. The display may have an active region in which display pixels are used to display images. The display may have one or more openings and may be mounted in a housing associated with the electronic device. An electronic component may be mounted in alignment with the openings in the display. The electronic component may include a camera, a light sensor, a light-based proximity sensor, status indicator lights, a light-based touch sensor array, a secondary display that has display pixels that may be viewed through the openings, antenna structures, a speaker, a microphone, or other acoustic, electromagnetic, or light-based component. One or more openings in the display may form a window through which a user of the device may view an external object. Display pixels in the window region may be used in forming a heads-up display.
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公开(公告)号：US20170109565A1
公开(公告)日：2017-04-20
申请号：US15393610
申请日：2016-12-29
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Benjamin J. Pope , Shawn Arnold , Barry J. Corlett , Terry L. Gilton , Syed Husaini , Steven Webster , Scott A. Myers , Matthew D. Hill , Benjamin B. Lyon
IPC: G06K9/00
CPC classification number: G06K9/00087 , G06F3/044 , G06K9/0002 , G06K9/0004 , G06K9/00053 , G06K9/00073
Abstract: An apparatus comprises a fingerprint sensor having a set of capacitive elements configured for capacitively coupling to a user fingerprint. The fingerprint sensor may be disposed under a control button or display element of an electronic device, for example one or more of a control button and a display component. A responsive element is responsive to proximity of the user fingerprint, for example one or both of a first circuit responsive to motion of the control button, and a second circuit responsive to a coupling between the fingerprint and a surface of the display element. The fingerprint sensor is disposed closer to the fingerprint than the responsive element. The control button or display component may include an anisotropic dielectric material, for example sapphire.
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公开(公告)号：US09608685B2
公开(公告)日：2017-03-28
申请号：US14842728
申请日：2015-09-01
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Ashutosh Y. Shukla , Sawyer I. Cohen , Scott A. Myers , David A. Pakula
IPC: H04M1/00 , H04B1/3888 , H04M1/02
CPC classification number: H04B1/3888 , G06F1/16 , H04M1/026 , H04M1/0266 , H04M1/18
Abstract: An electronic device that includes a deformable feature designed to seal two or more parts of the electronic device is disclosed. The deformable feature may be designed to deform, in response to a force applied to the deformable feature, with little or no compression. The deformable feature may include a cavity or relief volume extending along the deformable feature to define a space or void in the deformable feature. In response to a force, the deformable feature may deform such that a material (or materials) defining the deformable feature occupies or extends into the space or void, or in a location previously occupied by the space or void. The deformable feature may provide a protective seal between two or more parts that prevents ingress of contaminants, such as a liquid.
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公开(公告)号：US20170082433A1
公开(公告)日：2017-03-23
申请号：US14857540
申请日：2015-09-17
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Edward S. Huo , Scott A. Myers , Martin J. Auclair , William C. Lukens , Tyler S. Bushnell
CPC classification number: G01C5/06 , A61B5/6802 , A61B5/681 , A61B2562/0261 , G01L1/00 , G01L1/26 , G01L23/10 , G04G21/02 , G04G21/08 , G06F1/163 , G06F1/1684 , G06F3/0362
Abstract: An electronic device includes at least a housing having a force transmissive surface capable of receiving a force, a force sensor configured to sense the force received from the force transmissive surface in accordance with a force path and respond by outputting a signal that indicates a magnitude of the force at a first sensitivity level when the magnitude of the force is less than a threshold level, otherwise, the signal indicates the magnitude of the force in accordance with a second sensitivity level. The electronic device includes a processor in communication with the force sensor that uses the signal to alter an operation of the electronic device. In one embodiment, the electronic device is wearable.
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公开(公告)号：US20170031398A1
公开(公告)日：2017-02-02
申请号：US14815278
申请日：2015-07-31
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Scott A. Myers , Ihtesham H. Chowdhury , Richard Hung Minh Dinh , Benjamin J. Pope , Matthew D. Hill , Dhaval N. Shah , Martin J. Auclair
CPC classification number: G06F1/206 , G06F1/1628 , G06F1/1656 , G06F1/182 , G06F2200/1633 , G06F2200/1634 , H04M1/026 , H04M1/72563
Abstract: An electronic device is configured to detect the presence or absence of a case that is positioned over at least one surface of the electronic device. When a case is present, the electronic device is configured to determine one or more characteristics of the case and adjust one or more operations of the electronic device based on at least one characteristic of the case.
Abstract translation: 电子设备被配置为检测位于电子设备的至少一个表面上的壳体的存在或不存在。 当存在壳体时，电子设备被配置为基于壳体的至少一个特征来确定壳体的一个或多个特性并且调整电子设备的一个或多个操作。
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公开(公告)号：USD768637S1
公开(公告)日：2016-10-11
申请号：US29501655
申请日：2014-09-05
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Designer： Jody Akana , Bartley K. Andre , Shota Aoyagi , Anthony Michael Ashcroft , Jeremy Bataillou , Daniel J. Coster , Daniele De Iuliis , M. Evans Hankey , Matthew David Hill , Julian Hoenig , Richard P. Howarth , Jonathan P. Ive , Duncan Robert Kerr , Scott A. Myers , David A. Pakula , Matthew Dean Rohrbach , Peter Russell-Clarke , Benjamin Andrew Shaffer , Mikael Silvanto , Christopher J. Stringer , Eugene Antony Whang , Michael Benjamin Wittenberg , Rico Zörkendörfer
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