公开(公告)号：US10566687B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-18

申请号：US15917083

申请日：2018-03-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Colin M. Ely ,  Christopher D. Prest ,  Lucy E. Browning ,  Stephen B. Lynch ,  Eric S. Laakmann ,  Paul L. Nangeroni

IPC: H01Q1/42 ,  C23C14/16 ,  C23C14/58 ,  C23C16/06 ,  C23C28/00 ,  H01Q1/24

Abstract: A housing for an electronic device, including an aluminum layer enclosing a volume that includes a radio-frequency (RF) antenna is provided. The housing includes a window aligned with the RF antenna; the window including a non-conductive material filling a cavity in the aluminum layer; and a thin aluminum oxide layer adjacent to the aluminum layer and to the non-conductive material; wherein the non-conductive material and the thin aluminum oxide layer form an RF-transparent path through the window. A housing for an electronic device including an integrated RF-antenna is also provided. A method of manufacturing a housing for an electronic device as described above is provided.

公开(公告)号：US20190278098A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-12

申请号：US16143812

申请日：2018-09-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher D. Prest ,  Marta M. Giachino ,  Matthew S. Rogers ,  Que Anh S. Nguyen

IPC: G02B27/34 ,  G06F3/03 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G01S5/16 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06T19/00

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with optical markers. A marker may be formed from a coating. The coating may be patterned to form a two-dimensional optical code or may be patterned to form an outline or other recognizable marker structure that helps provide information about an electronic device. A device with a sensor such as a depth sensor or other sensor may gather information on the electronic device and its markers. This information may include information on images captured with an image sensor while the electronic device is illuminated by one or more light beams from the depth sensor or other light sources. Markers may be configured to serve as mixed reality optical markers in a mixed reality system. Analysis of the mixed reality marker images or other sensor data may reveal information on device type, device location, device size, device orientation, and other information on a marked device.

公开(公告)号：US10343944B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-09

申请号：US15269838

申请日：2016-09-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher D. Jones ,  Dale N. Memering ,  Christopher D. Prest

IPC: C03B23/03 ,  C03B23/025 ,  C03B23/023 ,  C03B32/02

Abstract: A method of modifying a substrate formed of non-deformable material is disclosed. In some embodiments, techniques are disclosed for identifying a region of a planar substrate that is susceptible to stretching during a subsequent shaping operation. In some embodiments, techniques are disclosed for adding an amount of non-deformable material to the planar substrate at an identified location and in a single operation, acting on the substrate until the substrate has a shape corresponding to a uniform thickness and a three-dimensional curvature.

公开(公告)号：US10313775B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-04

申请号：US15948968

申请日：2018-04-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： M. Evans Hankey ,  Emery A. Sanford ,  Christopher D. Prest ,  Way Chet Lim

IPC: H04M1/02 ,  H04R1/10 ,  H04M1/05 ,  H04M1/60 ,  H04W52/02 ,  H01R13/62 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H05K1/14 ,  H05K1/18

Abstract: An in-ear hearing device having an ear interfacing portion integrally formed with an elongated stem portion, wherein the ear interfacing portion extends away from the elongated stem portion; a first acoustic port formed in the ear interfacing portion; a speaker disposed in the ear interfacing portion and aligned to emit sound from the acoustic port; a plurality of electrical contacts disposed at an end of the stem portion, the plurality of electrical contacts including first and second contacts; a second acoustic port formed at the end of the elongated stem portion between the first and second contacts; a microphone disposed in the stem portion; and a channel that fluidically couples the microphone to the second acoustic port.

公开(公告)号：US20190132665A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-02

申请号：US16212623

申请日：2018-12-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： M. Evans Hankey ,  Emery A. Sanford ,  Christopher D. Prest ,  Way Chet Lim

IPC: H04R1/10 ,  H04W52/02 ,  H01R13/62 ,  H04M1/05 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H04M1/60

Abstract: An apparatus for charging a portable wireless listening device including a housing having a socket to receive the portable wireless listening device; a battery; wireless circuitry that enables the apparatus to communicate wirelessly with a host device; power transmitting circuitry configured to provide power to the portable wireless listening device when the device is received in the socket to charge a battery within the portable wireless listening device; and a processor configured to configured to establish a wireless communication protocol between the portable wireless listening device and the host device.

公开(公告)号：US20190079230A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-14

申请号：US15900575

申请日：2018-02-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Que Anh S. Nguyen ,  Christopher D. Prest ,  Jody R. Akana ,  Marta M. Giachino ,  Matthew S. Rogers ,  Ove Lyngnes

IPC: G02B5/28 ,  G02B1/10

Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing surrounding an interior in which electrical components are mounted. A display may be mounted to housing structures in the device. The housing may have a rear wall. The display cover layer and rear wall of the housing may be formed from transparent glass layers. Coatings may be formed on inwardly facing surfaces of the transparent glass layers. A coating on a transparent glass layer may be formed from a thin-film interference filter having a stack of dielectric layers. The coating may include an ink layer on the thin-film interference filter.

公开(公告)号：US10087505B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-02

申请号：US14715326

申请日：2015-05-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher D. Prest ,  Matthew S. Scott ,  Stephen P. Zadesky ,  Dermot J. Stratton ,  Joseph C. Poole

IPC: B32B5/18 ,  C22C1/08 ,  B22D19/00 ,  B22D19/16 ,  B22D21/00 ,  B22D25/00 ,  B22D29/00 ,  B32B15/01 ,  C22C45/00 ,  C22C45/02 ,  C22C45/10 ,  C22C1/00 ,  C22C33/00

Abstract: Provided in one embodiment is a method of making use of foams as a processing aid or to improve the properties of bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy materials. Other embodiments include the bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy/foam composite materials made in accordance with the methods.

公开(公告)号：US20180167735A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-14

申请号：US15882797

申请日：2018-01-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Victor Luzzato ,  Joseph C. Poole ,  Christopher D. Prest

IPC: H04R7/20 ,  B29C45/00 ,  H04R7/12 ,  B29L31/38 ,  B29K507/04

CPC classification number: H04R7/20 ,  B29C45/0001 ,  B29C45/0013 ,  B29K2507/04 ,  B29L2031/38 ,  H04R7/12

Abstract: The disclosure relates to an audio device that includes a diaphragm having a graphene material, such as a graphene flake, that is incorporated into a base material. The audio device may form part of a speaker device, a microphone device, or a headphone device. The concentration of the graphene and/or a size of the graphene flakes may be varied throughout the diaphragm to define a stiff center portion and a flexible portion that surrounds the center portion.

公开(公告)号：US09961792B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-01

申请号：US14271340

申请日：2014-05-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher D. Prest ,  Claudio V. Di Leo

IPC: H05K1/18 ,  H05K7/02 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H01L23/31

CPC classification number: H05K7/02 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  H01L23/3107 ,  H01L2224/16225 ,  H01L2224/32225 ,  H01L2224/48091 ,  H01L2224/48227 ,  H01L2224/73204 ,  H01L2224/73265 ,  H01L2924/09701 ,  H01L2924/1305 ,  H01L2924/19041 ,  H01L2924/19107 ,  Y10T29/49146 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2924/00

Abstract: An electronic device such as a media player is formed from electrical components such as integrated circuits, buttons, and a battery. Electrical input-output port contacts are used to play audio and to convey digital signals. Electrical components for the device are mounted to a substrate. The components are encapsulated in an encapsulant and covered with an optional housing structure. The electrical input-output port contacts and portions of components such as buttons remain uncovered by encapsulant during the encapsulation process. Integrated circuits are entirely encapsulated with encapsulant. The integrated circuits are packaged or unpackaged integrated circuit die. The substrate is a printed circuit board or is an integrated circuit to which components are directly connected without any printed circuit boards interposed between the integrated circuit and the components.

公开(公告)号：US20170334770A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-23

申请号：US15600241

申请日：2017-05-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Victor Luzzato ,  Christopher D. Prest ,  Dale N. Memering ,  Matthew S. Rogers

IPC: C03C17/00 ,  C03C4/18 ,  C03C3/076 ,  C03C3/083 ,  C03C21/00

CPC classification number: C03C17/001 ,  C03C3/076 ,  C03C3/083 ,  C03C4/18 ,  C03C17/002 ,  C03C17/225 ,  C03C17/23 ,  C03C21/00 ,  C03C21/002 ,  C03C21/003 ,  C03C21/005 ,  C03C21/008 ,  C03C23/0025 ,  C03C2204/00 ,  C03C2217/213 ,  C03C2217/282 ,  C03C2218/34

Abstract: Asymmetrically strengthened glass articles, methods for producing the same, and use of the articles in portable electronic device is disclosed. Using a budgeted amount of compressive stress and tensile stress, asymmetric chemical strengthening is optimized for the utility of a glass article. In some aspects, the strengthened glass article can be designed for reduced damage, or damage propagation, when dropped.