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公开(公告)号：US09445491B2
公开(公告)日：2016-09-13
申请号：US14231372
申请日：2014-03-31
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Gregory N. Stephens , Matthew D. Hill , Scott A. Myers
CPC classification number: H05K1/0215 , H01R4/64 , H01R12/57 , H01R2201/06 , H05K2201/10265 , Y10T29/4913
Abstract: The described embodiments relate generally to use of an electrically conductive member, such as a grounding spring, used to electrically ground components on a printed circuit board as well as provide mechanical protection to the components. More particularly, a method and apparatus for attaching a grounding spring to multiple locations on the printed circuit board are disclosed. In one embodiment, the grounding spring can act as both a ground and a mechanical protection element for other surface mounted components disposed on the printed circuit board.
Abstract translation: 所描述的实施例大体上涉及用于电气接地印刷电路板上的部件的导电部件，例如接地弹簧，以及为部件提供机械保护。 更具体地，公开了一种用于将接地弹簧连接到印刷电路板上的多个位置的方法和装置。 在一个实施例中，接地弹簧可以用作布置在印刷电路板上的其它表面安装部件的接地和机械保护元件。
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公开(公告)号：US20130307818A1
公开(公告)日：2013-11-21
申请号：US13842920
申请日：2013-03-15
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: G06F3/044
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：US12009576B2
公开(公告)日：2024-06-11
申请号：US17068541
申请日：2020-10-12
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Arun R. Varma , David Hurrell , Eric N. Nyland , Ihtesham H. Chowdhury , Jennifer M. Edwards , Matthew D. Hill , Benjamin J. Kallman , Trent Canales , Daniel C. Wagman , Bilgehan Avser , Elisabeth Lang
Abstract: A mobile phone includes a housing structure, the housing structure defining a side surface of the mobile phone, a front cover coupled to the housing structure and defining a front surface of the mobile phone, a rear cover coupled to the housing structure and defining a rear surface of the mobile phone, a display positioned below the front cover, a first directional antenna defining a first radiation pattern extending through the front surface of the mobile phone, a second directional antenna defining a second radiation pattern extending through the rear surface of the mobile phone, and a third directional antenna defining a third radiation pattern extending through the side surface of the mobile phone.
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公开(公告)号：US20230239558A1
公开(公告)日：2023-07-27
申请号：US17903926
申请日：2022-09-06
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Matthew D. Hill , Michael W. Firka , Nicholas D. Rath , Douglas G. Fournier , Matthew P. Rao , Benjamin J. Pope , James A. Bertin , David A. Hurrell , Jonathan Gomez Garcia , Blake M. Coughenour , Angelo M. Alaimo , Jeremy D. Bataillou
CPC classification number: H04N5/2256 , H04M1/0264 , H04N5/247 , H04N5/2252 , H04N5/2254 , H04M2201/38
Abstract: A portable electronic device may include an enclosure including a front cover defining a front exterior surface of the portable electronic device and a rear cover defining a rear exterior surface of the portable electronic device. The portable electronic device may further include a rear-facing camera and a rear-facing flash including a light emitting component defining a plurality of illuminable regions. The light emitting component may be configured to illuminate a first subset of the plurality of illuminable regions to illuminate a first field of view and illuminate a second subset of the plurality of illuminable regions, the second subset different from the first subset, to illuminate a second field of view different from the first field of view.
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公开(公告)号：US20230224391A1
公开(公告)日：2023-07-13
申请号：US17903864
申请日：2022-09-06
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Matthew D. Hill , Rasamy Phouthavong , Jun Sik Ham , James A. Bertin , Benjamin J. Kallman , Sherry Cao
IPC: H04M1/02
CPC classification number: H04M1/0266 , H04M1/0264 , G06F3/0412 , H04M2250/22
Abstract: A portable electronic device may include an enclosure including a housing component and a front cover coupled to the housing component and defining a front exterior surface of the portable electronic device. The portable electronic device may also include a display positioned below the front cover, the display defining an active display region, a first hole surrounded by the active display region, and a second hole surrounded by the active display region. The portable electronic device may also include a first optical sensor positioned below the front cover and below the first hole, a second optical sensor positioned below the front cover and below the second hole, and a touch-sensing component configured to detect a first touch input applied to the front cover in the active display region of the display and a second touch input applied to the front cover over the first hole in the display.
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公开(公告)号：US20210344784A1
公开(公告)日：2021-11-04
申请号：US17378695
申请日：2021-07-17
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Matthew D. Hill , Derek C. Krass , Benjamin Shane Bustle , Lucy Elizabeth Browning , Michael Benjamin Wittenberg , James B. Smith , Ashutosh Y. Shukla , Scott A. Myers
IPC: H04M1/02
Abstract: An enclosure and a method for forming an enclosure are disclosed. The enclosure may be formed from metal, such as aluminum, and further include a non-metal portion allowing for transmission and receipt of electromagnetic waves. The non-metal portion may be interlocked to the enclosure and in particular, to a region within the enclosure including a first material having a relatively high strength and stiffness compared to the non-metal portion. Interlocking means may include forming dovetail cuts into the enclosure to receive the non-metal portion, a hole or cavity drilled into the enclosure which includes internal threads, and a rod inserted into the first material to provide a tension to the non-metal portion. Methods of assembling internal components using anodization are also disclosed.
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公开(公告)号：US20210167487A1
公开(公告)日：2021-06-03
申请号：US17068541
申请日：2020-10-12
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Arun R. Varma , David Hurrell , Eric N. Nyland , Ihtesham H. Chowdhury , Jennifer M. Edwards , Matthew D. Hill , Benjamin J. Kallman , Trent Canales , Daniel C. Wagman , Bilgehan Avser , Elisabeth Lang
Abstract: A mobile phone includes a housing structure, the housing structure defining a side surface of the mobile phone, a front cover coupled to the housing structure and defining a front surface of the mobile phone, a rear cover coupled to the housing structure and defining a rear surface of the mobile phone, a display positioned below the front cover, a first directional antenna defining a first radiation pattern extending through the front surface of the mobile phone, a second directional antenna defining a second radiation pattern extending through the rear surface of the mobile phone, and a third directional antenna defining a third radiation pattern extending through the side surface of the mobile phone.
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公开(公告)号：US10886619B2
公开(公告)日：2021-01-05
申请号：US16289433
申请日：2019-02-28
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Bilgehan Avser , Harish Rajagopalan , Simone Paulotto , Jennifer M. Edwards , Hao Xu , Rodney A. Gomez Angulo , Matthew D. Hill , Mattia Pascolini
Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a phased antenna array and a display cover layer. The phased antenna array may include a dielectric resonator antenna. The dielectric resonator antenna may include a dielectric resonating element embedded in a lower permittivity dielectric substrate. The substrate and the resonating element may be mounted to a flexible printed circuit. A slot may be formed in ground traces on the flexible printed circuit and aligned with the resonating element. The slot may excite resonant modes of the resonating element. The resonating element may convey corresponding radio-frequency signals through the cover layer. A dielectric matching layer may be interposed between the resonating element and the cover layer. If desired, the slot may radiate additional radio-frequency signals and the matching layer may have a tapered shape. Dielectric resonator antennas for covering different polarizations and frequencies may be interleaved across the array.
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公开(公告)号：US10547717B2
公开(公告)日：2020-01-28
申请号：US16241914
申请日：2019-01-07
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Matthew D. Hill , Derek C. Krass , Benjamin Shane Bustle , Lucy Elizabeth Browning , Michael Benjamin Wittenberg , James B. Smith , Ashutosh Y. Shukla , Scott A. Myers
Abstract: An enclosure and a method for forming an enclosure are disclosed. The enclosure may be formed from metal, such as aluminum, and further include a non-metal portion allowing for transmission and receipt of electromagnetic waves. The non-metal portion may be interlocked to the enclosure and in particular, to a region within the enclosure including a first material having a relatively high strength and stiffness compared to the non-metal portion. Interlocking means may include forming dovetail cuts into the enclosure to receive the non-metal portion, a hole or cavity drilled into the enclosure which includes internal threads, and a rod inserted into the first material to provide a tension to the non-metal portion. Methods of assembling internal components using anodization are also disclosed.
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公开(公告)号：US10327348B2
公开(公告)日：2019-06-18
申请号：US15581433
申请日：2017-04-28
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： James A. Wright , Guangtao Zhang , Raymund W. M. Kwok , Karl Ruben F. Larsson , Christopher S. Graham , Matthew D. Hill , Abhijeet Misra
Abstract: An enclosure is formed by coupling an outer cover to a back enclosure piece. The enclosure defines an interior volume for receiving components of an electronic device. The back enclosure piece is formed from a metal frame component and a non-metal outer cover. A metal layer overlaps the metal frame component and the outer cover within the interior volume. The metal layer has a thickness that provides support and shatter resistance to the non-metal outer cover. The metal layer can form an inductor of a wireless power transfer circuit.
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