公开(公告)号：US11137799B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-05

申请号：US16503168

申请日：2019-07-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Scott A. Myers

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/041 ,  H04M1/02 ,  H05K7/06 ,  H05K13/00 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0487 ,  G06F3/14

Abstract: A consumer electronic product includes at least a transparent housing and a flexible display assembly enclosed within the transparent housing. In the described embodiment, the flexible display assembly is configured to present visual content at any portion of the transparent housing.

公开(公告)号：US11070655B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-20

申请号：US16740668

申请日：2020-01-13

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: H04B1/38 ,  H04M1/02 ,  H04M1/23

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.

公开(公告)号：US20210096417A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-01

申请号：US17119878

申请日：2020-12-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Michael W. Firka ,  Ashley E. Fletcher ,  Benjamin J. Pope ,  Lee E. Hooton ,  Scott A. Myers ,  Benjamin Shane Bustle ,  Garam Young ,  Blake M. Coughenour

IPC: G02F1/137 ,  G02F1/133 ,  G02B26/00

Abstract: An electronic device has an electrically adjustable shutter. The shutter may be placed in a transparent state or a nontransparent state. The shutter may overlap a portion of a display, may overlap a liquid contact indictor or a structure with text in a device, or may overlap an optical component such as an optical proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, visible light-emitting diode or laser, infrared light-emitting diode or laser, visible light image sensor, or infrared light image sensor. Control circuitry in the electronic device may place the shutter in an opaque state to hide an overlapped component from view or may place the shutter in a transparent state to allow the overlapped component to transmit or receive light. The adjustable shutter may exhibit changes in its transmission spectrum in different modes of operation and may be used as a camera filter or neutral density filter.

公开(公告)号：US10943529B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-09

申请号：US15840725

申请日：2017-12-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Scott A. Myers ,  Richard H. Koch

IPC: G09G3/3208 ,  H05K7/20 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H05K5/02 ,  H01L51/52 ,  H01L27/32 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G09G5/10 ,  G09G5/14 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  F24C15/02 ,  E05B65/00

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. To facilitate bending about the bend axis without damage when the display is cold, a portion of the display that overlaps the bend axis may be selectively heated. The portion of the display that overlaps the bend axis may be self-heated by illuminating pixels in the portion of the display that overlap the bend axis or may be heated using a heating element or other heating structure that provides heat to the portion of the display overlapping the bend axis. Control circuitry may engage a latching mechanism that prevents opening and closing of the electronic device when the temperature of the portion of the display that overlaps the bend axis is below a predetermined temperature.

公开(公告)号：US10860054B2

公开(公告)日：2020-12-08

申请号：US16264340

申请日：2019-01-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Benjamin M. Rappoport ,  Jeremy C. Franklin ,  Stephen Brian Lynch ,  Scott A. Myers ,  John Raff ,  Richard P. Howarth ,  Wei Chen ,  Christopher J. Stringer ,  Julian Hoenig

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  F21K9/60 ,  F21K9/20

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display cover layer mounted to the device using an adhesive bond with a display. The display may be a flexible display. The flexible display may include Organic Light Emitting Diode display technology. The display may be mounted to a rigid support structure. The rigid support structure may be mounted to a device housing member. Mounting the display cover layer to the display may eliminate the need to mount the display cover layer to the device housing and may allow active display pixels to be visible under the display cover layer closer to the device housing than in conventional devices. Providing the electronic device with active display pixels closer to the device housing may reduce the need for an inactive border around the display and may improve the aesthetic appeal of the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US20200319678A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-08

申请号：US16909864

申请日：2020-06-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： John Raff ,  Scott A. Myers ,  Christopher Stringer

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F1/00 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H01L51/00

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display having a flexible substrate with fastened bent edges. The flexible substrate may have an active region that includes an array of light-emitting elements such as organic light-emitting diodes. The flexible substrate may also have inactive regions that lie outside of the active region. The bent edges may include portions of the inactive regions and portions of the active region. The bent edges may be wrapped to conform to the shape of an internal support structure. The bent edges may be fastened to the support structure with fastening members that attach a housing member or an internal clamp to the support structure. The bent edges may be secured between the housing member or the internal clamp and the support structure. The fastening members may be engaged in openings in the support structure and may pass through or alongside the bent edges.

公开(公告)号：US10664019B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-26

申请号：US16412078

申请日：2019-05-14

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

IPC: H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q1/42 ,  H05K5/02 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H04M1/02 ,  H05K5/03 ,  H01Q1/22

Abstract: This is directed to connecting two or more elements using an intermediate element constructed from a material that changes between states. An electronic device can include one or more components constructed by connecting several elements. To provide a connection having a reduced or small size or cross-section and construct a component having high tolerances, a material can be provided in a first state in which it flows between the elements before changing to a second state in which it adheres to the elements and provides a structurally sound connection. For example, a plastic can be molded between the elements. As another example, a composite material can be brazed between the elements. In some cases, internal surfaces of the elements can include one or more features for enhancing a bond between the elements and the material providing the interface between the elements.

公开(公告)号：US20200153950A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-14

申请号：US16740668

申请日：2020-01-13

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.

公开(公告)号：USD873832S1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-28

申请号：US29575610

申请日：2016-08-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Designer： Jody Akana ,  Bartley K. Andre ,  Shota Aoyagi ,  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 ,  Jared Kole ,  Stefan Mag ,  Nicholas George LeBreton Merz ,  Scott A. Myers ,  Benjamin J. Pope ,  Matthew Rao ,  Matthew Dean Rohrbach ,  Peter Russell-Clarke ,  Mikael Silvanto ,  Christopher J. Stringer ,  Tang Yew Tan ,  Eugene Antony Whang ,  Rico Zörkendörfer

公开(公告)号：US10522072B2

公开(公告)日：2019-12-31

申请号：US15796675

申请日：2017-10-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Derek Wright ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Scott A. Myers

IPC: G09G3/3208 ,  H01L51/52 ,  H01L27/32 ,  H05K1/11

Abstract: An electronic device may include a display. The display may be an organic light-emitting diode display. The organic light-emitting diode display may have a substrate layer, a layer of organic light-emitting diode structures, and a layer of sealant. Vias may be formed in the substrate layer by laser drilling. The vias may be filled with metal using electroplating or other metal deposition techniques. The vias may be connected to contacts on the rear surface of the display. Components such as flexible printed circuits, integrated circuits, connectors, and other circuitry may be mounted to the contacts on the rear surface of the display.