公开(公告)号：US20180160551A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-07

申请号：US15888658

申请日：2018-02-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ming Kun Shi ,  Lindsay D. Corbet ,  Christopher Bruni ,  Collin D. Chan

IPC: H05K5/00 ,  H05K5/06 ,  H01Q1/22 ,  H01Q1/42 ,  H05K5/02

CPC classification number: H05K5/0004 ,  H01Q1/22 ,  H01Q1/42 ,  H05K5/0217 ,  H05K5/062

Abstract: A housing for an electronic device that allows electromagnetic waves to pass through the housing is disclosed. The housing may include a first portion having an opening, a second portion positioned within the opening, and an insert including a protrusion extending into at least a portion of a gap formed between the first portion and the second portion. The housing also may include a first ink layer disposed within the gap and substantially surrounding the protrusion, and a second ink layer disposed within the gap and over the first ink. The first portion, second ink layer, and second portion may cooperate to form a substantially contiguous surface, and the second ink layer may be positioned approximately 5 microns (μm) or less below an exposed surface of the first portion and an exposed surface of the second portion.

公开(公告)号：US20230238683A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-27

申请号：US17934478

申请日：2022-09-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Steven C. Roach ,  Eric T. Chiang ,  YoungHoon Kim ,  Maegan K. Spencer ,  Michael R. Parker ,  Christopher M. Werner ,  Ryan C. Perkins ,  Bora Inci ,  Sherry Tang ,  Tyler S. Atura Bushnell ,  Daniela Deschamps ,  Colin M. Ely ,  Devon K. Copeland ,  Ming Kun Shi

IPC: H01Q1/22 ,  H01Q1/40 ,  H05K5/00

CPC classification number: H01Q1/2266 ,  H01Q1/40 ,  H05K5/0013 ,  G06F1/163

Abstract: A portable electronic device can include a housing defining an internal volume and an opening. The device can also include a rear cover disposed in the opening, with an inner surface of the rear cover defining the internal volume, and a conductive antenna component embedded within the rear cover.

公开(公告)号：US20200221583A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-09

申请号：US16820513

申请日：2020-03-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ming Kun Shi ,  Lindsay D. Corbet ,  Christopher Bruni ,  Collin D. Chan

IPC: H05K5/00 ,  H05K5/02 ,  H01Q1/22 ,  H01Q1/42 ,  H05K5/06

Abstract: A housing for an electronic device that allows electromagnetic waves to pass through the housing is disclosed. The housing may include a first portion having an opening, a second portion positioned within the opening, and an insert including a protrusion extending into at least a portion of a gap formed between the first portion and the second portion. The housing also may include a first ink layer disposed within the gap and substantially surrounding the protrusion, and a second ink layer disposed within the gap and over the first ink. The first portion, second ink layer, and second portion may cooperate to form a substantially contiguous surface, and the second ink layer may be positioned approximately 5 microns (μm) or less below an exposed surface of the first portion and an exposed surface of the second portion.

公开(公告)号：US20170094811A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-30

申请号：US15280465

申请日：2016-09-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ming Kun Shi ,  Lindsay D. Corbet ,  Christopher Bruni ,  Collin D. Chan

IPC: H05K5/00 ,  H01Q1/22 ,  H05K5/02

CPC classification number: H05K5/0004 ,  H01Q1/22 ,  H01Q1/42 ,  H05K5/0217 ,  H05K5/062

Abstract: A housing for an electronic device that allows electromagnetic waves to pass through the housing is disclosed. The housing may include a first portion having an opening, a second portion positioned within the opening, and an insert including a protrusion extending into at least a portion of a gap formed between the first portion and the second portion. The housing also may include a first ink layer disposed within the gap and substantially surrounding the protrusion, and a second ink layer disposed within the gap and over the first ink. The first portion, second ink layer, and second portion may cooperate to form a substantially contiguous surface, and the second ink layer may be positioned approximately 5 microns (μm) or less below an exposed surface of the first portion and an exposed surface of the second portion.

公开(公告)号：US20240045101A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-08

申请号：US17746879

申请日：2022-05-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Peter J Guest ,  Ivan S Maric ,  Cole Snider ,  Ming Kun Shi ,  David Carnahan ,  Thomas T Morgan

IPC: G02B1/04 ,  G02B27/00 ,  G06F1/16 ,  C09D5/00 ,  C09D7/20 ,  C09D7/61 ,  C09D7/40 ,  C09D7/45 ,  C09D7/65

CPC classification number: G02B1/04 ,  G02B27/0093 ,  G06F1/163 ,  G06F1/1656 ,  C09D5/006 ,  C09D7/20 ,  C09D7/61 ,  C09D7/70 ,  C09D7/45 ,  C09D7/65

Abstract: An electronic device may include components that emit and detect infrared light. For example, a head-mounted device may have optical modules that present images to a user's left and right eyes. Each optical module may have an infrared light-emitting diode that emits infrared light that illuminates an eye box at an infrared wavelength, and an infrared camera that captures an image from the eye box at the infrared wavelength. A low-reflectance coating may be applied to one or more electronic device housing walls to prevent interference with the infrared components or with the visibility for a user. In particular, the low-reflectance coating may be a low-visible-reflectance-and-low-infrared-reflectance coating that exhibits low-reflectance across both visible and infrared wavelengths. The low-reflectance coating may be formed from carbon nanotubes and at least one organic solvent with zero polarity to ensure a low volatile organic component in the coating.

公开(公告)号：US20230400818A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-14

申请号：US17840222

申请日：2022-06-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Richard A. Davis ,  Cole J. Bowden ,  Craig A. Horton ,  Ming Kun Shi

IPC: G04G21/08 ,  G01D5/347 ,  G01D5/26

CPC classification number: G04G21/08 ,  G01D5/3473 ,  G01D5/266

Abstract: An electronic watch may include a housing and a crown configured to receive a rotational input. The crown may include a knob external to the housing, a rotor coupled to the knob and configured to rotate in response to the rotational input, the rotor defining a recess extending about a circumference of the rotor, and a coating positioned in the recess and configured to reflect at least a portion of light incident on the coating. The electronic watch may further include an optical sensing system configured to detect the rotational input using the reflected portion of the light.

公开(公告)号：US20230223212A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-13

申请号：US17972446

申请日：2022-10-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ming Kun Shi ,  Jing Zhang ,  Lei Ding ,  Liliya Lyandres ,  Peter J. Guest

IPC: H01H13/14 ,  H01H13/04

CPC classification number: H01H13/14 ,  H01H13/04

Abstract: An electronic device may have input-output devices such as keyboard keys or other buttons. Components such as cameras and other devices may have trim structures. A housing may be used to form an enclosure for the components. Keyboard keys, trim structures, and/or other device structures such as housing structures may be provided with wear-resistant coatings. For example, a keyboard key may have a glyph such as an alphanumeric character formed from patterned layers of ink. To prevent wear to the key and glyph, the glyph may be coated with a wear-resistant coating. The wear-resistant coating may be formed from a polymer with embedded mineral particles such as aluminosilicate particles.

公开(公告)号：US10953433B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-23

申请号：US16440883

申请日：2019-06-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： William F. Leggett ,  Ming Kun Shi ,  Christopher Bruni ,  Simon Regis Louis Lancaster-Larocque

IPC: B05D5/00 ,  B05D1/36 ,  B05D3/06 ,  B32B37/24 ,  B32B37/30 ,  B32B43/00 ,  B29C73/02 ,  B29C65/48 ,  B29C65/00 ,  B32B38/00 ,  B29C73/10

Abstract: Methods for modifying contours of substrate surfaces are disclosed. Methods include depositing filler material on a critical mating surface of a substrate so as to render the mating surface more mateable with a matching substrate. The filler material can be deposited within or around features or defects on the mating surface such that a final desired surface contour is achieved. In some cases, the final surface contour of the mating surface is planar. This can prevent gaps associated with the features or defects from forming between the substrate and the matching substrate when they are joined together. The final surface contour of the mating surface can be determined by comparing dimensions of the mating surface to dimensions of a reference surface. In some cases, ink jet printing techniques are used to deposit the filler material accurately in prescribed locations and with precise thickness control.