公开(公告)号：US12076142B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-03

申请号：US18213506

申请日：2023-06-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Vivek Venugopal ,  Ueyn L. Block ,  Brian R. Land ,  Paul D. Mannheimer ,  Albert E. Cerussi

IPC: A61B5/1455 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61L31/02 ,  H01L31/0203 ,  H01L31/0216 ,  H01L31/173

CPC classification number: A61B5/14552 ,  A61B5/7278 ,  A61L31/028 ,  H01L31/0203 ,  H01L31/02164 ,  H01L31/173 ,  A61B5/681 ,  A61B2562/0242 ,  A61B2562/04

Abstract: A wearable device is described. The wearable device includes a housing having a back cover, and an optical mask on first portions of the back cover. The back cover includes a set of windows, with a first subset of windows in the set of windows being defined by an absence of the optical mask on second portions of the back cover, and a second subset of windows in the set of windows being inset in a set of openings in the back cover. An optical barrier surrounds each window in the second subset of windows. A set of light emitters is configured to emit light through at least some of the windows in the set of windows. A set of light detectors is configured to receive light through at least some of the windows in the set of windows.

公开(公告)号：US20230022354A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-26

申请号：US17881917

申请日：2022-08-05

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Adam T. Clavelle ,  Maegan K. Spencer ,  Jaden Alyssa Barney ,  Dale N. Memering ,  Ueyn L. Block ,  Paul D. Mannheimer

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/1455 ,  A61B5/024

Abstract: An integrated window for a photosensor for use in an electronic device has first and second transparent regions separated by an opaque region. The first transparent region allows a transmitter to emit light out of the housing of the electronic device and the second transparent region allows a receiver to receive light through the housing. The opaque region is disposed between the first and second transparent regions to isolate them from one another such that the transmitted light is isolated from the received light.

公开(公告)号：US11406325B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-09

申请号：US16900045

申请日：2020-06-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Adam T. Clavelle ,  Maegan K. Spencer ,  Jaden Alyssa Barney ,  Dale N. Memering ,  Ueyn L. Block ,  Paul D. Mannheimer

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/1455 ,  A61B5/024

Abstract: An integrated window for a photosensor for use in an electronic device has first and second transparent regions separated by an opaque region. The first transparent region allows a transmitter to emit light out of the housing of the electronic device and the second transparent region allows a receiver to receive light through the housing. The opaque region is disposed between the first and second transparent regions to isolate them from one another such that the transmitted light is isolated from the received light.

公开(公告)号：US20240389942A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-28

申请号：US18790961

申请日：2024-07-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Adam T. Clavelle ,  Maegan K. Spencer ,  Jaden Alyssa Barney ,  Dale N. Memering ,  Ueyn L. Block ,  Paul D. Mannheimer

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/024 ,  A61B5/1455

Abstract: An integrated window for a photosensor for use in an electronic device has first and second transparent regions separated by an opaque region. The first transparent region allows a transmitter to emit light out of the housing of the electronic device and the second transparent region allows a receiver to receive light through the housing. The opaque region is disposed between the first and second transparent regions to isolate them from one another such that the transmitted light is isolated from the received light.

公开(公告)号：US20240389901A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-28

申请号：US18792337

申请日：2024-08-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Vivek Venugopal ,  Ueyn L. Block ,  Brian R. Land ,  Paul D. Mannheimer ,  Albert E. Cerussi

IPC: A61B5/1455 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61L31/02 ,  H01L31/0203 ,  H01L31/0216 ,  H01L31/173

Abstract: A wearable device is described. The wearable device includes a housing having a back cover, and an optical mask on first portions of the back cover. The back cover includes a set of windows, with a first subset of windows in the set of windows being defined by an absence of the optical mask on second portions of the back cover, and a second subset of windows in the set of windows being inset in a set of openings in the back cover. An optical barrier surrounds each window in the second subset of windows. A set of light emitters is configured to emit light through at least some of the windows in the set of windows. A set of light detectors is configured to receive light through at least some of the windows in the set of windows.

公开(公告)号：US12089931B1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-17

申请号：US17407843

申请日：2021-08-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Xiyu Duan ,  Albert E. Cerussi ,  Paul D. Mannheimer ,  Saeed Mohammadi

IPC: A61B5/1455 ,  A61B5/00

CPC classification number: A61B5/14552 ,  A61B5/681 ,  A61B5/6844 ,  A61B5/742 ,  A61B2560/04 ,  A61B2562/0238

Abstract: A wearable electronic device (e.g., an electronic watch) may detect and analyze one or more sensing signals corresponding to light detected by the device to determine whether the device is in a sensing state (e.g., the device is within a maximum sensing distance of a user). If the wearable electronic device is in the sensing state, the device may determine one or more physiological parameters from the same signals used to determine whether the device is in the sensing state.

公开(公告)号：US11771350B1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-03

申请号：US17018739

申请日：2020-09-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Mannheimer ,  Albert E. Cerussi

IPC: A61B5/1455 ,  A61B5/00

CPC classification number: A61B5/14552 ,  A61B5/14551 ,  A61B5/681 ,  A61B2560/0223 ,  A61B2562/0233

Abstract: Estimation of a characteristic of a user's physiological signals can be improved using one or more calibration relationships that may be dependent on a characteristic of the optical sensor. For example, different calibration relationships can be used that are dependent on a spatial characteristic and/or that are dependent on a wavelength characteristic of the light emitting component(s) of the respective emitter of a channel. In some examples, a unique calibration relationship can be used for each channel. In some examples, a common calibration relationship can be used for multiple channels with shared distance and/or wavelength characteristics. Utilizing distance-dependent and/or wavelength-dependent calibration relationships can improve robustness of pulse oximetry measurements.

公开(公告)号：US11717197B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-08

申请号：US17018850

申请日：2020-09-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Vivek Venugopal ,  Ueyn L. Block ,  Brian R. Land ,  Paul D. Mannheimer ,  Albert E. Cerussi

IPC: A61B5/1455 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61L31/02 ,  H01L31/0203 ,  H01L31/0216 ,  H01L31/173

CPC classification number: A61B5/14552 ,  A61B5/7278 ,  A61L31/028 ,  H01L31/0203 ,  H01L31/02164 ,  H01L31/173 ,  A61B5/681 ,  A61B2562/0242 ,  A61B2562/04

Abstract: A wearable device is described. The wearable device includes a housing having a back cover, and an optical mask on first portions of the back cover. The back cover includes a set of windows, with a first subset of windows in the set of windows being defined by an absence of the optical mask on second portions of the back cover, and a second subset of windows in the set of windows being inset in a set of openings in the back cover. An optical barrier surrounds each window in the second subset of windows. A set of light emitters is configured to emit light through at least some of the windows in the set of windows. A set of light detectors is configured to receive light through at least some of the windows in the set of windows.

公开(公告)号：US11331016B1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-17

申请号：US16583211

申请日：2019-09-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Saeed Mohammadi ,  Albert E. Cerussi ,  Paul D. Mannheimer

IPC: A61B5/1455 ,  A61B5/024 ,  A61B5/00

Abstract: Robust estimation of a characteristic of a user's physiological signals can be achieved by filtering or classifying samples. Rather than estimating the characteristic of the user's physiological signals based on each sample at a first wavelength and a second wavelength, a robust system and method can, in some examples, estimate the characteristic using samples at the first wavelength and the second wavelength that meet one or more criteria and filter out samples that fail to meet the one or more criteria. In some examples, the system and method can weight samples based on the one or more criteria, and estimate the characteristic using the weighted samples. Samples failing to meet the one or more criteria can be given less weight or no weight in the estimation. The one or more criteria can include a criterion based on at least the physiological signal at a third wavelength.

公开(公告)号：US20210093237A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-01

申请号：US17018850

申请日：2020-09-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Vivek Venugopal ,  Ueyn L. Block ,  Brian R. Land ,  Paul D. Mannheimer ,  Albert E. Cerussi

IPC: A61B5/1455 ,  H01L31/0203 ,  H01L31/0216 ,  H01L31/173 ,  A61L31/02 ,  A61B5/00

Abstract: A wearable device is described. The wearable device includes a housing having a back cover, and an optical mask on first portions of the back cover. The back cover includes a set of windows, with a first subset of windows in the set of windows being defined by an absence of the optical mask on second portions of the back cover, and a second subset of windows in the set of windows being inset in a set of openings in the back cover. An optical barrier surrounds each window in the second subset of windows. A set of light emitters is configured to emit light through at least some of the windows in the set of windows. A set of light detectors is configured to receive light through at least some of the windows in the set of windows.