公开(公告)号：US11290818B1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-29

申请号：US16452926

申请日：2019-06-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Andrea L. Blakemore ,  Amit S. Barve ,  Donald L. Olmstead ,  Joshua A. Hoover ,  Samuel G. Smith ,  Seulbi Kim

IPC: H04R5/033 ,  H04W4/38 ,  A61F9/04 ,  A61B5/24

Abstract: A wearable electronic device may be formed from a layer of fabric having opposing first and second ends. The ends may have first and second respective ear openings that receive a user's ears and may have speakers for playing audio. A soft central portion of the fabric between the ends may overlap the user's eyes. The wearable electronic device may have control circuitry that receives power from a power source. Sensors may be used to gather sensor information such as biometric sensor information. The sensors, control circuitry, and power source may be mounted in a stiff edge portion of the fabric. The stiff edge portion of the fabric may have an elongated strip shape and may extend along an upper edge of the central and the electronic device. Stiffener structures sandwiched between inner and outer layers of the fabric may be used to support speakers.

公开(公告)号：US20200319734A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-08

申请号：US16905178

申请日：2020-06-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Stephen T. Schooley ,  Kendall L. Helbert ,  Ari Y. Benbasat ,  Clayton J. McCoy ,  Devon J. Rosner ,  Joshua A. Hoover ,  Sean M. Cole ,  Yufei Zhao ,  Zhao Liu ,  Judd Reed

IPC: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041 ,  H05K5/03

Abstract: An electronic device such as a portable electronic device may have display with a capacitive touch sensor. A cover may have a front portion and a rear portion that bend along a bend axis. The front portion may overlap the display when the cover is closed. Conductive structures such as a patterned conductive layer having elongated strips of conductive material separated by gaps or another predetermined pattern may be formed in the front portion of a cover or other portion of a cover that overlaps the display and capacitive touch sensor when the cover is closed. Control circuitry in the device can gather capacitance images with the touch sensor and can detect when the cover has transitioned from open to closed or from closed to open from whether the predetermined pattern becomes present or becomes absent in the capacitance images.

公开(公告)号：US20190324574A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-24

申请号：US15961742

申请日：2018-04-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Stephen T. Schooley ,  Kendall L. Helbert ,  Ari Y. Benbasat ,  Clayton J. McCoy ,  Devon J. Rosner ,  Joshua A. Hoover ,  Sean M. Cole ,  Yufei Zhao ,  Zhao Liu ,  Judd Reed

IPC: G06F3/044 ,  H05K5/03 ,  G06F3/041

Abstract: An electronic device such as a portable electronic device may have display with a capacitive touch sensor. A cover may have a front portion and a rear portion that bend along a bend axis. The front portion may overlap the display when the cover is closed. Conductive structures such as a patterned conductive layer having elongated strips of conductive material separated by gaps or another predetermined pattern may be formed in the front portion of a cover or other portion of a cover that overlaps the display and capacitive touch sensor when the cover is closed. Control circuitry in the device can gather capacitance images with the touch sensor and can detect when the cover has transitioned from open to closed or from closed to open from whether the predetermined pattern becomes present or becomes absent in the capacitance images.

公开(公告)号：US10299553B1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-28

申请号：US15623212

申请日：2017-06-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Joshua A. Hoover ,  Jeremy C. Franklin ,  Chad J. Miller ,  Candace A. Marbury ,  Heidi Williamson ,  Kristine S. Tom ,  Michael B. Velez

IPC: A45C11/00 ,  A45C11/38 ,  A45C13/00

Abstract: An accessory case that can be used for protecting a separate portable electronic device may include a structural shell configured to contain the electronic device, a camera opening to align with a camera on the electronic device, and a button cover that can be used for actuating a button on the electronic device. The structural shell can include an outer layer, an internal layer, and a microfiber lining. The camera opening can include a chamfered or angled edge that reduces the effects of camera flash on the camera. The button cover can include an outer button cover component that is coupled to the outer layer. The outer button cover component, which may be anodized aluminum, can be a different material than the outer layer, which may include leather.

公开(公告)号：US10244839B1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-02

申请号：US15494207

申请日：2017-04-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Joshua A. Hoover

IPC: A45C11/00 ,  A45F5/00 ,  B29C51/10 ,  B29L31/34

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a case for a portable electronic device is described. The case can include a bottom wall and side walls that cooperate to define a cavity having a size and shape suitable for accommodating the portable electronic device. The side walls can include an edge that defines an opening that leads to the cavity and that allows passage of the portable electronic device into the cavity. At least one of the side walls has a protrusion that extends at an angle into the cavity, and where the protrusion (i) allows insertion of the portable electronic device through the opening and into the cavity, and (ii) hinders movements of the portable electronic device out of the cavity.