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公开(公告)号：US09966825B2
公开(公告)日：2018-05-08
申请号：US14858754
申请日：2015-09-18
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor： Arman Hajati , Jonah A. Harley
CPC classification number: H02K33/02 , G06F1/163 , G06F3/016 , G06F3/02 , H04M19/047
Abstract: A haptic actuator may include a housing having a top and a bottom, and first and second permanent magnets carried by the top and bottom, respectively, of the housing. The haptic actuator may also include a field member carried by the housing. The field member may include a coil between the first and second permanent magnets, first and second ends, and a first mass between the first end and the coil, and a second mass between the second end and the coil. A first shaft may slidably couple the first mass to the housing, and a second shaft may slidably couple the second mass to the housing. The haptic actuator may also include a first set of biasing members between the first end of the field member and the housing and a second set of biasing members between the second end of the field member and the housing.
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32.发明授权公开(公告)号：US09680672B2
公开(公告)日：2017-06-13
申请号：US14858782
申请日：2015-09-18
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Arman Hajati , Shingo Yoneoka , Jonah A. Harley
CPC classification number: H04L25/4902 , G04G21/08 , G06F1/163 , G06F3/016 , G08B6/00
Abstract: A haptic actuator may include a housing, at least one permanent magnet carried by the housing, a field member movable within the housing and comprising at least one coil cooperating with the at least one permanent magnet, and at least one mechanical limit stop between the housing and the field member. The haptic actuator may also include circuitry capable of generating a pulse width modulated (PWM) waveform for the at least one coil to move the field member from an initial at-rest position and without contacting the at least one mechanical limit stop.
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公开(公告)号：US11480728B2
公开(公告)日：2022-10-25
申请号：US16858828
申请日：2020-04-27
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Igal I. Bayn , Alexander Shpunt , Arman Hajati
Abstract: An optoelectronic device includes a substrate and at least three emitters, which are disposed on the substrate and are configured to emit respective beams of light. A plurality of waveguides are disposed on the substrate and have respective input ends coupled to receive the beams of light from respective ones of the emitters, and curve adiabatically from the input ends to respective output ends of the waveguides, which are arranged on the substrate in an array having a predefined pitch. Control circuitry is configured to apply a temporal modulation independently to each of the beams of light.
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公开(公告)号：US20220233951A1
公开(公告)日：2022-07-28
申请号：US17716935
申请日：2022-04-08
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Arman Hajati , Jere C. Harrison , Jason C. Law , Logan M. Ames
IPC: A63F13/25 , G06F3/0481
Abstract: A haptic actuator may include a housing, at least one coil carried by the housing, and a field member having opposing first and second sides. The haptic actuator may also include a respective at least one flexure bearing mounting each of the first and second sides of the field member to be reciprocally movable within the housing responsive to the at least one coil. Each flexure bearing may include two diverging arms joined together at proximal ends and having spaced distal ends operatively coupled between adjacent portions of the field member and the housing. The two diverging arms may each have a reduced size medial portion relative to respective proximal and distal ends.
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公开(公告)号：US11305182B2
公开(公告)日：2022-04-19
申请号：US16320345
申请日：2017-07-31
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Arman Hajati , Jere C. Harrison , Jason C. Law , Logan M. Ames
Abstract: A haptic actuator may include a housing, at least one coil carried by the housing, and a field member having opposing first and second sides. The haptic actuator may also include a respective at least one flexure bearing mounting each of the first and second sides of the field member to be reciprocally movable within the housing responsive to the at least one coil. Each flexure bearing may include two diverging arms joined together at proximal ends and having spaced distal ends operatively coupled between adjacent portions of the field member and the housing. The two diverging arms may each have a reduced size medial portion relative to respective proximal and distal ends.
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36.发明授权公开(公告)号：US10671167B2
公开(公告)日：2020-06-02
申请号：US15659291
申请日：2017-07-25
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Arman Hajati
IPC: G06F3/01 , G06F3/041 , G06F3/0488 , G08B6/00
Abstract: An electronic device may include a device housing, a touch display carried by the device housing and configured to sense a user input at a location thereon, and haptic actuators spaced apart within the device housing. The electronic device may also include a controller coupled to the touch display and the haptic actuators. The controller may be configured to cooperate with the touch display to determine a sensed location of the user input on the touch display, and drive the haptic actuators to focus a haptic sensation at the sensed location on the touch display.
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公开(公告)号：US10127778B2
公开(公告)日：2018-11-13
申请号：US15266032
申请日：2016-09-15
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Arman Hajati , Jonah A Harley
IPC: G08B6/00
Abstract: A haptic actuator may include a housing, at least one coil carried by the housing, and a field member having opposing first and second sides. The haptic actuator may also include a respective flexure bearing mounting each of the first and second sides of the field member to be reciprocally movable within the housing responsive to the at least one coil. Each flexure bearing may include a first anchor member coupled to an adjacent portion of the housing, a second anchor member coupled to an adjacent side of the field member, and a first flexible arm coupling the first and second anchor members together and having at least one bend therein.
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38.发明授权公开(公告)号：US10120448B2
公开(公告)日：2018-11-06
申请号：US14819910
申请日：2015-08-06
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Arman Hajati
Abstract: A method is directed to tuning a haptic actuator that includes a housing having a ferromagnetic mass, a coil carried by the housing, and a field member movable within the housing responsive to the coil. The haptic actuator is operative as a resonator and has an initial quality (Q) factor. The method may include determining whether the initial Q factor is within a desired Q factor range, and when the initial Q factor is not within the desired Q factor range, performing ferromagnetic mass change iterations until an updated Q factor is within the desired Q factor range. Each ferromagnetic mass change iteration may include changing the ferromagnetic mass of the housing, determining the updated Q factor based upon changing the ferromagnetic mass of the housing, and determining whether the updated Q factor is within the desired Q factor range. Another embodiment changes the ferromagnetic mass of the field member.
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39.发明授权公开(公告)号：US10007344B2
公开(公告)日：2018-06-26
申请号：US15096379
申请日：2016-04-12
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Arman Hajati , Parin Patel
CPC classification number: G06F3/016
Abstract: An electronic device may include a haptic actuator that may include a housing and a field member movable within the housing, and a driver capable of driving the haptic actuator and sensing at least one of a drive voltage and drive current for the haptic actuator. The electronic device may also include a closed-loop controller cooperating with the driver. The closed-loop controller may be capable of determining a calibration of the haptic actuator based upon at least one of the drive voltage and drive current, storing a reference pattern of movement for the field member, and driving the haptic actuator in a closed-loop configuration based upon the calibration of the haptic actuator and reference pattern of movement of the field member.
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公开(公告)号：US20180080800A1
公开(公告)日：2018-03-22
申请号：US15674227
申请日：2017-08-10
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Denis G. Chen , Arman Hajati , Manoj K. Bhattacharyya
CPC classification number: G01D5/2013 , G01D5/142 , G01D5/145
Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) chip including an array of asymmetrically distributed magnetic field sensing elements. Additionally, an integrated circuit (IC) chip includes a substrate, a sensing coil supported by the substrate and enclosing a portion of substrate, and a Hall effect sensor supported by the portion of the substrate enclosed by the sensing coil.
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