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公开(公告)号：US20210084758A1
公开(公告)日：2021-03-18
申请号：US17027407
申请日：2020-09-21
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Dustin J. Verhoeve , Jason C. Sauers , Benjamin J. Kallman
Abstract: Connector receptacles that may be space efficient and provide a direct connection to a flexible circuit board. One example may provide an electronic device having a receptacle including a recess formed in a housing of the electronic device. The recess may have a sidewall and a bottom surface portion, and the bottom surface portion may include one or more openings extending through the bottom surface portion from an external surface to an internal surface. One or more contacts formed on a flexible circuit board may be aligned with the one or more openings in the bottom surface portion. In this way, the receptacle may be space efficient and provide a direct connection to a flexible circuit board inside an electronic device. A cosmetic cap may be placed in the recess to obscure the existence of the connector receptacle.
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公开(公告)号：US10849392B1
公开(公告)日：2020-12-01
申请号：US15707998
申请日：2017-09-18
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Michael B. Wittenberg , Scott W. Slabaugh , Stephen E. Dey , Benjamin J. Kallman , Erik G. De Jong
Abstract: A watch can include a watch body and a watch band that is capable of housing batteries and transferring power from the batteries to the watch body to power the watch. The watch band can include an inner frame that has multiple slots, each slot configured to house a corresponding battery. The watch band can further include an outer covering that encompasses the inner structure and hermetically seals the batteries. A battery connector operatively connects each of the batteries to each other and to the watch body.
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公开(公告)号：US10585480B1
公开(公告)日：2020-03-10
申请号：US15366674
申请日：2016-12-01
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Tyler S. Bushnell , Benjamin J. Kallman , David M. Pelletier
IPC: G06F3/01 , G06F3/02 , G06F3/0362
Abstract: An electronic device is configured to provide haptic feedback to a user based on an input action associated with an input device. The electronic device includes a haptic engine operably connected to a processing device. The haptic engine includes an electromagnetic actuator that detects an input action associated with the input device. The electromagnetic actuator also produces a haptic output in response to the detection of the input action.
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公开(公告)号：US10411379B2
公开(公告)日：2019-09-10
申请号：US15464051
申请日：2017-03-20
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Daniel C. Wagman , Benjamin J. Kallman , Hani Esmaeili , Stefan A. Kowalski , Daniel T. McDonald , Eric S. Jol , Raymund W. M. Kwok , Michael W. Barnstead
IPC: H01R13/02 , H01R13/03 , H01R13/40 , B32B15/00 , C22C5/00 , C22C5/02 , C22C5/04 , C22C9/00 , C22C9/02 , C22C9/04 , C22C9/06 , H01R24/60
Abstract: Contacts that may be highly corrosion resistant, may be readily manufactured, and may conserve precious materials. One example may provide contacts having a layer of a precious-metal alloy to improve corrosion resistance. The precious-metal-alloy layer may be plated with a hard, durable, wear and corrosion resistant plating stack for further corrosion resistance and wear improvement. The resources consumed by a contact may be reduced by forming a bulk or substrate region of the contact using a more readily available material, such as copper or a material that is primarily copper based.
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公开(公告)号：US20190103693A1
公开(公告)日：2019-04-04
申请号：US15942408
申请日：2018-03-30
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Michael W. Barnstead , Christoph Werner , Christoph Bitterlich , Kenneth Michael Bagwell , Benjamin J. Kallman
IPC: H01R13/02 , H01R13/40 , H01R13/533 , H01R13/03
Abstract: Electrical contacts having good corrosion resistance. These contacts may include a set of three layers. The three layers may include a first or top layer and two layers below the top layer. The second or middle layer may be more electrochemically active than either the first layer or the third layer. The first layer may include cracks, pores, or other discontinuities. Corrosive substances may pass through these cracks, pores, and other discontinuities and corrode the second, more electrochemically active layer below the first layer. The cracks, pores, and other discontinuities may spread the corrosion homogenously and laterally across the surface of the contact, thereby protecting the remainder of the contact.
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公开(公告)号：US09888571B2
公开(公告)日：2018-02-06
申请号：US14641316
申请日：2015-03-07
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Dustin J. Verhoeve , Jason C. Sauers , Benjamin J. Kallman
CPC classification number: H05K1/09 , H01R12/61 , H01R12/7082 , H01R12/77 , H01R13/5202 , H01R13/74
Abstract: Connector receptacles that may be space efficient and provide a direct connection to a flexible circuit board. One example may provide an electronic device having a receptacle including a recess formed in a housing of the electronic device. The recess may have a sidewall and a bottom surface portion, and the bottom surface portion may include one or more openings extending through the bottom surface portion from an external surface to an internal surface. One or more contacts formed on a flexible circuit board may be aligned with the one or more openings in the bottom surface portion. In this way, the receptacle may be space efficient and provide a direct connection to a flexible circuit board inside an electronic device. A cosmetic cap may be placed in the recess to obscure the existence of the connector receptacle.
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公开(公告)号：US20170250578A1
公开(公告)日：2017-08-31
申请号：US15442209
申请日：2017-02-24
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Benjamin J. Kallman , Michael B. Wittenberg , Christopher S. Graham
CPC classification number: H02J50/90 , H01F27/02 , H01F27/266 , H01F27/40 , H01F38/14 , H02J7/0042 , H02J7/025 , H02J50/10
Abstract: Connector assemblies may be space efficient, have a high corrosion resistance, are difficult to damage, reduce or prevent moisture leakage into an electronic device housing the connector assembly, are readily assembled, and are reliable. One example may provide an inductive charging port for transferring electrical energy from a first electric device to a second electronic device. As compared to conventional connector inserts and connector receptacles, these inductive charging ports may have a smaller form factor and consume a reduced volume in an electronic device. Corrosion resistance may be provided by including a protective layer or cover portion over what would otherwise be exposed surfaces of a transformer core. O-rings, gaskets, or other structures may be included to reduce moisture leakage into a device. The inductive charging port may include a low number of parts for a simplified assembly, and thermal management of various types may be used to improve reliability.
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公开(公告)号：US20170093085A1
公开(公告)日：2017-03-30
申请号：US15017417
申请日：2016-02-05
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor： Tyler S. Bushnell , David I. Nazzaro , Benjamin J. Kallman
IPC: H01R13/52
CPC classification number: H01H13/00 , G06F1/1626 , G06F1/1656 , G06F1/1671 , H01R13/703
Abstract: An electronic device has a concealed external electrical connector that may be activated by a pin of a mating connector. When the pin applies a force to an electrically conductive and flexible region of an exterior housing of an electronic device the electrically conductive region deflects inwards coupling to a contact within the electronic device. A bi-directional communications path is then established from the pin of the connector, through the conductive portion of the housing, to the contact and to circuitry within the housing of the electronic device.
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公开(公告)号：US09557593B2
公开(公告)日：2017-01-31
申请号：US14732583
申请日：2015-06-05
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor： Tyler S. Bushnell , Samuel Bruce Weiss , Benjamin J. Kallman
IPC: G02F1/1335 , H01R12/00 , G02F1/1333 , H05K9/00 , G01D5/12 , H01B7/00
CPC classification number: G02F1/133377 , G01D5/12 , G02F1/133305 , G02F1/133514 , G02F1/133528 , G02F1/1336 , G02F1/13452 , G02F1/13731 , G02F2001/133624 , H01B7/0027 , H05K9/0071
Abstract: Transparent structures containing a transparent electrically conductive fluid are used for aesthetically appealing designs and/or improved fatigue performance. Some structures have multiple isolated conductors while others have a single conductive area that may be used as a transparent antenna or a transparent EMI shield. Other embodiments employ fluids that change crystalline structure under an applied voltage such that a structure can change color and/or display a message.
Abstract translation: 含有透明导电流体的透明结构被用于美学吸引设计和/或改善的疲劳性能。 一些结构具有多个隔离导体，而其它结构具有可用作透明天线或透明EMI屏蔽的单个导电区域。 其它实施例采用在施加的电压下改变晶体结构的流体，使得结构可以改变颜色和/或显示消息。
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公开(公告)号：US11860588B1
公开(公告)日：2024-01-02
申请号：US17200650
申请日：2021-03-12
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Maegan K. Spencer , Ryan C. Perkins , Benjamin J. Kallman , Daniel J. Hiemstra , Colin M. Ely , William C. Lukens , Osamu Yabe , Jorge L. Rivera Espinoza , David D. Dashevsky , Eugene C. Cheung , Prashanth S. Holenarsipur , Tyler S. Bushnell , Zaki Moustafa
IPC: G04G9/00 , G04G21/02 , G04G21/04 , A44C5/00 , A44C5/14 , G06K7/14 , G06K19/06 , G06K19/07 , G06K7/10
CPC classification number: G04G9/0064 , A44C5/0053 , A44C5/147 , G04G21/02 , G04G21/04 , G06K7/10366 , G06K7/1413 , G06K7/1417 , G06K19/06028 , G06K19/06037 , G06K19/0723
Abstract: A watch can include a watch body and a band for securing the watch to the user. The watch body can detect an identification of the band or combination of band portions, which can serve as an input to initiate actions performed by the watch body. For example, a type, model, color, size, or other characteristic of a band can be determined and used to select a corresponding action performed by the watch body. Identification of the band can be performed by components of the watch body that also serve other purposes. The watch body can respond to the identification of a particular band by performing particular functions, such as changing an aspect of a user interface or altering settings of the watch body.
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