公开(公告)号：US11581629B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-14

申请号：US17555920

申请日：2021-12-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Matthew D. Hill ,  Michael B. Wittenberg ,  Shane Bustle ,  Duy P. Le

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H01Q1/24 ,  H04M1/02 ,  B29C45/14 ,  B29L31/34 ,  B29C37/00

Abstract: A housing for an electronic device is disclosed. The housing comprises a first component and a second component separated from the first component by a gap. The housing also includes a first molded element disposed at least partially within the gap and defining at least a portion of an interlock feature, and a second molded element disposed at least partially within the gap and mechanically engaging the interlock feature. The first component, the second component, and the second molded element form a portion of an exterior surface of the housing. A method of forming the housing is also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20220284214A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-08

申请号：US17471693

申请日：2021-09-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher S. Tomasetta ,  Jason B. Neevel ,  Sara E. Salmon ,  Richard H. Koch ,  Jonathan M. Lee ,  Nicholas Merz ,  Daniel Jarvis ,  Jared P. Ostdiek ,  Michael B. Wittenberg ,  Rasamy Phouthavong ,  David A. Pakula ,  Ian A. Spraggs ,  Marwan Rammah

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  H04M1/02 ,  G06K9/20 ,  G06T7/521

Abstract: A portable electronic device may include a housing, a display at least partially within the housing, a front cover coupled to the housing and positioned over the display, and a biometric sensor module configured to illuminate an object and capture an image of the object through the front cover. The biometric sensor module may include a first lens positioned below the front cover, a first light source positioned below the first lens and configured to project, through the first lens, a dot pattern on the object, a second light source positioned below the first lens and configured to illuminate, through the first lens, the object with a flood of light, a second lens positioned below the front cover, and a light sensor positioned below the second lens and configured to capture an image of the object.

公开(公告)号：US11432766B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-06

申请号：US16118282

申请日：2018-08-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sameer Pandya ,  Adam T. Clavelle ,  Erik G. de Jong ,  Michael B. Wittenberg ,  Tobias J. Harrison-Noonan ,  Martin Melcher ,  Zhipeng Zhang ,  Steven C. Roach ,  Steven P. Cardinali

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  G06F1/16 ,  A61B5/282 ,  A61B5/332 ,  A61B5/339 ,  A61B5/024 ,  G04G9/00 ,  G04G21/02 ,  G04G21/08

Abstract: An electronic device, such as a watch, has a housing to which a carrier is attached. The carrier has a first surface interior to the electronic device, and a second surface exterior to the electronic device. A set of electrodes is deposited on the exterior surface of the carrier. An additional electrode is operable to be contacted by a finger of a user of the electronic device while the first electrode is positioned against skin of the user. The additional electrode may be positioned on a user-rotatable crown of the electronic device, on a button of the electronic device, or on another surface of the housing of the electronic device. A processor of the electronic device is operable to determine a biological parameter of the user based on voltages at the electrodes. The biological parameter may be an electrocardiogram.

公开(公告)号：US11353652B1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-07

申请号：US16505553

申请日：2019-07-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Michael B. Wittenberg ,  Jean-Pierre S. Guillou ,  Tyler R. Kakuda ,  Christopher D. Prest ,  Marwan Rammah ,  Rasamy Phouthavong ,  Richard H. Dinh ,  Steven P. Hotelling ,  Yi Qiao ,  Michael J. Brown ,  Hao Dong ,  David A. Pakula

IPC: G02B6/06 ,  H01L27/32 ,  H01L51/52 ,  H04M1/02

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display overlapped by a cover layer. Portions of the surface of the display and cover layer may have curved profiles. The display may include a flexible substrate and may have bent edge portions protruding from a central region. Gaps may be formed between regions of pixels on a common substrate or between separate display panels. An image transport layer formed from a coherent fiber bundle or a layer of Anderson localization material configured to exhibit two-dimensional transverse Anderson localization of light may have an input surface that receives an image from adjacent display pixels and an output surface on which the image is displayed. The output surface may have a curved profile and may exhibit compound curvature. The input surface may have a profile with curved portions or other shapes. Image transport layers can be used to cover gaps between sets of pixels.

公开(公告)号：US20220100833A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-31

申请号：US17471031

申请日：2021-09-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Timothy D. Koch ,  Dylan L. Magida ,  Michael B. Wittenberg ,  Henry H. Yang ,  Alvin T. Chang ,  Steven C. Roach ,  Jared P. Ostdiek

IPC: G06F21/32 ,  G06K9/00 ,  H04B1/3827 ,  G06F1/16

Abstract: A portable electronic device may include a housing member defining a side surface of the portable electronic device, a portion of the housing member defining a side wall of a hole extending through the housing member, a button member positioned along the side surface and defining a chassis portion and a hollow post extending into the hole defined through the housing member, and a first waterproof seal defined between the hollow post and the side wall of the hole. The portable electronic device may also include a biometric sensing component coupled to the chassis portion, a flexible circuit element extending through the hollow post and conductively coupling the biometric sensing component to a component within the housing, and a second waterproof seal defined within the hollow post.

公开(公告)号：US20220012451A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-13

申请号：US17484165

申请日：2021-09-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daniel B. Sargent ,  Dale Setlak ,  Giovanni Gozzini ,  John Raff ,  Michael B. Wittenberg ,  Richard H. Koch ,  Ron A. Hopkinson

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G06F21/32 ,  G06F3/044

Abstract: An elongated biometric device provides a slim solution for capturing biometric data, and may be placed on a portion of an electronic device having limited space, such as a side of the electronic device. The elongated biometric device may include a force sensor, which may be positioned within a housing of the electronic device and actuated through posts extending from the elongated biometric device through the housing to transfer an applied force to the force sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20210315113A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-07

申请号：US17349050

申请日：2021-06-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Michael B. Wittenberg ,  Owen D. Hale ,  Tatsuya Sano

IPC: H05K5/02 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H01L51/00 ,  H01L51/52 ,  H01L27/32

Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing with portions that slide relative to each other. A display may be supported on a surface of the housing such as on a front face of the housing. The housing portions may slide between an unexpanded state in which the display has an unexpanded viewable area on the front face and an expanded state in which the display has an expanded viewable area on the front face that is greater than the unexpanded viewable area. The housing portions may have interior regions that contain electrical components. The display may be formed from a flexible display substrate. A portion of a flexible display may be stored in an interior region of the housing when the housing is in the unexpanded state. In the unexpanded state, the flexible display may have one or more bends and may double back on itself one or more times.

公开(公告)号：US11002971B1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-11

申请号：US16503847

申请日：2019-07-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Michael B. Wittenberg

IPC: G02B27/01

Abstract: An optical system may include a head-mounted support structure configured to receive a removable portable electronic device with a display to form a head-mounted device. A head-mounted device may also be formed by incorporating a non-removable display into a head-mounted support structure. An optical combiner may be coupled to the head-mounted support structure. During operation of the head-mounted device, real-world image light passes through the optical combiner to eye boxes in which the eyes of a user are located. Display image light from the display reflects from a curved partially reflective surface of the optical combiner towards the eye boxes. To make optical adjustments such as virtual image distance adjustments, one or more actuators may be used to mechanically adjust the optical combiner.

公开(公告)号：US10980140B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-13

申请号：US16879525

申请日：2020-05-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Lee E. Hooton ,  Michael B. Wittenberg ,  Andrew J. Meschke ,  Alexander W. Williams

IPC: H05K5/04 ,  H05K5/03 ,  H05K5/00 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H05K5/02

Abstract: An element for an electronic device can include a metal exterior portion including a first material, an interior portion including a second, independently selected material, and an engagement feature formed on a surface defined by the exterior and interior portions. The engagement feature can mechanically engage a material molded to the surface. A method for forming an element for an electronic device can include joining a boss to a member, forming a feature in the member while orienting the member via the boss, and at least partially removing the boss to form the element. An electronic device can include a frame defining an interior volume of the device, a display component, a transparent cover positioned adjacent to the display component, and an encapsulating material at least partially surrounding the display component and joining the display component to the frame.

公开(公告)号：US10957501B1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-23

申请号：US15880140

申请日：2018-01-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Riley E. Brandt ,  Richard H. Koch ,  Zhipeng Zhang ,  John C. DiFonzo ,  Michael B. Wittenberg

IPC: H01H36/00 ,  H01H13/84 ,  G06F3/02

Abstract: An electronic device includes an enclosure and a keyboard positioned within the enclosure. The keyboard includes a substrate and a key mechanism. The key mechanism includes a keycap support mechanism, a keycap supported by the keycap support mechanism and movable relative to the substrate, a ferromagnetic component attached to the keycap support mechanism, and a selectively magnetizable magnet. The selectively magnetizable magnet system may include a magnetizable material and a coil configured to selectively magnetize and demagnetize the magnetizable material. The key mechanism may include a collapsible dome biasing the keycap toward the extended position.