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    Optical Sensor Subsystem Adjacent a Cover of an Electronic Device Housing
    53.
    发明申请
    Optical Sensor Subsystem Adjacent a Cover of an Electronic Device Housing 有权

    公开(公告)号：US20230052087A1

    公开(公告)日：2023-02-16

    申请号：US17974076

    申请日：2022-10-26

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Inventor： Adam T. Clavelle ,  Tobias J. Harrison-Noonan ,  Erik G. de Jong ,  Ueyn L. Block

    IPC: A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/024 ,  A61B5/25 ,  G04G9/00 ,  G04G21/02

    Abstract: A watch having a cover is described. An optical sensor subsystem is attached adjacent to or directly on an interior surface of the cover. In some cases, the optical sensor subsystem includes a substrate to which a light emitter and a light receiver are attached. The light receiver is configured to receive light emitted by the light emitter and reflected from the skin of a person that wears the watch. In some cases, the light emitter and light receiver are separated by a light-blocking wall that abuts the interior surface of the cover. In some cases, a light filter is attached adjacent or directly on the interior surface of the cover, between the cover and the light receiver.

    Force-sensing button for electronic devices
    57.
    发明授权
    Force-sensing button for electronic devices 有权

    公开(公告)号：US10831299B1

    公开(公告)日：2020-11-10

    申请号：US15792601

    申请日：2017-10-24

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Inventor： William C. Lukens ,  Adam T. Clavelle ,  Steven P. Cardinali

    IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/01

    Abstract: An input device for an electronic device includes one or more pressure sensors for detecting inputs. In one embodiment, a pressure sensor is operably coupled to a compression chamber and configured to detect changes in pressure in the compression chamber. The changes in pressure in the compression chamber may be registered as inputs by the electronic device. The pressure sensor may be located next to, instead of below, the input member, and therefore, the thickness of the button assembly can be reduced compared to conventional designs.

    MECHANICAL INTERLOCK CONNECTION OF THREADED FASTENERS TO BRITTLE MATERIALS
    58.
    发明申请
    MECHANICAL INTERLOCK CONNECTION OF THREADED FASTENERS TO BRITTLE MATERIALS 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号：US20200080580A1

    公开(公告)日：2020-03-12

    申请号：US16127051

    申请日：2018-09-10

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Inventor： Adam T. Clavelle ,  Colin M. Ely

    IPC: F16B5/02 ,  F16B37/04 ,  H05K5/00

    Abstract: A fastener can include a body, an engagement feature, and a protrusion extending from the body. The engagement feature can receive and mechanically engage with a fixing member. The fastener can be positioned in a cavity of a brittle article, the cavity including an undercut region. A fixing member can pass through an aperture of a component positioned relative to the fastener such that the fixing member mechanically engages the fastener and a surface of the protrusion engages with an opposing surface of the undercut region.

    Rotatable crown for an electronic device
    59.
    发明授权
    Rotatable crown for an electronic device 有权

    公开(公告)号：US10551798B1

    公开(公告)日：2020-02-04

    申请号：US15597145

    申请日：2017-05-16

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Inventor： Tyler S. Bushnell ,  Adam T. Clavelle ,  Christopher M. Werner ,  Colin M. Ely ,  Stephen N. Sweet ,  Sriram Moorthy ,  Huan Peng

    IPC: G04G21/00 ,  G04B3/04 ,  G01D5/165

    Abstract: A compact crown for an electronic device such as an electronic watch, including a set of wipers capable of determining a rotation angle, rotation direction, or rotation speed, is disclosed. The set of wipers is in contact with at least one resistance member at different angular positions around a rotation axis. The crown may have a group of ground taps disposed along the resistance member and a measured signal may vary based on the position of each wiper as it contacts the at least one resistance member. A compact crown may also include capacitive members and capacitive sensors in order to similarly determine rotation angle, rotation direction, or rotation speed.

    Capacitive gap sensor ring for an electronic watch
    60.
    发明授权
    Capacitive gap sensor ring for an electronic watch 有权

    公开(公告)号：US10509486B2

    公开(公告)日：2019-12-17

    申请号：US16442665

    申请日：2019-06-17

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Inventor： Tyler S. Bushnell ,  Collin R. Petty ,  Adam T. Clavelle

    IPC: G06F3/0338 ,  G04G21/08 ,  G04C3/00 ,  G06F3/0354 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0362 ,  G06F1/16

    Abstract: An input mechanism for an electronic watch includes a rotational manipulation mechanism, such as a cap or shaft. The input mechanism also includes a sensor having first capacitive elements coupled to the manipulation mechanism, second capacitive elements, and a dielectric positioned between the first and second capacitive elements. Movement of the manipulation mechanism alters the positions of the first and second capacitive elements with respect to each other and is determinable based on capacitance changes resulting therefrom. In some implementations, the second capacitive elements may be part of an inner ring or partial ring nested at least partially within an outer ring or partial ring.

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