公开(公告)号：US10164322B2

公开(公告)日：2018-12-25

申请号：US14469882

申请日：2014-08-27

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Erik G. de Jong ,  Dale N. Memering ,  Jeffrey C. Mylvaganam

IPC: H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q1/27 ,  H01Q7/00

Abstract: An electronic device including a signal transmission system. The electronic device may include a housing, and a cover coupled to the housing and defining a groove formed in the cover. The electronic device may also include a signal transmission system positioned within the housing. The signal transmission system may include an antenna at least partially received within the groove formed in the cover. The antenna may have an antenna body, and a contact pad in electrical communication with the antenna body. The signal transmission system may also have a flexible member positioned adjacent the antenna body. The flexible member may contact the contact pad of the antenna.

公开(公告)号：US20170300114A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-19

申请号：US15098836

申请日：2016-04-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Naoto Matsuyuki ,  Dale N. Memering ,  Matthew S. Rogers ,  Victor Luzzato

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/041

CPC classification number: G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F2203/04103 ,  G06F2203/04809

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a substrate for an electronic device. The substrate has a visually imperceptible surface texture that exhibits different coefficients of friction on various input objects. In some implementations, the texture of the textured substrate is created using a gas etching process.

公开(公告)号：US09777397B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-03

申请号：US13631602

申请日：2012-09-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Dale N. Memering ,  Scott A. Myers

IPC: C30B15/34 ,  C30B29/20 ,  C30B15/00 ,  C30B15/30 ,  C30B33/06

CPC classification number: C30B15/34 ,  C30B15/002 ,  C30B15/005 ,  C30B15/30 ,  C30B29/20 ,  C30B33/06 ,  Y10T117/1004 ,  Y10T117/1032 ,  Y10T117/106 ,  Y10T225/12

Abstract: Systems and methods for continuous sapphire growth are disclosed. One embodiment may take the form of a method including feeding a base material into a crucible located within a growth chamber, heating the crucible to melt the base material and initiating crystalline growth in the melted base material to create a crystal structure. Additionally, the method includes pulling the crystal structure away from crucible and feeding the crystal structure out of the growth chamber.

公开(公告)号：US20170089818A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-30

申请号：US15280514

申请日：2016-09-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher C. Bartlow ,  Dale N. Memering

IPC: G01N3/20

CPC classification number: G01N3/20

Abstract: Methods and a system for proof testing brittle components of electronic devices are disclosed. The method may include positioning the brittle component relative to a probe of a testing system, contacting the probe to a surface of the brittle component at a first location, and applying a first force at the first location using the probe to create a first localized tensile band below the surface of the brittle component. The method may also include contacting the probe to the surface of the brittle component at a second location, distinct from the first location, and applying a second force at the second location using the probe to create a second localized tensile band below the surface of the brittle component.

公开(公告)号：US20170060181A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-02

申请号：US14843962

申请日：2015-09-02

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher D. Jones ,  Alexander W. Williams ,  Dale N. Memering ,  Matthew S. Rogers

IPC: G06F1/16

CPC classification number: G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1656

Abstract: A cover glass including a center region and an outer region abutting the center region at an interface. The interface inhibits crack propagation from the outer region to the center region and vice versa. In another embodiment the cover glass may include mitigation voids introduced into the cover glass to inhibit crack propagation. The interface may be formed from the mitigation voids.

Abstract translation: 一种覆盖玻璃，其包括在界面处邻接所述中心区域的中心区域和外部区域。 界面抑制从外部区域到中心区域的裂纹扩展，反之亦然。 在另一个实施例中，盖玻璃可以包括引入到盖玻璃中以抑制裂纹扩展的缓解空隙。 接口可以由缓解空隙形成。

公开(公告)号：US20160370116A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-22

申请号：US14745055

申请日：2015-06-19

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Matthew S. Rogers ,  Christopher D. Jones ,  Dale N. Memering ,  Alexander M. Hoffman ,  Ping Chung Chen ,  Chien-Wei Huang

IPC: F27D7/06 ,  B08B3/12 ,  F27D19/00

CPC classification number: F27D7/06 ,  B08B3/12 ,  B08B11/02 ,  F27D19/00 ,  F27D2007/063 ,  F27D2019/0003

Abstract: A system and processes for heat treating sapphire components to improve strength while maintaining the optical finish and/or transparency of the component. The processes may include an annealing process that uses an inert gas to reduce potential contaminants and the presence of reactive gasses. The process may also include a multi-stage heating process that may reduce thermally induced stress within the sapphire component which may produce slip lines or other optical defects. The process may also include a series of wet ultrasonic cleaning operations that reduce potential contaminants which may cause optical defects in an annealed sapphire component. An example system, fixtures, and shields are also described, which may improve the quality of the heat-treating process.

Abstract translation: 用于热处理蓝宝石部件以提高强度同时保持部件的光学精加工和/或透明度的系统和方法。 该方法可以包括使用惰性气体来减少潜在污染物和反应性气体的存在的退火过程。 该方法还可以包括多级加热过程，其可以减少蓝宝石部件内的热致应力，这可能产生滑动线或其他光学缺陷。 该方法还可以包括一系列湿式超声波清洗操作，其减少可能导致退火蓝宝石部件中的光学缺陷的潜在污染物。 还描述了示例性系统，夹具和护罩，这可以提高热处理工艺的质量。

公开(公告)号：US09416442B2

公开(公告)日：2016-08-16

申请号：US13783264

申请日：2013-03-02

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Dale N. Memering ,  Christopher D. Prest ,  Douglas Weber

IPC: C23C14/48 ,  C03C21/00 ,  C30B29/20 ,  C30B31/22 ,  H01J37/32

CPC classification number: C23C14/48 ,  C03C21/007 ,  C30B29/20 ,  C30B31/22 ,  H01J37/32412 ,  H01J2237/202 ,  H01J2237/20207 ,  H01J2237/31701 ,  Y10T428/24777

Abstract: Systems and methods for strengthening a sapphire part are described herein. One method may take the form of orienting a first surface of a sapphire member relative to an ion implantation device, selecting an ion implantation concentration and directing ions at the first surface of the sapphire member. The ions are embedded under the first surface to create compressive stress in the sapphire surface.

Abstract translation: 本文描述了用于增强蓝宝石部件的系统和方法。 一种方法可以采取使蓝宝石构件的第一表面相对于离子注入装置取向的形式，选择离子注入浓度并引导离子在蓝宝石构件的第一表面。 离子嵌入第一表面以在蓝宝石表面产生压应力。

公开(公告)号：US09140927B2

公开(公告)日：2015-09-22

申请号：US13631153

申请日：2012-09-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Dale N. Memering ,  Tseng-Mau Yang ,  Christopher D. Prest

IPC: G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/133 ,  G02F1/1333

CPC classification number: G02F1/133536 ,  G02F1/13362 ,  G02F2001/133388

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display mounted in a housing. The display may have an array of display pixels that provide image light to a user. The array of display pixels may form active display structures with a rectangular shape. The rectangular active display structures may be surrounded by an inactive border region. Liquid crystal light distribution structures may be used to distribute light that is emitted from peripheral portions of the active display structures to a portion of the display overlapping the inactive border region, thereby increasing the apparent area of the display. The light distribution structures may include a liquid crystal cell, a reflecting polarizer, and a reflector that reflects light from the peripheral portions of the active display structures vertically upwards after the light has passed through the liquid crystal cell and has reflected off of the reflecting polarizer.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以设置有安装在壳体中的显示器。 显示器可以具有向用户提供图像光的显示像素阵列。 显示像素阵列可以形成具有矩形形状的主动显示结构。 矩形有源显示结构可以被非活动边界区域包围。 可以使用液晶光分布结构来将从有源显示结构的周边部分发射的光分配到显示器的与无效边界区域重叠的部分，从而增加显示器的表观面积。 光分布结构可以包括液晶单元，反射偏振器和反射器，反射器在光已经通过液晶单元之后向上垂直向上反射来自活性显示结构的周边部分的光，并且反射离开反射偏振器 。

公开(公告)号：US20150085429A1

公开(公告)日：2015-03-26

申请号：US14033981

申请日：2013-09-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Dale N. Memering ,  Erik G. de Jong ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Samuel Weiss

IPC: H05K5/03 ,  H05K5/00

CPC classification number: G06F1/1637 ,  B32B17/06 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F1/1613 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1698 ,  H01Q1/1271 ,  H01Q1/2258 ,  H04M1/0202 ,  H04M1/026 ,  H04M1/0266

Abstract: A ceramic material having an electronic component embedded therein, and more particularly to a sapphire surface having an electrically energized component embedded within. In some embodiments, the sapphire surface may take the form of a portion of a housing for an electronic device. Since sapphire may be substantially transparent, it may form a cover glass for a display within or forming part of the electronic device, as one example. The cover glass may be bonded, affixed, or otherwise attached to a remainder of the housing, thereby forming an enclosure for the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US08976324B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-10

申请号：US13758910

申请日：2013-02-04

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tseng-Mau Yang ,  Christopher D. Prest ,  Dale N. Memering

IPC: G02F1/1333 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  F21V8/00

CPC classification number: G02F1/133524 ,  G02B6/0005 ,  G02B6/0008 ,  G02B6/06

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display such as a liquid crystal display. The display may have multiple display layers for generating display light such as a color filter layer and a thin-film transistor layer. The display may include first and second layers of optical fibers formed over the display layers. The first and second layers of optical fibers may guide display light generated in the display layers to an outer surface of the display. The first layer of optical fibers may include optical fibers having a first numerical aperture. The second layer of optical fibers may include optical fibers having a second numerical aperture. The first numerical aperture may be smaller than the second numerical aperture. The second layer of optical fibers may include vertical and angled optical fibers. The angled optical fibers may help reduce the size of an inactive region around the center of the display.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以具有诸如液晶显示器的显示器。 显示器可以具有用于产生诸如滤色器层和薄膜晶体管层之类的显示光的多个显示层。 显示器可以包括形成在显示层上的第一和第二层光纤。 第一和第二层光纤可以将在显示层中产生的显示光引导到显示器的外表面。 第一层光纤可以包括具有第一数值孔径的光纤。 第二层光纤可以包括具有第二数值孔径的光纤。 第一数值孔径可以小于第二数值孔径。 第二层光纤可以包括垂直和成角度的光纤。 成角度的光纤可以帮助减小围绕显示器中心的不活动区域的尺寸。