公开(公告)号：US11910552B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-20

申请号：US16904501

申请日：2020-06-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Manish Mittal ,  Brian S. Tryon ,  James A. Yurko ,  Jing Zhou ,  Matthew S. Rogers ,  Naoto Matsuyuki

IPC: H05K5/04 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H05K5/02 ,  C08K3/08

CPC classification number: H05K5/04 ,  C08K3/08 ,  H05K5/0017 ,  H05K5/0086 ,  H05K5/0217 ,  C08K2003/0831

Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing. The device may include metal structures such as a metal member forming a portion of the housing, a portion of a strap, or other portions of the device. A gold-containing coating such as a layer of elemental gold or a gold alloy may cover the metal member to provide the metal member with a gold appearance or other desired appearance. To protect the metal member and the gold-containing coating, the metal member and gold-containing coating may be covered with a protective coating layer such as an organic protective layer. The organic protective layer may have a fluoropolymer layer with thiol coupling groups to promote adhesion to the gold-containing layer or may contain a polymer layer with silane and thiol coupling groups that serves as an adhesion promotion layer for an overlapping fluoropolymer layer with silane coupling groups.

公开(公告)号：US11805629B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-31

申请号：US16899143

申请日：2020-06-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Maegan K. Spencer ,  Brian R. Land ,  Naoto Matsuyuki ,  Erik L. Wang ,  William C. Lukens ,  Steven C. Roach

IPC: H05K9/00 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H04M1/02 ,  H04N23/56

CPC classification number: H05K9/0058 ,  G06F1/163 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1686 ,  H04M1/0264 ,  H04N23/56

Abstract: An electronic device can include a housing defining an aperture and at least partially defining an internal volume of the electronic device, an electromagnetic radiation emitter and an electromagnetic radiation detector disposed in the internal volume, and an optical component disposed in the aperture. The optical component can include a first and second transparent portions disposed above the electromagnetic radiation detector and the electromagnetic radiation emitter, and an opaque portion disposed between the first and second transparent portions. A conductive component can be in electrical communication with the opaque portion and one or more components of the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US11518138B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-06

申请号：US14578319

申请日：2014-12-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Edward Siahaan ,  Douglas J. Weber ,  Hsiang Hung Chen ,  Naoto Matsuyuki ,  Yoji Hamada ,  Teodor Dabov ,  Whitney D. Mattson ,  Ying-Liang Su

IPC: B32B5/02 ,  B32B7/02 ,  B29C65/02 ,  B32B5/26 ,  B32B3/26 ,  B32B3/04 ,  B32B7/027 ,  B29L31/00 ,  B32B7/023

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed are directed to a woven fabric band that is capable of being secured to another object using threads or the band itself. The woven fabric band may include an inner layer having a first temperature melting point and an outer layer having a second temperature melting point that is higher than the first temperature melting point. When heat having the first temperature is applied to the woven fabric band, the inner layer of the woven fabric band melts while the outer layer remains in its original state. When the inner layer melts, the inner layer conforms to a first shape. As a result of the inner layer conforming to the first shape, the outer layer also conforms to the same shape.

公开(公告)号：US20210400830A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-23

申请号：US16904501

申请日：2020-06-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Manish Mittal ,  Brian S. Tryon ,  James A. Yurko ,  Jing Zhou ,  Matthew S. Rogers ,  Naoto Matsuyuki

IPC: H05K5/04 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H05K5/02

Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing. The device may include metal structures such as a metal member forming a portion of the housing, a portion of a strap, or other portions of the device. A gold-containing coating such as a layer of elemental gold or a gold alloy may cover the metal member to provide the metal member with a gold appearance or other desired appearance. To protect the metal member and the gold-containing coating, the metal member and gold-containing coating may be covered with a protective coating layer such as an organic protective layer. The organic protective layer may have a fluoropolymer layer with thiol coupling groups to promote adhesion to the gold-containing layer or may contain a polymer layer with silane and thiol coupling groups that serves as an adhesion promotion layer for an overlapping fluoropolymer layer with silane coupling groups.

公开(公告)号：US11199929B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-14

申请号：US16506887

申请日：2019-07-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Joseph C. Poole ,  Matthew S. Rogers ,  Naoto Matsuyuki

IPC: G06F3/042 ,  H04M1/02 ,  G02B13/00 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G02B5/02 ,  C03C17/00 ,  C03C15/00

Abstract: A textured enclosure component including two different types of surface features is disclosed. The two different types of surface features are differently sized. The combination of differently sized surface features provides both anti-glare and anti-reflective properties to the enclosure component.

公开(公告)号：US11148398B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-19

申请号：US16133495

申请日：2018-09-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yoshihiko Yokoyama ,  Naoto Matsuyuki ,  Sungwon Bae ,  Theodore A. Waniuk

IPC: B32B17/10 ,  C23C28/02 ,  C23C14/14 ,  B05D7/14 ,  C23C14/34 ,  B05D7/00 ,  B05D1/00 ,  B05D5/12

Abstract: A multilayer composite is provided. The composite may include a plurality of metallic glass layers interleaved with a plurality of polymer layers. The composite may have a thickness of up to 100 microns. The composite may have a fatigue strength of at least 1.5 times of the fatigue strength of a monolithic metallic glass having the same thickness as the composite and the same chemical composition as the metallic glass layer.

公开(公告)号：US20210076545A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-11

申请号：US16899143

申请日：2020-06-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Maegan K. Spencer ,  Brian R. Land ,  Naoto Matsuyuki ,  Erik L. Wang ,  William C. Lukens ,  Steven C. Roach

IPC: H05K9/00 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04M1/02

Abstract: An electronic device can include a housing defining an aperture and at least partially defining an internal volume of the electronic device, an electromagnetic radiation emitter and an electromagnetic radiation detector disposed in the internal volume, and an optical component disposed in the aperture. The optical component can include a first and second transparent portions disposed above the electromagnetic radiation detector and the electromagnetic radiation emitter, and an opaque portion disposed between the first and second transparent portions. A conductive component can be in electrical communication with the opaque portion and one or more components of the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US20210068688A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-11

申请号：US16811783

申请日：2020-03-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Maegan K. Spencer ,  Brian R. Land ,  Naoto Matsuyuki ,  Erik L. Wang ,  William C. Lukens ,  Steven C. Roach

IPC: A61B5/024 ,  A61B5/00 ,  H01L31/101 ,  G06F1/16

Abstract: An electronic device can include a housing defining an aperture and at least partially defining an internal volume of the electronic device, an electromagnetic radiation emitter and an electromagnetic radiation detector disposed in the internal volume, and an optical component disposed in the aperture. The optical component can include a first and second transparent portions disposed above the electromagnetic radiation detector and the electromagnetic radiation emitter, and an opaque portion disposed between the first and second transparent portions and extending a thickness of the optical component. The first transparent portion, the second transparent portion, and the opaque portion can define a flush exterior surface of the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US10781134B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-22

申请号：US15783294

申请日：2017-10-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Naoto Matsuyuki ,  Douglas J. Weber

IPC: C03C17/34 ,  G02B1/115 ,  G06F3/044 ,  C03C17/36

Abstract: An opaque cover for a capacitive sensor is provided. The cover includes a transparent substrate and a black color stack disposed adjacent the transparent substrate. The black color stack includes a pigment stack having a first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer, and a first light absorbing layer positioned between the first and second dielectric layers. The first dielectric layer has a first refractive index. The second dielectric layer has a second refractive index different from the first refractive index. The black color stack also includes a plurality of second light absorption layers interleaved with a plurality of third dielectric layer.

公开(公告)号：US20200095449A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-26

申请号：US16362455

申请日：2019-03-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Naoto Matsuyuki ,  Manish Mittal ,  Matthew S. Rogers

IPC: C09D127/18 ,  G06F3/041 ,  C09D171/02

Abstract: Patterned and plasma-treated coatings for surfaces of electronic devices are disclosed. The patterned and plasma-treated coatings may include a linear fluorinated oligomer or linear fluorinated polymer and may be transparent. Regions of a patterned coating may be micro-sized. The pattern defined by the coating may not be visually discernable, but may affect the frictional properties of the coating.