公开(公告)号：US12063466B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-13

申请号：US17895028

申请日：2022-08-24

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Benjamin A. Cousins ,  Jarrett Lagler ,  Dirk Schmelzer ,  Sebastien D. de Rivaz ,  Tian Shi Li ,  Phillip Qian ,  Rebecca Russell ,  Jeyakkrishnan Chengleput Srinivasan ,  Jue Wang ,  Jerzy S. Guterman ,  Joel C. Yamasaki

IPC: H04R1/10 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H04R1/02

CPC classification number: H04R1/1016 ,  G06F3/04144 ,  G06F3/044 ,  H02J7/0044 ,  H04R1/023 ,  H04R1/1025 ,  H04R1/1041 ,  H04R1/1058 ,  H04R1/1075 ,  H04R2420/07 ,  H04R2460/11

Abstract: A charging case for a pair of wireless earphones comprising: a housing having a peripheral wall that defines a shell; a frame insert coupled to the housing and extending into the shell, the frame insert having one or more insert walls that define first and second pockets sized and shaped to accept first and second wireless earphones, respectively, wherein the one or more insert walls cooperate with the housing primary wall to define a sealed chamber within the charging case; a lid coupled to the housing and operable between a closed position in which the lid covers the first and second pockets and an open position in which the first and second pockets are exposed; a speaker module disposed within the sealed chamber, the speaker module comprising an audio driver having a diaphragm that separates a front volume of the audio driver from a back volume of the audio driver and a speaker vent disposed within the back volume; one or more first openings formed through the peripheral wall and opening into the front volume, wherein the audio driver is positioned and aligned to emit sound into the front volume and through the one or more acoustic openings; and one or more second openings formed through the peripheral wall at a location spaced apart from the front volume, wherein at least one of the one or more second openings is an acoustic vent acoustically coupled to the back volume of the audio driver through the speaker vent ear tip.

公开(公告)号：US11363363B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-14

申请号：US16790661

申请日：2020-02-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Zachary C. Rich ,  Kurt R. Stiehl ,  Arun D. Chawan ,  Michael B. Howes ,  Jonathan S. Aase ,  Esge B. Andersen ,  Yacine Azmi ,  Jahan C. Minoo ,  David J. Shaw ,  Aarti Kumar ,  Augustin Prats ,  Robert D. Watson ,  Baptiste P. Paquier ,  Axel D. Berny ,  Benjamin W. Cook ,  Jerzy S. Guterman ,  Benjamin Adair Cousins

IPC: H04R1/10

Abstract: A housing has a bud portion abutting an elongated stem portion. The bud portion is to fit within an ear. The bud portion has a primary sound outlet at its far end that is to be inserted into an outer ear canal, and abuts the stem portion at its near end. A speaker driver is inside the bud portion. Electronic circuitry inside the housing includes a wireless communications interface to receive audio content over-the-air and in response provides an audio signal to the speaker driver. A rechargeable battery as a power source for the electronic circuitry is located inside a cavity of the stem portion. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US20190298265A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-03

申请号：US16140419

申请日：2018-09-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Steven J. Keating ,  Daniel D. Sunshine ,  Benjamin J. Grena ,  Daniel A. Podhajny ,  Jerzy S. Guterman ,  Jessica J. Lu ,  David M. Kindlon

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/01 ,  A61B5/0205 ,  A61B5/021 ,  A61B5/024 ,  A61B5/0408 ,  A61B5/08 ,  D03D1/00 ,  D03D7/00 ,  D03D15/08 ,  H04B1/3827 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: A fabric-based item may be provide with a stretchable band. The stretchable band may be formed from a ring-shaped strip of stretchable fabric having an opening configured to fit around a body part of a user. Circuitry may be coupled to strands of material in the stretchable band. The circuitry may include sensor circuitry for making measurements on the body part such as electrocardiogram measurements, blood pressure measurements, and respiration rate measurements. Wireless communications circuitry in the fabric-based item may be used to communicate wirelessly with external electronic equipment. A wireless power transmitting device may transmit wireless power. A coil formed from conductive strands in the fabric-based item may be used by wireless power receiving circuitry in the fabric-based item to receive the wireless power. The coil may have one or more turns that run around the ring-shaped strip of stretchable fabric.

公开(公告)号：US10284942B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-07

申请号：US15839632

申请日：2017-12-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Erin A. McAuliffe ,  Carlo Di Nallo ,  Huan-Chu Huang ,  Joel D. Barrera ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Jerzy S. Guterman ,  Arun Chawan ,  Benjamin Cousins ,  Lee M. Panecki

IPC: H04R1/10 ,  H01Q1/22 ,  H01Q1/27 ,  H01Q9/42

Abstract: An accessory such as a wireless earbud may have an antenna for transmitting and receiving wireless signals. A housing for the earbud may have a main body portion and an extended portion that forms a stalk protruding from the main body portion. The earbud may have a speaker aligned with a speaker port in the main body portion. The antenna may have an elongated shape and may extend along the stalk. The stalk may have a plastic housing wall portion. The antenna may be formed from first and second metal traces on opposing sides of a printed circuit substrate. The first metal trace may form an antenna resonating element arm and may lie between the substrate and the plastic housing wall portion. The second metal trace may be a ground trace. A feed for the antenna may be located at a juncture between the main body portion and the stalk.

公开(公告)号：US10139944B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-27

申请号：US15258951

申请日：2016-09-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： James E. Wright ,  Peteris K. Augenbergs ,  Jerzy S. Guterman ,  William J. Schmidt ,  Jack B. Rector, III

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0354

Abstract: A stand alone input device can be a touch pad that provides touch inputs to an associated computing device. The input device can include a wedge-shaped base defining an inner cavity, a touch plate having a touch surface disposed over the inner cavity and configured to accept a touch input, cantilevered beams coupled to the wedge-shaped base and the touch plate and configured to deliver a force from the touch input, a haptic generator coupled to the cantilevered beams and configured to generate a haptic output in response to the touch input, an antenna component integrated within a wall of the wedge-shaped base and an antenna resonance cavity located within the inner cavity, and a switch assembly including a sliding component having a pin through a wedge-shaped base wall and a switch beam having a protrusion that engages multiple recesses located at a detent region on the sliding component.

公开(公告)号：US20170064427A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-02

申请号：US15302163

申请日：2015-04-20

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Zachary C. Rich ,  Kurt R. Stiehl ,  Arun D. Chawan ,  Michael B. Howes ,  Jonathan S. Aase ,  Esge B. Andersen ,  Yacine Azmi ,  Jahan C. Minoo ,  David J. Shaw ,  Aarti Kumar ,  Augustin Prats ,  Robert D. Watson ,  Baptiste P. Paquier ,  Axel D. Berny ,  Benjamin W. Cook ,  Jerzy S. Guterman ,  Benjamin Adair Cousins

IPC: H04R1/10

CPC classification number: H04R1/1016 ,  H04R1/1025 ,  H04R1/105 ,  H04R1/1075 ,  H04R2201/107 ,  H04R2420/07

Abstract: The wireless earphone (1) comprises a housing (2) having a bud portion abutting an elongated stem portion. The bud portion is to fit within an ear. The bud portion has a primary sound outlet (5) at its far end that is to be inserted into an outer ear canal, and abuts the stem portion at its near end. A speaker driver (6) is inside the bud portion. Electronic circuitry (7,24) inside the housing (2) includes a wireless communications interface (4) to receive audio content over-the-air and in response provides an audio signal to the speaker driver. A rechargeable battery (3) as a power source for the electronic circuitry is located inside a cavity of the stem portion.

Abstract translation: 无线耳机（1）包括具有邻接细长杆部分的芽部的壳体（2）。 芽部分适合在耳朵内。 芽部具有其远端处的主要声音出口（5），其被插入外耳道中，并且在其近端处邻接杆部分。 扬声器驱动器（6）在芽部内。 壳体（2）内的电子电路（7,24）包括无线通信接口（4），用于通过无线接收音频内容，并且响应于向扬声器驱动器提供音频信号。 作为用于电子电路的电源的可再充电电池（3）位于杆部分的腔内。

公开(公告)号：US20250110531A1

公开(公告)日：2025-04-03

申请号：US18477202

申请日：2023-09-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Trevor J Edmonds ,  Michael J Williams ,  Nikolaos Chiotellis ,  Joel D. Barrera ,  Marc Soriano Baliarda ,  Ayoub Yari Boroujeni ,  Jerzy S. Guterman ,  Mahmoud R. Amini ,  Kevin M. Robinson

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H01Q13/10

Abstract: An electronic device such as a laptop computer may have an upper housing and a lower housing. The lower housing may have a clutch barrel. The upper housing may be coupled to the clutch barrel by a hinge. The lower housing may have an upper metal wall separated from the upper housing by a first gap and a lower metal wall separated from the upper housing by a second gap. The clutch barrel may include a conductor. An antenna may be formed from a radiating slot in the conductor. The radiating slot may have a tunnel extending from a first opening to a second opening in the conductor across a diameter of the conductor. The tunnel may be linear or non-linear. The tunnel may have a uniform or tapered width. The radiating slot may convey radio-frequency signals through both gaps regardless of the orientation of the upper housing.

公开(公告)号：US20210045685A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-18

申请号：US17088457

申请日：2020-11-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Steven J. Keating ,  Daniel D. Sunshine ,  Benjamin J. Grena ,  Daniel A. Podhajny ,  Jerzy S. Guterman ,  Jessica J. Lu ,  David M. Kindlon

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/0205 ,  A61B5/021 ,  A61B5/024 ,  A61B5/0408 ,  A61B5/08 ,  D03D1/00 ,  D03D7/00 ,  D03D15/08 ,  H04B1/3827 ,  H04W4/80 ,  A61B5/01 ,  A61B5/113 ,  D02G3/44

Abstract: A fabric-based item may be provide with a stretchable band. The stretchable band may be formed from a ring-shaped strip of stretchable fabric having an opening configured to fit around a body part of a user. Circuitry may be coupled to strands of material in the stretchable band. The circuitry may include sensor circuitry for making measurements on the body part such as electrocardiogram measurements, blood pressure measurements, and respiration rate measurements. Wireless communications circuitry in the fabric-based item may be used to communicate wirelessly with external electronic equipment. A wireless power transmitting device may transmit wireless power. A coil formed from conductive strands in the fabric-based item may be used by wireless power receiving circuitry in the fabric-based item to receive the wireless power. The coil may have one or more turns that run around the ring-shaped strip of stretchable fabric.

公开(公告)号：US20190296442A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-26

申请号：US15933162

申请日：2018-03-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Joel D. Barrera ,  James M. Cuseo ,  Jerzy S. Guterman

IPC: H01Q13/10 ,  H04B1/40 ,  H04B1/00 ,  H01Q1/22

Abstract: An electronic device such as a desktop computer may have a housing. The housing may have conductive portions such as metal walls and metal support structures that support the housing. The walls may be assembled to form a box-shaped housing having corners. The support structures may form legs at the corners of the housing. Antennas may be formed in the housing to support communications such as wireless local area network communications. The antennas may be slot antennas formed from openings in the legs. Radio-frequency transceiver circuitry in the housing may be used to transmit and receive radio-frequency communications. The radio-frequency transceiver circuitry may be coupled to the antenna using a transmission line. Threaded radio-frequency connectors or other connectors may be used in coupling the transmission line to a slot antenna.

公开(公告)号：US20190245270A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-08

申请号：US16269203

申请日：2019-02-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： James M. Cuseo ,  David C. Parell ,  Jerzy S. Guterman ,  Joel D. Barrera

IPC: H01Q13/08 ,  H01Q13/10 ,  H01Q9/04

CPC classification number: H01Q13/085 ,  H01Q9/0457 ,  H01Q13/106

Abstract: An electronic device may have metal structures such as metal electronic device housing structures and other conductive structures. The conductive structures may have a slot or other opening. An antenna may be formed from the conductive structures. Control circuitry in the electronic device may receive input from input-output devices and may use the input-output devices to provide a user with output. The control circuitry may be coupled to a radio-frequency transceiver that is used to transmit and receive wireless communications. The radio-frequency transceiver may be coupled to the antenna using a transmission line. The transmission line may have a radio-frequency connector that is coupled to a radio-frequency connector on an antenna feed bolt. The antenna feed bolt may have a shaft that spans the opening in the conductive structures and may be coupled to antenna feed terminals on opposing sides of the opening. The antenna may have a tuning bolt.