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公开(公告)号:US20240288897A1
公开(公告)日:2024-08-29
申请号:US18655000
申请日:2024-05-03
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Jeremy C. Franklin , Scott A. Myers , Benjamin M. Rappoport , Stephen Brian Lynch , John P. Ternus , Justin R. Wodrich
IPC: G06F1/16 , G06F1/3234 , G06F3/041 , G06F3/044 , G09G3/00 , G09G3/20 , G09G3/3208 , H01M10/04 , H01M50/105 , H01M50/213 , H01M50/216 , H01M50/293 , H01M50/409 , H01M50/469 , H04M1/02 , H10K59/40 , H10K77/10 , H10K102/00
CPC classification number: G06F1/1626 , G06F1/163 , G06F1/1652 , G06F1/1677 , G06F1/3265 , G06F3/0412 , G06F3/0416 , G06F3/044 , G09G3/035 , G09G3/20 , G09G3/2092 , G09G3/3208 , H01M10/0436 , H01M50/213 , H01M50/216 , H01M50/293 , H04M1/0268 , H10K59/40 , H10K77/111 , G06F2203/04101 , G06F2203/04102 , G06F2203/04103 , G06F2203/04105 , G09G2330/027 , H01M50/105 , H01M50/409 , H01M50/469 , H01M2220/30 , H04M1/0216 , H04M1/0262 , H10K2102/311 , Y02D10/00 , Y02E10/549
Abstract: Flexible electronic devices may be provided. A flexible electronic device may include a flexible display, a flexible housing and one or more flexible internal components configured to allow the flexible electronic device to be deformed. Flexible displays may include flexible display layers, flexible touch-sensitive layers, and flexible display cover layers. The flexible housing may be a multi-stable flexible housing having one or more stable positions. The flexible housing may include a configurable support structure that, when engaged, provides a rigid support structure for the flexible housing. The flexible internal components may include flexible batteries, flexible printed circuits or other flexible components. A flexible battery may include flexible and rigid portions or may include a lubricious separator layer that provides flexibility for the flexible battery. A flexible printed circuit may include flexible and rigid portions or openings that allow some rigid portions to flex with respect to other rigid portions.
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公开(公告)号:US12066867B2
公开(公告)日:2024-08-20
申请号:US17733576
申请日:2022-04-29
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: John Raff , Scott A. Myers , Christopher Stringer
CPC classification number: G06F1/1652 , G06F1/00 , G06F1/1601 , G06F1/1637 , H04L1/00 , H10K77/111 , Y10T29/49002
Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display having a flexible substrate with fastened bent edges. The flexible substrate may have an active region that includes an array of light-emitting elements such as organic light-emitting diodes. The flexible substrate may also have inactive regions that lie outside of the active region. The bent edges may include portions of the inactive regions and portions of the active region. The bent edges may be wrapped to conform to the shape of an internal support structure. The bent edges may be fastened to the support structure with fastening members that attach a housing member or an internal clamp to the support structure. The bent edges may be secured between the housing member or the internal clamp and the support structure. The fastening members may be engaged in openings in the support structure and may pass through or alongside the bent edges.
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公开(公告)号:US11994906B2
公开(公告)日:2024-05-28
申请号:US18304285
申请日:2023-04-20
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Jeremy C. Franklin , Scott A. Myers , Benjamin M. Rappoport , Stephen Brian Lynch , John P. Ternus , Justin R. Wodrich
IPC: G06F1/16 , G06F1/3234 , G06F3/041 , G06F3/044 , G09G3/00 , G09G3/20 , G09G3/3208 , H01M10/04 , H01M50/105 , H01M50/213 , H01M50/216 , H01M50/293 , H01M50/409 , H01M50/469 , H04M1/02 , H10K59/40 , H10K77/10 , H10K102/00
CPC classification number: G06F1/1626 , G06F1/163 , G06F1/1652 , G06F1/1677 , G06F1/3265 , G06F3/0412 , G06F3/0416 , G06F3/044 , G09G3/035 , G09G3/20 , G09G3/2092 , G09G3/3208 , H01M10/0436 , H01M50/213 , H01M50/216 , H01M50/293 , H04M1/0268 , H10K59/40 , H10K77/111 , G06F2203/04101 , G06F2203/04102 , G06F2203/04103 , G06F2203/04105 , G09G2330/027 , H01M50/105 , H01M50/409 , H01M50/469 , H01M2220/30 , H04M1/0216 , H04M1/0262 , H10K2102/311 , Y02D10/00 , Y02E10/549
Abstract: Flexible electronic devices may be provided. A flexible electronic device may include a flexible display, a flexible housing and one or more flexible internal components configured to allow the flexible electronic device to be deformed. Flexible displays may include flexible display layers, flexible touch-sensitive layers, and flexible display cover layers. The flexible housing may be a multi-stable flexible housing having one or more stable positions. The flexible housing may include a configurable support structure that, when engaged, provides a rigid support structure for the flexible housing. The flexible internal components may include flexible batteries, flexible printed circuits or other flexible components. A flexible battery may include flexible and rigid portions or may include a lubricious separator layer that provides flexibility for the flexible battery. A flexible printed circuit may include flexible and rigid portions or openings that allow some rigid portions to flex with respect to other rigid portions.
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公开(公告)号:US11740527B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-29
申请号:US17894022
申请日:2022-08-23
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Michael W. Firka , Ashley E. Fletcher , Benjamin J. Pope , Lee E. Hooton , Scott A. Myers , Benjamin Shane Bustle , Garam Young , Blake M. Coughenour
CPC classification number: G02F1/13781 , G02B26/005 , G02F1/13306 , G09G3/348 , G09G3/36 , G09G2300/023 , G09G2360/144
Abstract: An electronic device has an electrically adjustable shutter. The shutter may be placed in a transparent state or a nontransparent state. The shutter may overlap a portion of a display, may overlap a liquid contact indictor or a structure with text in a device, or may overlap an optical component such as an optical proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, visible light-emitting diode or laser, infrared light-emitting diode or laser, visible light image sensor, or infrared light image sensor. Control circuitry in the electronic device may place the shutter in an opaque state to hide an overlapped component from view or may place the shutter in a transparent state to allow the overlapped component to transmit or receive light. The adjustable shutter may exhibit changes in its transmission spectrum in different modes of operation and may be used as a camera filter or neutral density filter.
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公开(公告)号:US20230176625A1
公开(公告)日:2023-06-08
申请号:US18106354
申请日:2023-02-06
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Scott A. Myers , Mattia Pascolini , Richard Hung Minh Dinh , Trent Weber , Robert Schlub , Josh Nickel , Robert Hill , Nanbo Jin , Tang Yew Tan
CPC classification number: G06F1/1656 , G06F1/1626 , G06F1/1658 , G06F1/1698 , H04M1/0249 , H05K5/03 , H05K5/02 , H04M1/026 , H05K5/0208 , G06F1/1684 , H01Q1/2258 , H01Q1/241 , H04M1/0274 , H01Q1/42 , H05K5/0247 , Y10T29/49002 , Y10T29/49169
Abstract: This is directed to connecting two or more elements using an intermediate element constructed from a material that changes between states. An electronic device can include one or more components constructed by connecting several elements. To provide a connection having a reduced or small size or cross-section and construct a component having high tolerances, a material can be provided in a first state in which it flows between the elements before changing to a second state in which it adheres to the elements and provides a structurally sound connection. For example, a plastic can be molded between the elements. As another example, a composite material can be brazed between the elements. In some cases, internal surfaces of the elements can include one or more features for enhancing a bond between the elements and the material providing the interface between the elements.
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公开(公告)号:US20230161383A1
公开(公告)日:2023-05-25
申请号:US18157649
申请日:2023-01-20
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Scott A. Myers
CPC classification number: G06F1/1652 , H05K5/0017 , H05K5/0217 , H05K1/181 , G09G3/2096 , G06F3/041 , H04M1/0268 , G09G2354/00 , G06F2203/04102 , G09G2370/16 , G09G2380/02
Abstract: An electronic device may have a flexible display. The electronic device may have housing portions that are rotatably coupled to each other so that the flexible display may fold along one or more bend axes. A device may have rollers that store a flexible display and that help deploy the display from within a housing when additional display area is desired. A touch screen in a housing may be overlapped by a flexible display that has been scrolled outwardly from the housing. Wireless transmitter and receiver circuitry may be used to convey image data to display driver circuitry. The display driver circuitry may display images on a pixel array in a flexible display based on the image data. Magnets may be used to outwardly bias edge-mounted bistable support structures to help prevent a rolled flexible display from wrinkling.
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公开(公告)号:US11586251B2
公开(公告)日:2023-02-21
申请号:US17322762
申请日:2021-05-17
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Scott A. Myers
Abstract: An electronic device may have a flexible display. The electronic device may have housing portions that are rotatably coupled to each other so that the flexible display may fold along one or more bend axes. A device may have rollers that store a flexible display and that help deploy the display from within a housing when additional display area is desired. A touch screen in a housing may be overlapped by a flexible display that has been scrolled outwardly from the housing. Wireless transmitter and receiver circuitry may be used to convey image data to display driver circuitry. The display driver circuitry may display images on a pixel array in a flexible display based on the image data. Magnets may be used to outwardly bias edge-mounted bistable support structures to help prevent a rolled flexible display from wrinkling.
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公开(公告)号:US20220163997A1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-26
申请号:US17670002
申请日:2022-02-11
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Fletcher R. Rothkopf , Derek W. Wright , Scott A. Myers
IPC: G06F1/16 , H04N7/18 , G06F3/041 , G06F3/0488
Abstract: A wearable accessory device is disclosed. The wearable accessory device includes a flexible display coupled to a bi-stable spring. Coupling the display to the bi-stable spring allows the accessory device to be easily worn in a number of convenient locations.
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公开(公告)号:US11275406B2
公开(公告)日:2022-03-15
申请号:US14869867
申请日:2015-09-29
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Fletcher R. Rothkopf , Derek W. Wright , Scott A. Myers
IPC: G06F1/16 , G06F3/041 , G06F3/0488 , H04N7/18
Abstract: A wearable accessory device is disclosed. The wearable accessory device includes a flexible display coupled to a bi-stable spring. Coupling the display to the bi-stable spring allows the accessory device to be easily worn in a number of convenient locations.
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公开(公告)号:USD939509S1
公开(公告)日:2021-12-28
申请号:US29658273
申请日:2018-07-30
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Designer: Richard Hung Minh Dinh , Richard P. Howarth , Scott A. Myers , David A. Pakula , Tang Yew Tan
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