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公开(公告)号：US20220102910A1
公开(公告)日：2022-03-31
申请号：US17484624
申请日：2021-09-24
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： John C. DiFonzo , Bradley J. Hamel , George Tziviskos , Hao Zhu , Jean-Marc Gery
Abstract: Connector inserts having reliable contacts, as well as connector receptacles having improved magnetic circuits for use in electronic devices having a thin form factor. These and other examples can provide connector receptacles that can be easily aligned to an opening in an electronic device, as well as connector inserts and connector receptacles that can be readily manufactured.
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公开(公告)号：US10605774B2
公开(公告)日：2020-03-31
申请号：US14857534
申请日：2015-09-17
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： John C. DiFonzo , Jean-Marc Gery
IPC: G01N27/72
Abstract: A magnetic image system for providing a visible image includes a magnetic substrate having a first and a second opposing surface and formed of material that is magnetized into a pattern of magnetized regions corresponding to the visible image, the magnetized regions forming a magnetic surface having a size and a shape in accordance with the visible image and a magnetic property corresponding to a visible image property, wherein the magnetic surface is rendered visible as the visible image using a magnetic imaging medium that interacts with the magnetic surface in accordance with the magnetic property.
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公开(公告)号：US10031559B1
公开(公告)日：2018-07-24
申请号：US15269875
申请日：2016-09-19
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Bradley J. Hamel , Christiaan A. Ligtenberg , John C. Difonzo , Jean-Marc Gery
Abstract: An electronic device (such as a laptop) may selectively latch a base to a lid using a switchable magnet array. In particular, a drive circuit in the electronic device may apply at least a current pulse to a conductor that generates a magnetic field to reverse a direction of a remnant magnetization in the switchable magnet array. By reversing the direction of the remnant magnetization, the electronic device may selectively increase or decrease a magnetic field generated by the switchable magnet array at an attraction plate in the electronic device. This magnetic field may, in turn, result in an attractive force between the switchable magnet array and the attraction plate, thereby selectively latching the base and the lid when the base and the lid are proximate to each other.
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公开(公告)号：US09897465B2
公开(公告)日：2018-02-20
申请号：US14862129
申请日：2015-09-22
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： John C. DiFonzo , Jean-Marc Gery
CPC classification number: G01D5/16 , G01D5/145 , G01R33/093 , G01R33/096 , G06F1/3296
Abstract: A sleep mode system for an electronic device can include a magnetic component and a proximately located sensor configured to detect magnetic field properties that vary with a variable rotation of the magnetic component. The magnetic component can rotate with one device component, such as a laptop lid, while the sensor remains stationary with another device component, such as a laptop base. A controller can determine the orientation angle of the magnetic component based on the detected properties, and can put the device into or remove the device from a sleep mode based on the angle, which can reflect an open state or closed state for the electronic device.
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公开(公告)号：US20170082580A1
公开(公告)日：2017-03-23
申请号：US14857534
申请日：2015-09-17
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： John C. DiFonzo , Jean-Marc Gery
IPC: G01N27/72
Abstract: A magnetic image system for providing a visible image includes a magnetic substrate having a first and a second opposing surface and formed of material that is magnetized into a pattern of magnetized regions corresponding to the visible image, the magnetized regions forming a magnetic surface having a size and a shape in accordance with the visible image and a magnetic property corresponding to a visible image property, wherein the magnetic surface is rendered visible as the visible image using a magnetic imaging medium that interacts with the magnetic surface in accordance with the magnetic property.
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公开(公告)号：US20200169035A1
公开(公告)日：2020-05-28
申请号：US16693331
申请日：2019-11-24
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Matthew Dean Rohrbach , Mark Edward Doutt , Bartley K. Andre , Kanye Lim , John C. DiFonzo , Jean-Marc Gery
Abstract: An electrical plug and receptacle relying on magnetic force from an electromagnet to maintain contact are disclosed. The plug and receptacle can be used as part of a power adapter for connecting an electronic device, such as a laptop computer, to a power supply. The plug includes electrical contacts, which are preferably biased toward corresponding contacts on the receptacle. The plug and receptacle each have a magnetic element. The magnetic element on one of the plug or receptacle can be a magnet or ferromagnetic material. The magnetic element on the other of the plug or receptacle is an electromagnet. When the plug and receptacle are brought into proximity, the magnetic attraction between the electromagnet magnet and its complement, whether another magnet or a ferromagnetic material, maintains the contacts in an electrically conductive relationship.
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公开(公告)号：US20190036271A1
公开(公告)日：2019-01-31
申请号：US16147002
申请日：2018-09-28
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Matthew Dean Rohrbach , Mark Edward Doutt , Bartley K. Andre , Kanye Lim , John C. DiFonzo , Jean-Marc Gery
Abstract: An electrical plug and receptacle relying on magnetic force from an electromagnet to maintain contact are disclosed. The plug and receptacle can be used as part of a power adapter for connecting an electronic device, such as a laptop computer, to a power supply. The plug includes electrical contacts, which are preferably biased toward corresponding contacts on the receptacle. The plug and receptacle each have a magnetic element. The magnetic element on one of the plug or receptacle can be a magnet or ferromagnetic material. The magnetic element on the other of the plug or receptacle is an electromagnet. When the plug and receptacle are brought into proximity, the magnetic attraction between the electromagnet magnet and its complement, whether another magnet or a ferromagnetic material, maintains the contacts in an electrically conductive relationship.
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公开(公告)号：US20150171550A1
公开(公告)日：2015-06-18
申请号：US14636091
申请日：2015-03-02
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： John C. DiFonzo , Bartley K. Andre , Kanye Lim , Matthew Dean Rohrbach , Mark Edward Doutt , Jean-Marc Gery
IPC: H01R13/62
CPC classification number: H01R13/6205 , H01R13/641
Abstract: An electrical plug and receptacle relying on magnetic force from an electromagnet to maintain contact are disclosed. The plug and receptacle can be used as part of a power adapter for connecting an electronic device, such as a laptop computer, to a power supply. The plug includes electrical contacts, which are preferably biased toward corresponding contacts on the receptacle. The plug and receptacle each have a magnetic element. The magnetic element on one of the plug or receptacle can be a magnet or ferromagnetic material. The magnetic element on the other of the plug or receptacle is an electromagnet. When the plug and receptacle are brought into proximity, the magnetic attraction between the electromagnet magnet and its complement, whether another magnet or a ferromagnetic material, maintains the contacts in an electrically conductive relationship.
Abstract translation: 公开了一种依靠来自电磁铁的磁力来保持接触的电插头和插座。 插头和插座可用作用于将电子设备（例如膝上型计算机）连接到电源的电源适配器的一部分。 插头包括电触点，其优选地被偏压到插座上的相应触点。 插头和插座各有一个磁性元件。 插头或插座之一上的磁性元件可以是磁铁或铁磁材料。 插头或插座另一个上的磁性元件是电磁铁。 当插头和插座接近时，电磁体磁体及其互补件之间的磁吸引力，无论是另一种磁体还是铁磁性材料，都会使触点保持导电关系。
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公开(公告)号：US09979259B2
公开(公告)日：2018-05-22
申请号：US14837924
申请日：2015-08-27
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Paul Puskarich , Clark D. Della Silva , Charles A. Schwalbach , David Samuel Kumka , Andy Weidner , Paulina Mustafa , Jean-Marc Gery
IPC: H02K7/09 , H02K11/215 , F16C32/04
CPC classification number: H02K7/09 , F16C32/0444 , F16C32/0446 , F16C32/0453 , F16C32/0457 , H02K11/215
Abstract: A levitator is disclosed. The levitator may include a repulsion wire coil having a vertical coil axis, a position control wire coil having a vertical coil axis, a rotation control wire coil having a horizontal coil axis, and a controller coupled to each of the repulsion wire coil, position wire coil, and rotation wire coil, where the controller is configured to independently control currents provided to each of the repulsion wire coil, position wire coil, and rotation wire coil to levitate an item.
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公开(公告)号：US09077093B1
公开(公告)日：2015-07-07
申请号：US14260090
申请日：2014-04-23
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor： Mathieu P. Roy , Cesar Lozano Villarreal , Jean-Marc Gery , Vikas K. Sinha
CPC classification number: H02K49/10 , H01R24/30 , H01R35/04 , H01R2103/00 , H02K49/106
Abstract: An electrical power adapter employs a magnetically coupled mechanism to retract and deploy prongs used to interface with an electrical receptacle. The magnetically coupled mechanism is linearly displaced by a user, converting the linear displacement to rotary motion, pivoting the retractable prongs between a deployed position and a retracted position. When the retractable prongs are in the deployed position the adapter may be mated with a receptacle and when in the retracted position the adapter has a reduced physical size.
Abstract translation: 电力适配器采用磁耦合机构来缩回和部署用于与电气插座接口的插脚。 磁耦合机构由使用者线性位移，将线性位移转换成旋转运动，在展开位置和缩回位置之间枢转可伸缩叉。 当可伸缩叉头处于展开位置时，适配器可与插座配合，并且当处于缩回位置时，适配器具有减小的物理尺寸。
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