公开(公告)号：US12009162B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-11

申请号：US18054283

申请日：2022-11-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Riley E. Brandt ,  Richard H. Koch ,  Zhipeng Zhang ,  John C. DiFonzo ,  Michael B. Wittenberg

IPC: H01H13/84 ,  G06F3/02 ,  H01H36/00

CPC classification number: H01H13/84 ,  G06F3/0202 ,  H01H36/00 ,  H01H36/004 ,  H01H36/0073 ,  H01H2215/052 ,  H01H2223/052 ,  H01H2231/002

Abstract: An electronic device includes an enclosure and a keyboard positioned within the enclosure. The keyboard includes a substrate and a key mechanism. The key mechanism includes a keycap support mechanism, a keycap supported by the keycap support mechanism and movable relative to the substrate, a ferromagnetic component attached to the keycap support mechanism, and a selectively magnetizable magnet. The selectively magnetizable magnet system may include a magnetizable material and a coil configured to selectively magnetize and demagnetize the magnetizable material. The key mechanism may include a collapsible dome biasing the keycap toward the extended position.

公开(公告)号：US20240112494A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-04

申请号：US18532846

申请日：2023-12-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daniel B. Sargent ,  Dale Setlak ,  Giovanni Gozzini ,  John Raff ,  Michael B. Wittenberg ,  Richard H. Koch ,  Ron A. Hopkinson

IPC: G06V40/13 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F21/32 ,  G06V40/12

CPC classification number: G06V40/1306 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F21/32 ,  G06V40/1365 ,  G06F3/04883

Abstract: An elongated biometric device provides a slim solution for capturing biometric data, and may be placed on a portion of an electronic device having limited space, such as a side of the electronic device. The elongated biometric device may include a force sensor, which may be positioned within a housing of the electronic device and actuated through posts extending from the elongated biometric device through the housing to transfer an applied force to the force sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20230421676A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-28

申请号：US18243426

申请日：2023-09-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jon F. Housour ,  Macey E. Dade ,  Benjamin R. Gray ,  Reema Shalan ,  Daniel W. Jarvis ,  Jason P. Shannon ,  Marwan Rammah ,  Robert F. Meyer ,  Richard H. Koch ,  Anthony B. Sinclair ,  Gareth L. Rose

IPC: H04M1/02

CPC classification number: H04M1/0266 ,  H04M1/0283 ,  H04M1/0264 ,  H04M1/0262 ,  H04M2207/18

Abstract: A mobile phone may include an enclosure including a front cover assembly defining a front exterior surface of the enclosure, a rear cover assembly defining a rear exterior surface of the enclosure, and a housing subassembly positioned between the front cover assembly and the rear cover assembly. The housing subassembly may include a first housing component defining a first side exterior surface of the enclosure, a second housing component defining a second side exterior surface of the enclosure opposite the first side exterior surface of the enclosure, and a lower chassis section extending between the first housing component and the second housing component. The mobile phone may further include a camera array coupled to the lower chassis section and positioned in an interior cavity defined between the lower chassis section and the front cover assembly.

公开(公告)号：US11024135B1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-01

申请号：US16904409

申请日：2020-06-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jared P. Ostdiek ,  Jesse P. Harris ,  Richard H. Koch

IPC: G08B6/00

Abstract: A haptic button assembly may be used for detecting inputs and providing haptic outputs at an electronic device. The haptic outputs may be provided in response to detected inputs or in response to other conditions at the electronic device. The haptic button assembly may define an input surface along an exterior of the electronic device. Inputs may be provided to the input surface of the haptic button assembly. An input may include a touch input on or along the input surface and/or a force input directed substantially perpendicularly to the input surface. The haptic button assembly may provide a haptic output by moving an input member of the haptic button assembly laterally (e.g., substantially parallel to the input surface).

公开(公告)号：US20240404377A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-05

申请号：US18805279

申请日：2024-08-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jared P. Ostdiek ,  Jesse P. Harris ,  Richard H. Koch

IPC: G08B6/00

Abstract: A haptic button assembly may be used for detecting inputs and providing haptic outputs at an electronic device. The haptic outputs may be provided in response to detected inputs or in response to other conditions at the electronic device. The haptic button assembly may define an input surface along an exterior of the electronic device. Inputs may be provided to the input surface of the haptic button assembly. An input may include a touch input on or along the input surface and/or a force input directed substantially perpendicularly to the input surface. The haptic button assembly may provide a haptic output by moving an input member of the haptic button assembly laterally (e.g., substantially parallel to the input surface).

公开(公告)号：US11835382B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-05

申请号：US17471851

申请日：2021-09-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jason B. Neevel ,  Christopher S. Tomasetta ,  Jonathan M. Lee ,  Ekaterina Pease ,  Nicholas Merz ,  Daniel Jarvis ,  Michael B. Wittenberg ,  Jared P. Ostdiek ,  Rasamy Phouthavong ,  David A. Pakula ,  Richard H. Koch ,  Marwan Rammah ,  Ian A. Spraggs ,  Laura M. Burke

IPC: G01J1/42 ,  G01J1/02 ,  G01J1/04 ,  H04M1/02

CPC classification number: G01J1/4204 ,  G01J1/0219 ,  G01J1/0233 ,  G01J1/0411 ,  G01J1/0474 ,  G01J1/0252 ,  G01J2001/0257 ,  H04M1/026

Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a housing, a front cover defining a front side of the portable electronic device, a display stack below the front cover and comprising a plurality of display layers configured to produce a graphical output in a display region of the display stack, the graphical output visible through the front cover, and a light sensor module positioned at least partially within the housing and coupled to the display stack in the display region. The light sensor module may be configured to receive ambient light passing through the front cover and through the plurality of display layers and, while a blanking interval is positioned over the light sensor module, produce an output corresponding to the received ambient light, the portable electronic device configured to determine an ambient light value based at least in part on the output from the light sensor module.

公开(公告)号：US11783629B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-10

申请号：US17471693

申请日：2021-09-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher S. Tomasetta ,  Jason B. Neevel ,  Sara E. Salmon ,  Richard H. Koch ,  Jonathan M. Lee ,  Nicholas Merz ,  Daniel Jarvis ,  Jared P. Ostdiek ,  Michael B. Wittenberg ,  Rasamy Phouthavong ,  David A. Pakula ,  Ian A. Spraggs ,  Marwan Rammah

IPC: G06V40/16 ,  G06T7/521 ,  G06V10/145 ,  H04M1/02

CPC classification number: G06V40/166 ,  G06T7/521 ,  G06V10/145 ,  H04M1/0266 ,  G06T2207/30201

Abstract: A portable electronic device may include a housing, a display at least partially within the housing, a front cover coupled to the housing and positioned over the display, and a biometric sensor module configured to illuminate an object and capture an image of the object through the front cover. The biometric sensor module may include a first lens positioned below the front cover, a first light source positioned below the first lens and configured to project, through the first lens, a dot pattern on the object, a second light source positioned below the first lens and configured to illuminate, through the first lens, the object with a flood of light, a second lens positioned below the front cover, and a light sensor positioned below the second lens and configured to capture an image of the object.

公开(公告)号：US11275920B1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-15

申请号：US16786762

申请日：2020-02-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daniel B. Sargent ,  Dale Setlak ,  Giovanni Gozzini ,  John Raff ,  Michael B Wittenberg ,  Richard H. Koch ,  Ron A. Hopkinson

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G06F21/32 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/04883

Abstract: An elongated biometric device provides a slim solution for capturing biometric data, and may be placed on a portion of an electronic device having limited space, such as a side of the electronic device. The elongated biometric device may include a force sensor, which may be positioned within a housing of the electronic device and actuated through posts extending from the elongated biometric device through the housing to transfer an applied force to the force sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20190027674A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-24

申请号：US15653468

申请日：2017-07-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Zhipeng Zhang ,  Richard H. Koch ,  Teera Songatikamas

IPC: H01L41/047 ,  H01L41/083 ,  H01L41/09 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0488

Abstract: Haptic interfaces are described. One haptic interface includes a piezoelectric body and first and second electrodes coupled to the piezoelectric body. The haptic interface also includes a control circuit. The control circuit includes a haptic actuator, a haptic sensor circuit, and an overcurrent protection circuit. The haptic actuator circuit is coupled to the first electrode and configured to charge the piezoelectric body. The charging causes the piezoelectric body to provide a haptic output. The haptic sensor circuit is coupled to the second electrode and configured to sense an electrical change at the second electrode. The electrical change is related to a haptic input received by the piezoelectric body. The overcurrent protection circuit is coupled to the second electrode and configured to limit a current flow into the haptic sensor circuit while the haptic actuator circuit is charging the piezoelectric body.

公开(公告)号：US12003657B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-04

申请号：US17472097

申请日：2021-09-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Richard H. Koch ,  Jonathan M. Lee ,  Laura M. Burke ,  Ekaterina Pease ,  Nicholas Merz ,  Daniel Jarvis ,  Ian A. Spraggs ,  Lee E. Hooton ,  Kodiak D. Burke ,  David A. Pakula ,  Marwan Rammah

IPC: H04M1/02 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H04B1/03 ,  H04B1/08

CPC classification number: H04M1/0266 ,  G06F1/1637

Abstract: A portable electronic device may include a housing member, a rear cover coupled to the housing member, and a top module coupled to the housing member and including a front cover defining an exterior surface and an interior surface opposite to the exterior surface, a display stack attached to the interior surface of the front cover and comprising a flexible circuit element extending from a side of the display stack, a frame member attached to the interior surface of the front cover and extending at least partially around a periphery of the display stack, and an encapsulating structure positioned between the frame member and the display stack and at least partially encapsulating a portion of a peripheral side of the display stack and the flexible circuit element. The encapsulating structure may cover at least a portion of a bottom side of the display stack.