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公开(公告)号：US11617268B2
公开(公告)日：2023-03-28
申请号：US16926565
申请日：2020-07-10
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Daniel D. Sunshine , Daniel A. Podhajny , Kathryn P. Crews , Yohji Hamada
Abstract: Electrical components may have plastic packages. Contacts may be formed on exterior surfaces of the plastic packages. A plastic package for an electrical component may have an elongated shape that extends along a longitudinal axis. A first groove may run parallel to the longitudinal axis on a lower surface of the plastic package. A second groove may run perpendicular to the first groove on an opposing upper surface of the plastic package. The electrical components may be coupled to fibers in a fabric such as a woven fabric. A first solder connection may be formed between the first groove and a first fiber such as a weft fiber. A second solder connection may be formed between the second groove and a second fiber such as a warp fiber.
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公开(公告)号：US20200344886A1
公开(公告)日：2020-10-29
申请号：US16926565
申请日：2020-07-10
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Daniel D. Sunshine , Daniel A. Podhajny , Kathryn P. Crews , Yohji Hamada
Abstract: Electrical components may have plastic packages. Contacts may be formed on exterior surfaces of the plastic packages. A plastic package for an electrical component may have an elongated shape that extends along a longitudinal axis. A first groove may run parallel to the longitudinal axis on a lower surface of the plastic package. A second groove may run perpendicular to the first groove on an opposing upper surface of the plastic package. The electrical components may be coupled to fibers in a fabric such as a woven fabric. A first solder connection may be formed between the first groove and a first fiber such as a weft fiber. A second solder connection may be formed between the second groove and a second fiber such as a warp fiber.
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公开(公告)号：US10484793B1
公开(公告)日：2019-11-19
申请号：US15245582
申请日：2016-08-24
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Jonathan R. Peterson , Daniel D. Sunshine , Yohji Hamada , Daniel A. Podhajny , Kathryn P. Crews , Jahan C. Minoo
Abstract: An electronic device such as a pair of headphones may be provided with left and right speakers for playing audio to a user. Control circuitry in the electronic device may play audio through the speakers in an unreversed configuration in which left channel audio is played through a first of the speakers that is adjacent to a left ear of the user and right channel audio is played through a second of the speakers that is adjacent to a right ear of the user or a reversed configuration in which these channel assignments are reversed. The headphones may have ear cups that house the speakers. Capacitive touch sensors, force sensors, and other sensors on the ear cups may measure ear shapes and finger grip positions on the ear cups to determine whether to operate in the unreversed or reversed configuration. Sensors may gather gestures and other user touch input.
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公开(公告)号：US10174444B1
公开(公告)日：2019-01-08
申请号：US14938661
申请日：2015-11-11
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Daniel A. Podhajny , Kathryn P. Crews , Yohji Hamada
Abstract: Weaving equipment may include warp strand positioning equipment that positions warp strands and weft strand positioning equipment that inserts weft strands among the warp strands to form fabric. One or more of the warp strands may be selectively modified along its length using a warp strand modification unit. The warp strand modification unit may be interposed between the fabric and a reed, may be interposed between the fabric and the warp strand positioning equipment, may be mounted to the reed, or may be incorporated elsewhere in the weaving equipment. Warp strand modifications may include adding segments of metallic paint coatings or other conductive coatings, adding insulating coatings, applying other liquids to segments of the warp strand, modifying the stretchiness of warp strands, removing material from segments of the warp strand, and attaching electrical components to the warp strand.
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公开(公告)号：US12003916B1
公开(公告)日：2024-06-04
申请号：US17211607
申请日：2021-03-24
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Benjamin A. Shaffer , Yohji Hamada , Vincenzo Vuono , Eugene A. Whang , Christopher I. Wilson
CPC classification number: H04R1/1091 , D04B21/14 , H04R1/023 , D10B2503/00
Abstract: A pair of headphones may include first and second ear cups that each contain one or more speakers. The speakers may emit audio through a sound-permeable warp knit spacer fabric that is coupled to each ear cup. The warp knit spacer fabric may include inner and outer fabric layers joined by a spacer layer. The outer fabric layer may have first and second regions with different fabric densities. The first region with the greater fabric density may be used to form a label such as an R-shape or L-shape to indicate which ear cup should cover the user's right ear and which ear cup should cover the user's left ear. The denser first region may have diamond-shaped openings of a first size and the less dense second region may have diamond-shaped openings of a second size that is greater than the first size.
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公开(公告)号：US11758991B1
公开(公告)日：2023-09-19
申请号：US16553951
申请日：2019-08-28
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Siddhartha Hegde , Rimple Bhatia , Yohji Hamada , Joseph B. Walker
CPC classification number: A44C5/0053 , D02G3/32 , D10B2331/04 , D10B2401/061
Abstract: A fabric strap may be configured to attach an electronic device to a user's body. Some of the strands in the fabric strap may be stretchable strands. A stretchable strand may include an elastic core covered by one or more layers of material. The elastic core may be formed from a single elastic strand or may be formed from multiple elastic strands. The first layer of material on the elastic core may be a strand that is twisted around the elastic core. The second layer of material on the elastic core may be a strand that is braided around the first layer of material and the elastic core. The first layer may have a thickness that is greater than that of the elastic core and the second layer of material. The first and second layers of material may be formed from non-stretchable or stretchable materials.
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公开(公告)号：US11601756B2
公开(公告)日：2023-03-07
申请号：US16584799
申请日：2019-09-26
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Jonathan R. Peterson , Daniel D. Sunshine , Yohji Hamada , Daniel A. Podhajny , Kathryn P. Crews , Jahan Minoo , David M. Kindlon
Abstract: An electronic device such as a pair of headphones may be provided with left and right speakers for playing audio to a user. Control circuitry in the electronic device may play audio through the speakers in an unreversed configuration in which left channel audio is played through a first of the speakers that is adjacent to a left ear of the user and right channel audio is played through a second of the speakers that is adjacent to a right ear of the user or a reversed configuration in which these channel assignments are reversed. The headphones may have ear cups that house the speakers. Capacitive touch sensors, force sensors, and other sensors on the ear cups may measure ear shapes and finger grip positions on the ear cups to determine whether to operate in the unreversed or reversed configuration. Sensors may gather gestures and other user touch input.
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公开(公告)号：US10829878B2
公开(公告)日：2020-11-10
申请号：US15913653
申请日：2018-03-06
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Yohji Hamada , Daniel A. Podhajny , Daniel D. Sunshine , Kathryn P. Crews , Joseph B. Walker
Abstract: An item may include fabric or other materials formed from intertwined strands of material. The strands of material may include non-conductive strands and conductive strands. The strands may be intertwined by a warp knitting machine to produce a warp knit fabric. The warp knit fabric may include intertwined warp strands and weft insertion strands that are inserted amongst the warp strands. The weft insertion strands may extend across less than all of the warp strands. The weft insertion strands may include parallel segments that each extend across a different portion of the warp strands. The segments of weft insertion strands may have different widths relative to one another and relative to the width of the fabric. The weft insertion strands may be inserted into the warp knitting machine across the warp strands using a weft insertion device that is positioned by a computer-controlled positioner.
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公开(公告)号：US20180195218A1
公开(公告)日：2018-07-12
申请号：US15913653
申请日：2018-03-06
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Yohji Hamada , Daniel A. Podhajny , Daniel D. Sunshine , Kathryn P. Crews , Joseph B. Walker
Abstract: An item may include fabric or other materials formed from intertwined strands of material. The strands of material may include non-conductive strands and conductive strands. The strands may be intertwined by a warp knitting machine to produce a warp knit fabric. The warp knit fabric may include intertwined warp strands and weft insertion strands that are inserted amongst the warp strands. The weft insertion strands may extend across less than all of the warp strands. The weft insertion strands may include parallel segments that each extend across a different portion of the warp strands. The segments of weft insertion strands may have different widths relative to one another and relative to the width of the fabric. The weft insertion strands may be inserted into the warp knitting machine across the warp strands using a weft insertion device that is positioned by a computer-controlled positioner.
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公开(公告)号：US11963324B2
公开(公告)日：2024-04-16
申请号：US17210388
申请日：2021-03-23
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Yohji Hamada , John J. Baker , Peter F. Coxeter , Benjamin M. Rappoport , Joseph B. Walker
CPC classification number: H05K5/03 , B32B3/266 , B32B5/026 , B32B37/12 , B32B37/18 , B32B38/0004 , B32B38/0008 , B32B2250/03 , B32B2305/182 , B32B2457/00 , Y10T428/24273 , Y10T428/24306 , Y10T428/24322
Abstract: Electronic equipment may include structured fabric. Structured fabric may be used as a protective case or cosmetic cover for an electronic device, may be used to form a band that holds an electronic device against a user's body, or may be used to cover one or more openings in an electronic device. Structured fabrics may be soft and pliable while maintaining the ability to hold a given shape without added support. Structured fabric may be formed by laminating fabric such as warp-knit fabric with a stiffener such as polymer film. Structured fabrics may include openings through which signals such as optical or audio signals pass. To maintain the geometry and shape of the openings in the structured fabric without covering the openings, the stiffener and adhesive that are attached to the fabric may be cut to form a pattern of openings that align with the openings in the fabric.
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