Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electronic device having a haptic device with an actuation member and a restoration mechanism
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Application No.: US17857922Application Date: 2022-07-05
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Publication No.: US11803243B2Publication Date: 2023-10-31
- Inventor: Benjamin G. Jackson , Brenton A. Baugh , Megan A. McClain , Steven J. Taylor
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
- Main IPC: G06F3/01
- IPC: G06F3/01 ; G06F3/0488 ; G06F3/044

Abstract:
A haptic device for an electronic device includes an actuation member formed from a shape-memory alloy (SMA) material that changes shape (e.g., expands or contracts) in response to an applied electrical current. In some cases, the haptic devices described herein also include a restoration mechanism that restores the actuation member to its original shape or to a similar shape. The change in the shape of the actuation member and the restoration of the shape of the actuation member may produce a haptic output at the electronic device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220350411A1 Electronic Device Having a Haptic Device with an Actuation Member and a Restoration Mechanism Public/Granted day:2022-11-03
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