Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Waterproof port for electronic devices
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Application No.: US15025214Application Date: 2013-09-29
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Publication No.: US09625944B2Publication Date: 2017-04-18
- Inventor: Douglas J. Weber
- 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
- International Application: PCT/US2013/062509 WO 20130929
- International Announcement: WO2015/047359 WO 20150402
- Main IPC: G06F1/16
- IPC: G06F1/16 ; H04M1/03 ; H04M1/18

Abstract:
One embodiment of the present disclosure may take the form of an electronic device. The electronic device includes a housing defining a port and a cavity, a processing element contained within the cavity of the housing, an input/output device (such as, but not limited to, a sound wave transducer) in selective communication with the port, and a flow-blocking member movably connected to the housing. The flow-blocking member selectively prevents fluid-flow, such as the flow of air, through the port. The electronic device also includes a fluid repelling member connected to the housing and positioned in a flow path between the port and the input/output device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160239047A1 WATERPROOF PORT FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES Public/Granted day:2016-08-18
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