公开(公告)号：US10476214B2

公开(公告)日：2019-11-12

申请号：US16039183

申请日：2018-07-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Albert J. Golko ,  Eric S. Jol ,  Mathias W. Schmidt ,  Jeffrey J. Terlizzi

IPC: H01R13/66 ,  H01R13/516 ,  H01R24/60 ,  H01R25/00 ,  H01R13/6588 ,  H01R24/28 ,  H01R24/64 ,  H04L12/40 ,  H01R13/6582 ,  H01R13/642 ,  H01R107/00

Abstract: An electronic device that includes a plug connector having a tab adapted to be inserted into a receptacle connector of a second device during a mating event, the tab including first and second opposing surfaces and a contact region formed at the first surface of the tab, the contact region including a plurality of contacts spaced apart along a first row, the plurality of contacts including a first contact, a power contact and a ground contact; a computer-readable memory having identification, configuration and authentication information relevant to the electronic device that can be communicated to the second device during a mating event stored therein; circuitry coupled to the first contact and configured to, after a mating event in which the plug connector is inserted into the receptacle connector, participate in a handshaking algorithm that includes receiving a command over the first contact from the second device and sending a response to the command that includes contact configuration information for the electronic device over the first contact to the second device; and power circuitry, coupled to the power contact, configured to deliver power to charge a device coupled to the electronic device via the plug connectors.

公开(公告)号：US20190335868A1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-07

申请号：US16512261

申请日：2019-07-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Makiko K. Brzezinski ,  Christopher J. Walton ,  Christopher S. Graham ,  Daniel C. Wagman ,  Eric S. Jol

IPC: A45C13/02 ,  A45C11/24 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H02J50/40 ,  H04R1/10 ,  H02J7/02

Abstract: A case a portable listening device. The case includes a housing having an interior space to receive the portable listening device; a lid attached to the housing; a rechargeable battery and first and second wireless power receiving elements configured to receive electric charge from a wireless power transmitter during a charging event. The case further includes switching circuitry that is configured to disable one of the first or second wireless power receiving elements during a charging event when the disabled element is receiving power less efficiently than the other element.

公开(公告)号：US10447079B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-15

申请号：US14256628

申请日：2014-04-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daniel C. Wagman ,  Eric S. Jol ,  Paul J. Thompson

IPC: H01F27/42 ,  H01F37/00 ,  H01F38/00 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H02J5/00 ,  H02J50/90 ,  H02J50/70 ,  H02J7/02 ,  H02J50/40

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for improved efficiency of power transfer across an inductive charging interface by selectively activating, deactivating, or modifying one or more of a plurality of transmit coils associated with an inductive power transmitter are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20190110567A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-18

申请号：US16228573

申请日：2018-12-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Makiko K. Brzezinski ,  Christopher J. Walton ,  Christopher S. Graham ,  Daniel C. Wagman ,  Eric S. Jol

IPC: A45C13/02 ,  H04R1/10 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H02J50/40 ,  H02J7/00 ,  A45C11/24 ,  H02J7/02

CPC classification number: A45C13/02 ,  A45C11/24 ,  A45C2013/025 ,  H02J7/0013 ,  H02J7/0044 ,  H02J7/025 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H02J50/40 ,  H04R1/1016 ,  H04R1/1025

Abstract: A case a portable listening device. The case includes a housing having an interior space to receive the portable listening device; a lid attached to the housing; a rechargeable battery and first and second wireless power receiving elements configured to receive electric charge from a wireless power transmitter during a charging event. The case further includes switching circuitry that is configured to disable one of the first or second wireless power receiving elements during a charging event when the disabled element is receiving power less efficiently than the other element.

公开(公告)号：US10263381B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-16

申请号：US15665249

申请日：2017-07-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Benjamin J. Kallman ,  Michael B. Wittenberg ,  Eric S. Jol

IPC: H01R13/405 ,  H01R43/20 ,  H01R43/00 ,  H01R12/70 ,  H01R12/77 ,  H01R13/52 ,  G06F1/00 ,  H01R13/73

Abstract: Contacts and connector assemblies that may be space efficient, provide direct connections to flexible circuit boards, provide corrosion resistance, prevent moisture leakage into an electronic device housing the connector assembly, are readily assembled, and have an aesthetically pleasing appearance.

公开(公告)号：US10263353B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-16

申请号：US15464051

申请日：2017-03-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daniel C. Wagman ,  Benjamin J. Kallman ,  Hani Esmaeili ,  Stefan A. Kowalski ,  Daniel T. McDonald ,  Eric S. Jol ,  Raymund W. M. Kwok

IPC: H01R13/02 ,  H01R13/03 ,  H01R13/40 ,  B32B15/00 ,  C22C5/00 ,  C22C5/02 ,  C22C5/04 ,  C22C9/00 ,  C22C9/02 ,  C22C9/04 ,  C22C9/06 ,  H01R24/60

Abstract: Contacts that may be highly corrosion resistant, may be readily manufactured, and may conserve precious materials. One example may provide contacts having a layer of a precious-metal alloy to improve corrosion resistance. The precious-metal-alloy layer may be plated with a hard, durable, wear and corrosion resistant plating stack for further corrosion resistance and wear improvement. The resources consumed by a contact may be reduced by forming a bulk or substrate region of the contact using a more readily available material, such as copper or a material that is primarily copper based.

公开(公告)号：US10224661B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-05

申请号：US16102529

申请日：2018-08-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daniel C. Wagman ,  Mahmoud Amini ,  Eric S. Jol

IPC: H01R13/44 ,  H01R13/24 ,  H01R13/41 ,  H01R43/20 ,  H01R43/16 ,  H01R13/428

Abstract: Contact structures that are readily manufactured, where contacts in the contact structures provide a sufficient normal force while consuming a minimal amount of surface area, depth, and volume in an electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US10206474B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-19

申请号：US15697315

申请日：2017-09-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Makiko K. Brzezinski ,  Christopher J. Walton ,  Christopher S. Graham ,  Daniel C. Wagman ,  Eric S. Jol

IPC: H02J7/04 ,  H04R1/10 ,  A45C13/02 ,  A45C11/24 ,  H02J50/40 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H02J7/02

Abstract: A case a portable listening device. The case includes a housing having an interior space to receive the portable listening device; a lid attached to the housing; a rechargeable battery and first and second wireless power receiving elements configured to receive electric charge from a wireless power transmitter during a charging event. The case further includes switching circuitry that is configured to disable one of the first or second wireless power receiving elements during a charging event when the disabled element is receiving power less efficiently than the other element.

公开(公告)号：US20180366872A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-20

申请号：US16114104

申请日：2018-08-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Albert J. Golko ,  Mathias W. Schmidt ,  Eric S. Jol ,  Jahan Minoo ,  Ian Spraggs ,  Cameron Frazier ,  Fletcher Rothkopf ,  Jonathan Aase ,  Wendell Sander ,  Jeffrey J. Terlizzi

IPC: H01R13/627 ,  H05K9/00 ,  H01R24/58 ,  H01R13/58 ,  H01R29/00 ,  H01R24/60 ,  H01R13/516 ,  H01R13/658 ,  H01R13/648 ,  H01R13/642 ,  H01R13/62 ,  H01R107/00

Abstract: A dual orientation connector having a connector tab with first and second major opposing sides and a plurality of electrical contacts carried by the connector tab. The plurality of contacts includes a first set of external contacts formed at the first major side and a second set of external contacts formed at the second major side. The first plurality of contacts are symmetrically spaced with the second plurality of contacts and the connector tab is shaped to have 180 degree symmetry so that it can be inserted and operatively coupled to a corresponding receptacle connector in either of two insertion orientations.

公开(公告)号：US20180364769A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-20

申请号：US16109655

申请日：2018-08-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Hani Esmaeili ,  Oliver Ross ,  Brett Degner ,  Daniel Wagman ,  Eric S. Jol ,  Ibuki Kamei ,  Mahmoud R. Amini

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/02 ,  H01R13/62 ,  H01R13/24

CPC classification number: G06F1/1684 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1632 ,  G06F1/1662 ,  G06F1/1669 ,  G06F1/1681 ,  G06F3/0202 ,  G06F2200/1633 ,  G06F2200/1634 ,  H01R13/2407 ,  H01R13/6205 ,  H01R2201/06

Abstract: An accessory device including a foldable cover, a keyboard assembly coupled to the foldable cover and including a plurality of individually depressible keys, an attachment feature connected to the enclosure and configured to magnetically couple the accessory device with the electronic device. The attachment feature includes an exterior surface, a plurality of openings formed through the exterior surface, a plurality of movable contacts corresponding in number to the plurality of openings, each movable contact extending out of one of the plurality of openings, and an alignment feature comprising at least one magnet positioned adjacent to the plurality of openings.