公开(公告)号：US20210018799A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-21

申请号：US16513270

申请日：2019-07-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tyler S. Bushnell ,  Richard A. Davis ,  Christopher M. Werner

IPC: G02F1/1335 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H04M1/02

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display. The display may be mounted in a housing. Electronic components may be mounted in an interior region of the device. The display may have an array of pixels configured to display an image. A border region such as a ring-shaped border may run along the outermost peripheral edge of the array of pixels. The display may be covered by a transparent display cover layer. The transparent display cover layer may have opposing inner and outer surfaces. The inner surface may face the interior region of the device. A laser-marked light-scattering structure may be embedded within an interior portion of the display cover layer between the inner and outer surfaces. The light-scattering structure may be located in the border region and may be illuminated by a light-emitting device.

公开(公告)号：US10734997B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-04

申请号：US16144901

申请日：2018-09-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tyler S. Bushnell ,  Adam T. Clavelle ,  Sameer Pandya ,  Sherry Tang

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H03K17/96

Abstract: A touch and force sensitive rocker switch or button array for a portable electronic device can include multiple dome switches or force sensors, as well as a capacitive sensing surface that can detect finger location and swipes. A cosmetic surface can cover the entire elongated switch/button and portions of device housing proximate the button, and can be configured to transfer each of multiple types of input there through to the button and also provide a seal to the device housing interior. The cosmetic surface can be a flexible polymer to allow local deformation, and/or the entire surface can tilt or bend to permit inputs to transfer there through. The elongated button/switch can be raised from a surface of the device, and can be located along a side of the device, with a front face of the device being a touchscreen, such as for a smart phone or watch.

公开(公告)号：US20200233495A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-23

申请号：US16800723

申请日：2020-02-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tyler S. Bushnell ,  Benjamin J. Kallman ,  David M. Pelletier

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/0362

Abstract: An electronic device is configured to provide haptic feedback to a user based on an input action associated with an input device. The electronic device includes a haptic engine operably connected to a processing device. The haptic engine includes an electromagnetic actuator that detects an input action associated with the input device. The electromagnetic actuator also produces a haptic output in response to the detection of the input action.

公开(公告)号：US20200159172A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-21

申请号：US16750946

申请日：2020-01-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tyler S. Bushnell ,  Adam T. Clavelle ,  Christopher M. Werner ,  Colin M. Ely ,  Stephen N. Sweet ,  Sriram Moorthy ,  Huan Peng

IPC: G04G21/00 ,  G01D5/165 ,  G04B3/04

Abstract: A compact crown for an electronic device such as an electronic watch, including a set of wipers capable of determining a rotation angle, rotation direction, or rotation speed, is disclosed. The set of wipers is in contact with at least one resistance member at different angular positions around a rotation axis. The crown may have a group of ground taps disposed along the resistance member and a measured signal may vary based on the position of each wiper as it contacts the at least one resistance member. A compact crown may also include capacitive members and capacitive sensors in order to similarly determine rotation angle, rotation direction, or rotation speed.

公开(公告)号：US10599181B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-24

申请号：US15922769

申请日：2018-03-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： David I. Nazzaro ,  Tyler S. Bushnell ,  Javier Mendez

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H02J50/10 ,  G04C10/00 ,  A61B5/00 ,  H02J5/00 ,  H02J7/02 ,  H02J7/00 ,  G04G19/10 ,  G04G21/02 ,  G04G21/04

Abstract: An auxiliary electronic device attachable to a wearable electronic device. The auxiliary device includes a housing, electronic circuitry within the housing, and an attachment mechanism configured to attach the auxiliary electronic device to the wearable device while the device is being worn by a user. In some embodiments the electronic circuitry includes a power transmitting unit that can wirelessly transmit power to charge a rechargeable battery within the wearable electronic device. In some embodiments the attachment mechanism includes a pair of lugs that extend, from opposite ends of the housing, above the housing towards a center of the auxiliary device and are adapted to fit within corresponding recesses of the wearable electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US20190282163A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-19

申请号：US16367020

申请日：2019-03-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ryan C. Perkins ,  Trevor J. Ness ,  Tobias J. Harrison-Noonan ,  William H. Greenbaum ,  Tyler S. Bushnell ,  Guocheng Shao ,  Guanyi Gao ,  Christopher M. Werner ,  Phil M. Hobson

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  G04B37/08 ,  G04B37/00

Abstract: An assembly for a consumer product, such as a wristwatch or other wearable electronic device, can securely retain a cover member against a housing of the product. A retaining member from within the housing can engage and secure the cover member to provide a fluid barrier. The cover member can include a window or other components of a sensor device. The parts can be easily disassembled without causing permanent damage.

公开(公告)号：US20190223802A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-25

申请号：US16369873

申请日：2019-03-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tyler S. Bushnell ,  Steven J. Martisauskas ,  Erik G. de Jong ,  Andrzej T. Baranski ,  Serhan O. Isikman ,  Steven J. Banaska ,  Todd K. Whitehurst ,  Ming L. Sartee

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  G01L1/14

Abstract: A wearable electronic device includes a body, a housing component, a band operable to attach the body to a body part of a user, and a force sensor coupled to the housing component. The force sensor is operable to produce a force signal based on a force exerted between the body part of the user and the housing component. A processing unit of the wearable electronic device receives the force signal from the force sensor and determines the force exerted on the housing component based thereon. The processing unit may use that force to determine a tightness of the band, determine health information for the user, adjust determined force exerted on a cover glass, and/or to perform various other actions.

公开(公告)号：US10295562B1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-21

申请号：US16017226

申请日：2018-06-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tyler S. Bushnell ,  Vikram Garg

IPC: G01D7/00 ,  G01R1/04 ,  G06F3/044 ,  H05K3/10 ,  H05K3/00

Abstract: An electronic watch is described. The watch has one or more sensors, including a sensor that may be used to detect a force applied to a cover of the watch. The sensor may variously include a capacitive sensor assembly configured to detect a deflected position of the cover; a sensor having electrical components that move toward one another in response to an input applied to the cover; or a deformable component that is configured to compress in response to a press input, thereby allowing first and second electrical traces to move toward one another. Portions or all of the various sensors may be obscured by an ink layer on an underside of the cover.

公开(公告)号：US10285643B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-14

申请号：US15700808

申请日：2017-09-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ryan C. Perkins ,  Trevor J. Ness ,  Tobias J. Harrison-Noonan ,  William H. Greenbaum ,  Tyler S. Bushnell ,  Guocheng Shao ,  Guanyi Gao ,  Christopher M. Werner ,  Phil M. Hobson

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H05K7/00 ,  A61B5/00

Abstract: An assembly for a consumer product, such as a wristwatch or other wearable electronic device, can securely retain a cover member against a housing of the product. A retaining member from within the housing can engage and secure the cover member to provide a fluid barrier. The cover member can include a window or other components of a sensor device. The parts can be easily disassembled without causing permanent damage.

公开(公告)号：US20180337003A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-22

申请号：US15600329

申请日：2017-05-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ming Y. Tsai ,  Albert Wang ,  Curtis C. Mead ,  Tyler S. Bushnell ,  Paul A. Martinez

IPC: H01G4/35 ,  H01G4/12 ,  H01G4/005 ,  H01G4/30 ,  H01L41/047

CPC classification number: H01G4/35 ,  H01G4/012 ,  H01G4/12 ,  H01G4/232 ,  H01G4/30

Abstract: Monolithic capacitor structures having a main capacitor and a vise capacitor are discussed. The vise capacitor provides to the monolithic capacitor structure reduced vibrations and/or acoustic noise due to piezoelectric effects. To that end, vise capacitor may cause piezoelectric deformations that compensate the deformations that are caused by the electrical signals in the main capacitor. Embodiments of these capacitor structures may have the main capacitor and the vise capacitor sharing portions of a rigid dielectric. Electrical circuitry that employs the vise capacitor to reduce noise and/or vibration in the monolithic capacitor structures is also described. Methods for fabrication of these capacitors are discussed as well.