公开(公告)号：US12166911B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-10

申请号：US17472397

申请日：2021-09-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Owen D. Hale ,  Dale T. Morgan ,  Andrew U. Leopold ,  Yifan Zhao ,  Nicholas Merz ,  Daniel Jarvis ,  James B. Smith ,  Macey E. Dade ,  Samuel J. Pliska ,  Ethan R. Stobbe ,  Cameron Bauer ,  Ian A. Spraggs ,  Marwan Rammah ,  Bryan D. Keen ,  David A. Pakula

IPC: H04M1/02

Abstract: A mobile phone may include a housing, a battery at least partially within the housing, and a circuit board assembly at least partially within the housing and positioned along a side of the battery. The circuit board assembly may include a first circuit board defining a first hole, a second circuit board defining a second hole, a wall structure between the first circuit board and the second circuit board and attached to an inner surface of the first circuit board and an inner surface of the second circuit board, and a fastener assembly configured to retain the first circuit board to the second circuit board.

公开(公告)号：US20240314954A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-19

申请号：US18672983

申请日：2024-05-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Nicholas Merz ,  Daniel Jarvis

IPC: H05K5/02 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H04M1/02 ,  H05K5/00

CPC classification number: H05K5/0247 ,  G06F1/1656 ,  H05K5/0004 ,  H05K5/0217 ,  H04M1/0202 ,  Y10T29/49002

Abstract: This is directed to systems and methods for coupling sections of an electronic device together. Sections of an electronic device can be coupled together via “knuckles.” The particular shape and structure of the knuckles can be based on various design considerations. For example, in some embodiments each section can function as an individual antenna. In this case, the knuckles can be designed in order to provide electrical isolation between the sections, thus allowing proper operation of the antennas. For example, the knuckles can be formed from a dielectric material, etc. As another design example, the knuckles can be designed in order to provide increased strength in areas of high strain, and/or to counteract torsional twisting in areas of high impact. As yet another design example, the knuckle can be designed in a manner that is aesthetically pleasing or which otherwise meets cosmetic requirements.

公开(公告)号：US20220286545A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-08

申请号：US17472097

申请日：2021-09-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Richard H. Koch ,  Jonathan M. Lee ,  Laura M. Burke ,  Ekaterina Pease ,  Nicholas Merz ,  Daniel Jarvis ,  Ian A. Spraggs ,  Lee E. Hooton ,  Kodiak D. Burke ,  David A. Pakula ,  Marwan Rammah

IPC: H04M1/02

Abstract: A portable electronic device may include a housing member, a rear cover coupled to the housing member, and a top module coupled to the housing member and including a front cover defining an exterior surface and an interior surface opposite to the exterior surface, a display stack attached to the interior surface of the front cover and comprising a flexible circuit element extending from a side of the display stack, a frame member attached to the interior surface of the front cover and extending at least partially around a periphery of the display stack, and an encapsulating structure positioned between the frame member and the display stack and at least partially encapsulating a portion of a peripheral side of the display stack and the flexible circuit element. The encapsulating structure may cover at least a portion of a bottom side of the display stack.

公开(公告)号：US20220286543A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-08

申请号：US17472397

申请日：2021-09-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Owen D. Hale ,  Dale T. Morgan ,  Andrew U. Leopold ,  Yifan Zhao ,  Nicholas Merz ,  Daniel Jarvis ,  James B. Smith ,  Macey E. Dade ,  Samuel J. Pliska ,  Ethan R. Stobbe ,  Cameron Bauer ,  Ian A. Spraggs ,  Marwan Rammah ,  Bryan D. Keen ,  David A. Pakula

IPC: H04M1/02

Abstract: A mobile phone may include a housing, a battery at least partially within the housing, and a circuit board assembly at least partially within the housing and positioned along a side of the battery. The circuit board assembly may include a first circuit board defining a first hole, a second circuit board defining a second hole, a wall structure between the first circuit board and the second circuit board and attached to an inner surface of the first circuit board and an inner surface of the second circuit board, and a fastener assembly configured to retain the first circuit board to the second circuit board.

公开(公告)号：US20220286540A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-08

申请号：US17472140

申请日：2021-09-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jason M. Gillier ,  Jiachen Xu ,  Yi Xu ,  Griffin L. Schmitt ,  Nicholas Merz ,  Daniel Jarvis ,  Marwan Rammah

IPC: H04M1/02 ,  H04R1/02

Abstract: A portable electronic device may include a touch-sensitive display, a housing at least partially enclosing the touch-sensitive display, the housing defining an audio port along a side of the housing, the audio port defining a partially enclosed volume, and an acoustic module positioned within the housing and including an audio enclosure defining a first passage and a second passage, a microphone operably coupled to the partially enclosed volume of the audio port by the first passage, a pressure sensor operably coupled to the partially enclosed volume of the audio port by the second passage, and an acoustic mesh positioned between an end of the second passage and the audio port.

公开(公告)号：US20220284214A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-08

申请号：US17471693

申请日：2021-09-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher S. Tomasetta ,  Jason B. Neevel ,  Sara E. Salmon ,  Richard H. Koch ,  Jonathan M. Lee ,  Nicholas Merz ,  Daniel Jarvis ,  Jared P. Ostdiek ,  Michael B. Wittenberg ,  Rasamy Phouthavong ,  David A. Pakula ,  Ian A. Spraggs ,  Marwan Rammah

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  H04M1/02 ,  G06K9/20 ,  G06T7/521

Abstract: A portable electronic device may include a housing, a display at least partially within the housing, a front cover coupled to the housing and positioned over the display, and a biometric sensor module configured to illuminate an object and capture an image of the object through the front cover. The biometric sensor module may include a first lens positioned below the front cover, a first light source positioned below the first lens and configured to project, through the first lens, a dot pattern on the object, a second light source positioned below the first lens and configured to illuminate, through the first lens, the object with a flood of light, a second lens positioned below the front cover, and a light sensor positioned below the second lens and configured to capture an image of the object.

公开(公告)号：US11835382B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-05

申请号：US17471851

申请日：2021-09-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jason B. Neevel ,  Christopher S. Tomasetta ,  Jonathan M. Lee ,  Ekaterina Pease ,  Nicholas Merz ,  Daniel Jarvis ,  Michael B. Wittenberg ,  Jared P. Ostdiek ,  Rasamy Phouthavong ,  David A. Pakula ,  Richard H. Koch ,  Marwan Rammah ,  Ian A. Spraggs ,  Laura M. Burke

IPC: G01J1/42 ,  G01J1/02 ,  G01J1/04 ,  H04M1/02

CPC classification number: G01J1/4204 ,  G01J1/0219 ,  G01J1/0233 ,  G01J1/0411 ,  G01J1/0474 ,  G01J1/0252 ,  G01J2001/0257 ,  H04M1/026

Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a housing, a front cover defining a front side of the portable electronic device, a display stack below the front cover and comprising a plurality of display layers configured to produce a graphical output in a display region of the display stack, the graphical output visible through the front cover, and a light sensor module positioned at least partially within the housing and coupled to the display stack in the display region. The light sensor module may be configured to receive ambient light passing through the front cover and through the plurality of display layers and, while a blanking interval is positioned over the light sensor module, produce an output corresponding to the received ambient light, the portable electronic device configured to determine an ambient light value based at least in part on the output from the light sensor module.

公开(公告)号：US11783629B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-10

申请号：US17471693

申请日：2021-09-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher S. Tomasetta ,  Jason B. Neevel ,  Sara E. Salmon ,  Richard H. Koch ,  Jonathan M. Lee ,  Nicholas Merz ,  Daniel Jarvis ,  Jared P. Ostdiek ,  Michael B. Wittenberg ,  Rasamy Phouthavong ,  David A. Pakula ,  Ian A. Spraggs ,  Marwan Rammah

IPC: G06V40/16 ,  G06T7/521 ,  G06V10/145 ,  H04M1/02

CPC classification number: G06V40/166 ,  G06T7/521 ,  G06V10/145 ,  H04M1/0266 ,  G06T2207/30201

Abstract: A portable electronic device may include a housing, a display at least partially within the housing, a front cover coupled to the housing and positioned over the display, and a biometric sensor module configured to illuminate an object and capture an image of the object through the front cover. The biometric sensor module may include a first lens positioned below the front cover, a first light source positioned below the first lens and configured to project, through the first lens, a dot pattern on the object, a second light source positioned below the first lens and configured to illuminate, through the first lens, the object with a flood of light, a second lens positioned below the front cover, and a light sensor positioned below the second lens and configured to capture an image of the object.

公开(公告)号：US20200015378A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-09

申请号：US16573773

申请日：2019-09-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Nicholas Merz ,  Daniel Jarvis

IPC: H05K5/02 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H05K5/00

Abstract: This is directed to systems and methods for coupling sections of an electronic device together. Sections of an electronic device can be coupled together via “knuckles.” The particular shape and structure of the knuckles can be based on various design considerations. For example, in some embodiments each section can function as an individual antenna. In this case, the knuckles can be designed in order to provide electrical isolation between the sections, thus allowing proper operation of the antennas. For example, the knuckles can be formed from a dielectric material, etc. As another design example, the knuckles can be designed in order to provide increased strength in areas of high strain, and/or to counteract torsional twisting in areas of high impact. As yet another design example, the knuckle can be designed in a manner that is aesthetically pleasing or which otherwise meets cosmetic requirements.

公开(公告)号：US20140311767A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-23

申请号：US14323566

申请日：2014-07-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Nicholas Merz ,  Daniel Jarvis

IPC: H05K5/02

CPC classification number: H05K5/0247 ,  G06F1/1656 ,  H04M1/0202 ,  H05K5/0004 ,  H05K5/0217 ,  Y10T29/49002

Abstract: This is directed to systems and methods for coupling sections of an electronic device together. Sections of an electronic device can be coupled together via “knuckles.” The particular shape and structure of the knuckles can be based on various design considerations. For example, in some embodiments each section can function as an individual antenna. In this case, the knuckles can be designed in order to provide electrical isolation between the sections, thus allowing proper operation of the antennas. For example, the knuckles can be formed from a dielectric material, etc. As another design example, the knuckles can be designed in order to provide increased strength in areas of high strain, and/or to counteract torsional twisting in areas of high impact. As yet another design example, the knuckle can be designed in a manner that is aesthetically pleasing or which otherwise meets cosmetic requirements.

Abstract translation: 这涉及用于将电子设备的部分耦合在一起的系统和方法。 电子设备的部分可以通过“转向节”耦合在一起。指节的特定形状和结构可以基于各种设计考虑。 例如，在一些实施例中，每个部分可以用作单独的天线。 在这种情况下，可以设计转向节以便在各部分之间提供电气隔离，从而允许天线的正常工作。 例如，转向节可以由介电材料等形成。作为另一设计实例，可以设计转向节以便在高应变的区域中提供增强的强度，和/或抵抗高冲击区域的扭转扭转。 作为另一设计实例，转向节可以以美学上令人满意的方式设计，否则满足了化妆品的要求。