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公开(公告)号:US20210004115A1
公开(公告)日:2021-01-07
申请号:US17027296
申请日:2020-09-21
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Andrew Deng , Travis N. Owens , Shubhaditya Majumdar , Wei Lin , Ying-da Wang , Timothy D. Koch , Nathan K. Gupta
Abstract: A force input sensor includes a load cell to adapt a compressive force applied to the force input sensor into a strain experienced by a strain sensor in the load cell. In particular, the load cell includes two compression plates separated from one another by a gap so as to define a volume between them. A flexible substrate (a “diaphragm”)—includes a strain sensor and is disposed and supported within the volume. One of the two compression plates includes a feature (a “loading feature”) that extends toward a central region of the flexible substrate. As a result of this construction, when the compression plates receive a compressive force, the loading feature induces a bending moment in the flexible substrate, thereby straining the strain sensor.
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公开(公告)号:US20200073504A1
公开(公告)日:2020-03-05
申请号:US16116785
申请日:2018-08-29
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Andrew Deng , Travis N. Owens , Shubhaditya Majumdar , Wei Lin , Ying-da Wang , Timothy D. Koch , Nathan K. Gupta
Abstract: A force input sensor includes a load cell to adapt a compressive force applied to the force input sensor into a strain experienced by a strain sensor in the load cell. In particular, the load cell includes two compression plates separated from one another by a gap so as to define a volume between them. A flexible substrate (a “diaphragm”)—includes a strain sensor and is disposed and supported within the volume. One of the two compression plates includes a feature (a “loading feature”) that extends toward a central region of the flexible substrate. As a result of this construction, when the compression plates receive a compressive force, the loading feature induces a bending moment in the flexible substrate, thereby straining the strain sensor.
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公开(公告)号:US20190082565A1
公开(公告)日:2019-03-14
申请号:US15836424
申请日:2017-12-08
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Wei Lin , Nathan K. Gupta , John Z. Zhong
Abstract: Shield structures with reduced spacing between adjacent insulation components and systems and methods for making the same are provided. In some embodiments, different insulation components of different layers of a stack may be attached to the same surface of a shield component during a single attachment (e.g., lamination) operation to attenuate the spacing between the different insulation components attached to the shield component. Limiting the size of a spacing between adjacent insulation components along a shield component of a shield structure may limit the size of an exposed portion of the shield component, which may limit the opportunity for that exposed shield component portion to be shorted to another structure (e.g., a support structure of an electronic device that includes the shield structure).
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公开(公告)号:US20170242506A1
公开(公告)日:2017-08-24
申请号:US15435649
申请日:2017-02-17
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Dhaval C. Patel , Eugene C. Cheung , Pey-Jiun Ko , Po-Jui Chen , Robert W. Rumford , Steve L. Terry , Wei Lin , Xiaofan Niu , Xiaoqi Zhou , Yi Gu , Yindar Chuo , Rasmi R. Das , Steven M. Scardato , Se Hyun Ahn , Victor H. Yin , Wookyung Bae , Christopher L. Boitnott , Chun-Hao Tung , Mookyung Son , Sunggu Kang , Nathan K. Gupta , John Z. Zhong
IPC: G06F3/044
Abstract: An electronic device with a force sensing device is disclosed. The electronic device comprises a user input surface defining an exterior surface of the electronic device, a first capacitive sensing element, and a second capacitive sensing element capacitively coupled to the first capacitive sensing element. The electronic device also comprises a first spacing layer between the first and second capacitive sensing elements, and a second spacing layer between the first and second capacitive sensing elements. The first and second spacing layers have different compositions. The electronic device also comprises sensing circuitry coupled to the first and second capacitive sensing elements configured to determine an amount of applied force on the user input surface. The first spacing layer is configured to collapse if the applied force is below a force threshold, and the second spacing layer is configured to collapse if the applied force is above the force threshold.
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公开(公告)号:US20250028085A1
公开(公告)日:2025-01-23
申请号:US18906658
申请日:2024-10-04
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Wei Lin , Boyi Fu , Nathan K Gupta
Abstract: An electronic device may have optical components that each have first and second transparent layers such as first and second glass layers. The glass layers may have outer surfaces that face away from each other and inner surfaces that face towards each other. A polymer layer is formed between the inner surfaces of the glass layers. Along the periphery of each optical component, a hermetic seal is formed to protect the polymer material of the polymer layer. The seal may include one or more electroplated metal layers that are coupled to the first and second glass layers. For example, glass prism rings may be coupled to the first and second glass layers and metal may be coupled to the prism rings. The one or more metal layers may then be bonded to the metal on the prism rings, such as through soldering.
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公开(公告)号:US20240092065A1
公开(公告)日:2024-03-21
申请号:US18457522
申请日:2023-08-29
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Wei Lin , Boyi Fu , Nathan K Gupta
IPC: B32B17/10
CPC classification number: B32B17/10302 , B32B17/10036 , B32B17/1022 , B32B17/1077 , B32B2457/00 , B32B2551/00
Abstract: An electronic device may have optical components that each have first and second transparent layers such as first and second glass layers. The glass layers may have outer surfaces that face away from each other and inner surfaces that face towards each other. A polymer layer is formed between the inner surfaces of the glass layers. Along the periphery of each optical component, a hermetic seal is formed to protect the polymer material of the polymer layer. The seal may include one or more metal layers that are coupled to the first and second glass layers. For example, glass prism rings may be coupled to the first and second glass layers and metal may be coupled to the prism rings. The one or more metal layers may then be bonded to the metal on the prism rings, such as through soldering.
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公开(公告)号:US11644617B1
公开(公告)日:2023-05-09
申请号:US17408300
申请日:2021-08-20
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Shenglin Ye , Wei Lin , Prabhakar Gulgunje , Shubhaditya Majumdar , Boyi Fu , Sudirukkuge T. Jinasundera , Nathan K. Gupta
Abstract: A system may include one or more electronic devices. Fiber bundles may be provided to convey light. A fiber bundle may have a bend along its length. Fibers for the fiber bundle may be formed from polymer cores coated with polymer claddings. The fibers may have end faces coated with antireflection coatings. The antireflection coatings may be formed from amorphous fluoropolymer deposited from solution. The fluoropolymer may be applied to the end faces of the fibers by dipping, spraying, or by dispensing with a needle dispenser or other dispensing tool. An optical component such as a light-emitting device for a communications system, an illumination system, or a sensor system may provide infrared light that is guided through the fiber bundle.
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公开(公告)号:US20220236507A1
公开(公告)日:2022-07-28
申请号:US17528023
申请日:2021-11-16
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Prabhakar Gulgunje , Brian S. Medower , Mahmut C. Orsan , Nathan K. Gupta , Shifa Xu , Shubhaditya Majumdar , Wei Lin , Yazan Z. Alnahhas
Abstract: A light pipe such as a fiber ribbon may be formed from fibers joined by binder such as extruded binder. The fiber ribbon or other light pipe may have bends. A light source may provide light to an input of a fiber ribbon that is guided by the fiber ribbon to a corresponding output. The output may be located in an interior portion of an electronic device or may be positioned so that light from the output exits the electronic device and illuminates external objects. The light source may have light-emitting devices on a substrate. The light-emitting devices may be vertical cavity surface-emitting laser diodes or other lasers and/or may be light-emitting diodes. Light-emitting devices may be arranged in discrete clusters corresponding to the locations of fiber cores in the fiber ribbon.
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公开(公告)号:US20210089168A1
公开(公告)日:2021-03-25
申请号:US17116907
申请日:2020-12-09
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Dhaval C. Patel , Eugene C. Cheung , Pey-Jiun Ko , Po-Jui Chen , Robert W. Rumford , Steve L. Terry , Wei Lin , Xiaofan Niu , Xiaoqi Zhou , Yi Gu , Yindar Chuo , Rasmi R. Das , Steven M. Scardato , Se Hyun Ahn , Victor H. Yin , Wookyung Bae , Christopher L. Boitnott , Chun-Hao Tung , Mookyung Son , Sunggu Kang , Nathan K. Gupta , John Z. Zhong
Abstract: An electronic device with a force sensing device is disclosed. The electronic device comprises a user input surface defining an exterior surface of the electronic device, a first capacitive sensing element, and a second capacitive sensing element capacitively coupled to the first capacitive sensing element. The electronic device also comprises a first spacing layer between the first and second capacitive sensing elements, and a second spacing layer between the first and second capacitive sensing elements. The first and second spacing layers have different compositions. The electronic device also comprises sensing circuitry coupled to the first and second capacitive sensing elements configured to determine an amount of applied force on the user input surface. The first spacing layer is configured to collapse if the applied force is below a force threshold, and the second spacing layer is configured to collapse if the applied force is above the force threshold.
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公开(公告)号:US20180081441A1
公开(公告)日:2018-03-22
申请号:US15621966
申请日:2017-06-13
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: James E. Pedder , Supratik Datta , Karan Jain , Jui-Ming Yang , Pavan O. Gupta , Robert W. Rumford , Wei Lin , Xiaofan Niu , Xiaonan Wen
CPC classification number: G06F3/016 , G06F3/03547 , G06F3/0412 , G06F3/0414 , G06F3/0416 , G06F3/044 , G06F3/04886 , G06F2203/04105 , H01L41/0973
Abstract: An electronic device is configured to provide localized haptic feedback to a user on one or more regions or sections of a surface of the electronic device. The localized haptic feedback is provided by an array of piezoelectric haptic actuators below the surface of the electronic device. Actuators within the array of piezoelectric haptic actuators are separately controllable by a control circuit layer. The control circuit layer includes control circuitry, a master flexible circuit which passes between rows of actuators, and an array of slave flexible circuits. Each slave flexible circuit is connected to the master flexible circuit and an actuator. In further examples, the array of piezoelectric haptic actuators provides a unified structure for detecting touch and force inputs.
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