公开(公告)号：US20140083353A1

公开(公告)日：2014-03-27

申请号：US13626412

申请日：2012-09-25

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Benjamin J. Pope ,  Christopher D. Prest ,  Dale N. Memering ,  Scott A. Myers

IPC: C30B15/24 ,  B28D5/00

CPC classification number: C30B15/36 ,  B28D5/00 ,  C30B15/34 ,  C30B29/20 ,  Y10T117/1044

Abstract: Systems and method for creating crystalline parts having a desired primary and secondary crystallographic orientations are provided. One embodiment may take the form of a method of manufacturing a part having a crystalline structure. The method includes melting aluminum oxide and drawing the melted aluminum oxide up a slit. Additionally, the method includes orienting the seed crystal relative to a growth apparatus such that a crystalline structure grows having a desired primary plane and a desired secondary plane orientation. Moreover, the method includes pulling the crystal as it forms to create a ribbon shaped crystalline structure and cutting a part from the crystalline structure.

Abstract translation: 提供了用于产生具有期望的一级和二级晶体取向的结晶部件的系统和方法。 一个实施例可以采用制造具有晶体结构的部件的方法的形式。 该方法包括熔化氧化铝并将熔融的氧化铝拉出狭缝。 另外，该方法包括相对于生长装置定向晶种，使得结晶结构生长具有期望的一次平面和期望的二次平面取向。 此外，该方法包括当晶体形成时拉晶，以产生带状晶体结构并从晶体结构切割部分。

公开(公告)号：USD1048030S1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-22

申请号：US29845829

申请日：2022-07-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Designer： Jody Akana ,  Molly Anderson ,  Bartley K. Andre ,  Shota Aoyagi ,  Anthony Michael Ashcroft ,  Marine C. Bataille ,  Jeremy Bataillou ,  Trent J. Canales ,  Abidur Rahman Chowdhury ,  Clara Geneviève Marine Courtaigne ,  Markus Diebel ,  Richard Hung Minh Dinh ,  Michael Walter Firka ,  Jonathan Gomez Garcia ,  M. Evans Hankey ,  Julian Hoenig ,  Richard P. Howarth ,  Jonathan P. Ive ,  Julian Jaede ,  Duncan Robert Kerr ,  Benjamin J. Pope ,  Peter Russell-Clarke ,  Benjamin Andrew Shaffer ,  Sung-Ho Tan ,  Clement Tissandier ,  Eugene Antony Whang ,  Rico Zörkendörfer

Abstract: FIG. 1 is a bottom and front perspective view of a housing module for an electronic device showing the claimed design;
FIG. 2 is a top and rear perspective view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a front elevation view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a right side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof.
The broken lines in the figures show portions of the housing module for an electronic device that form no part of the claimed design.

公开(公告)号：US20240205315A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-20

申请号：US18085442

申请日：2022-12-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Benjamin J. Pope ,  Wing Shan Wong

IPC: H04M1/02

CPC classification number: H04M1/0249 ,  H04M1/0262 ,  H04M1/0264 ,  H04M1/0274

Abstract: A mobile phone may include a housing structure defining a peripheral wall and a front cover formed of glass and coupled to the housing structure and defining at least a portion of a front exterior surface of the mobile phone. The mobile phone may further include a display below the front cover, a circuit board assembly coupled to the housing structure, and a removable rear cover assembly coupled to the housing structure and including a rear cover formed of glass, a rear-facing camera window, a charging coil coupled to the rear cover and configured to wirelessly receive power for charging the mobile phone, and an electrical connector conductively coupling the rear cover assembly to the circuit board assembly. The mobile phone may further include a supplemental housing component configured to be coupled to the housing structure in place of the removable rear cover assembly.

公开(公告)号：US11809784B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-07

申请号：US17409570

申请日：2021-08-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sawyer I. Cohen ,  Justin D. Crosby ,  Ruchir M. Dave ,  Martin E. Johnson ,  Benjamin J. Pope ,  Darius A. Satongar

IPC: G06K9/20 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06V40/16 ,  G06V40/60 ,  G06V40/50 ,  G06V10/143

CPC classification number: G06F3/167 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06V40/16 ,  G06V40/166 ,  G06V40/172 ,  G06V40/67 ,  G06V10/143 ,  G06V40/50

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates techniques for audio-assisted enrollment of biometric features. In some embodiments, methods and devices for assisting users with enrollment of biometric features, using spatial audio cues, are described.

公开(公告)号：US11740527B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-29

申请号：US17894022

申请日：2022-08-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Michael W. Firka ,  Ashley E. Fletcher ,  Benjamin J. Pope ,  Lee E. Hooton ,  Scott A. Myers ,  Benjamin Shane Bustle ,  Garam Young ,  Blake M. Coughenour

IPC: G02F1/137 ,  G02F1/133 ,  G02B26/00 ,  G09G3/36 ,  G09G3/34

CPC classification number: G02F1/13781 ,  G02B26/005 ,  G02F1/13306 ,  G09G3/348 ,  G09G3/36 ,  G09G2300/023 ,  G09G2360/144

Abstract: An electronic device has an electrically adjustable shutter. The shutter may be placed in a transparent state or a nontransparent state. The shutter may overlap a portion of a display, may overlap a liquid contact indictor or a structure with text in a device, or may overlap an optical component such as an optical proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, visible light-emitting diode or laser, infrared light-emitting diode or laser, visible light image sensor, or infrared light image sensor. Control circuitry in the electronic device may place the shutter in an opaque state to hide an overlapped component from view or may place the shutter in a transparent state to allow the overlapped component to transmit or receive light. The adjustable shutter may exhibit changes in its transmission spectrum in different modes of operation and may be used as a camera filter or neutral density filter.

公开(公告)号：US20230224388A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-13

申请号：US17903893

申请日：2022-09-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Eric W. Bates ,  Arun R. Varma ,  Benjamin J. Pope ,  Griffin L. Schmitt ,  Zonghao Liu ,  Michael W. Firka ,  Christopher J. Durning ,  Douglas G. Fournier ,  Yaocheng Zhang

IPC: H04M1/02 ,  G06V40/16

CPC classification number: H04M1/0264 ,  G06V40/166 ,  G06V40/168 ,  G06V40/172 ,  H04M1/0266 ,  H04M1/0262 ,  H04M1/0277

Abstract: A mobile phone may include a display, wireless communication circuitry, a battery, and an enclosure enclosing the display, the wireless communication circuitry, and the battery. The enclosure may include a front cover formed from a transparent material and defining a front exterior surface of the mobile phone, a rear cover formed from a glass material and defining a rear exterior surface of the mobile phone, and a first housing component including a first wall section defining a first side exterior surface of the mobile phone, a second wall section defining a second side exterior surface opposite to the first side exterior surface, and a mid-chassis section extending between the first wall section and the second wall section.

公开(公告)号：US20230018308A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-19

申请号：US17949536

申请日：2022-09-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Benjamin J. Kallman ,  Luman Zhang ,  Hugh J. Jay ,  Trent Canales ,  Lindsay M. Alanen ,  Christopher B. Lyons ,  Brian A. Argyres ,  Sherry Cao ,  Jaden A. Barney ,  Lucy E. Brwning ,  Sawyer I. Cahen ,  Benjamin J. Pope

IPC: H04M1/02 ,  H05K5/02 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H05K1/18 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H05K1/11

Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a housing, a display at least partially within the housing, and a front cover and rear cover coupled to the housing. The rear cover defines a first portion of a rear exterior surface of the portable electronic device, a protrusion defining a sensor array region of the rear cover and a second portion of the rear exterior surface, and an internal surface opposite the second portion of the rear exterior surface. The portable electronic device also includes a sensor array mounted within the housing along the sensor array region and comprising a frame member coupled to the rear cover, a camera module positioned in the first container region, and a depth sensor module positioned in the second container region and attached to the internal surface of the rear cover.

公开(公告)号：USD963652S1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-13

申请号：US29660997

申请日：2018-08-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Designer： Jody Akana ,  Molly Anderson ,  Bartley K. Andre ,  Shota Aoyagi ,  Anthony Michael Ashcroft ,  John J. Baker ,  Marine C. Bataille ,  Jeremy Bataillou ,  Markus Diebel ,  Richard Hung Minh Dinh ,  Michael Walter Firka ,  M. Evans Hankey ,  Julian Hoenig ,  Richard P. Howarth ,  Jonathan P. Ive ,  Julian Jaede ,  Duncan Robert Kerr ,  Benjamin J. Pope ,  Peter Russell-Clarke ,  Benjamin Andrew Shaffer ,  Mikael Silvanto ,  Sung-Ho Tan ,  Clement Tissandier ,  Eugene Antony Whang ,  Yaocheng Zhang ,  Rico Zörkendörfer

公开(公告)号：US20220061166A1

公开(公告)日：2022-02-24

申请号：US16997753

申请日：2020-08-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Kodiak D. Burke ,  John J. Baker ,  Tyler B. Cater ,  Christopher J. Durning ,  Benjamin J. Pope ,  Richard H. Dinh

IPC: H05K3/28 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H05K5/03 ,  B23Q3/08

Abstract: An electronic device including a housing defining an aperture, a display component positioned in the aperture, and a filler material at least partially surrounding a periphery of the display component. The filler material can contact the display component and a portion of the housing defining the aperture.

公开(公告)号：USD938429S1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-14

申请号：US29714468

申请日：2019-11-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Designer： Jody Akana ,  Molly Anderson ,  Bartley K. Andre ,  Shota Aoyagi ,  Anthony Michael Ashcroft ,  Marine C. Bataille ,  Jeremy Bataillou ,  Tyler B. Cater ,  Abidur Rahman Chowdhury ,  Clara Geneviève Marine Courtaigne ,  Markus Diebel ,  Richard Hung Minh Dinh ,  Jonathan Gomez Garcia ,  M. Evans Hankey ,  Julian Hoenig ,  Richard P. Howarth ,  Jonathan P. Ive ,  Julian Jaede ,  Duncan Robert Kerr ,  Benjamin J. Pope ,  Peter Russell-Clarke ,  Benjamin Andrew Shaffer ,  Sung-Ho Tan ,  Clement Tissandier ,  Eugene Antony Whang ,  Rico Zörkendörfer