公开(公告)号：US20240387984A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-21

申请号：US18320971

申请日：2023-05-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Cole Marin ,  Sameer Pandya ,  Eric T. Chiang ,  Daniela M. Deschamps

IPC: H01Q1/27 ,  G04G17/04 ,  G04G21/04 ,  H01Q1/48 ,  H01Q9/04

Abstract: An electronic device such as a wristwatch may be provided with a housing and an antenna. The housing may include conductive sidewalls, a conductive turret, and a conductive bridge. The turret may be separated from the sidewalls by a slot. The bridge may couple the turret to the sidewalls across the slot. A display may be mounted to the turret. A canted coil spring may be disposed in a recess of the conductive turret and may couple conductive structures from the display to the turret. The conductive structures, the turret, and the canted coil spring may collectively form a patch antenna resonating element for the antenna. Since the canted coil spring and conductive turret are not permanently affixed or welded to the display, the display may be easily removed from the device for repair or replacement.

公开(公告)号：US12003019B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-04

申请号：US17447555

申请日：2021-09-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Erik G. de Jong ,  Junlin Mu ,  Sameer Pandya ,  Patrick J. Crowley ,  Antonio F. Herrera ,  James G. Horiuchi ,  Sherry Tang ,  Mario Martinis

IPC: H01Q11/02 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M10/42 ,  H01M50/247 ,  H01M50/284 ,  H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q1/27 ,  H01R12/77 ,  H01R12/82

CPC classification number: H01Q1/273 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M10/425 ,  H01M50/247 ,  H01M50/284 ,  H01Q1/241 ,  H01R12/77 ,  H01R12/82 ,  H01M2220/30

Abstract: A portable or wearable electronic device can include a device housing defining an internal volume, and an electronic component disposed in the internal volume. The electronic component can be an input component and can have a component housing. The electronic device can also include an antenna feed assembly disposed in the internal volume. The antenna feed assembly can include a conductive grounding component electrically connected to the component housing and the device housing, and an antenna feed component electrically connected to the grounding component and disposed adjacent to the component housing. The conductive grounding component can surround a first major surface and a second major surface of the component housing.

公开(公告)号：US20240053707A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-15

申请号：US18382608

申请日：2023-10-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Colin M. Ely ,  Sameer Pandya ,  Steven C. Roach

IPC: G04B3/04 ,  G04C3/00 ,  G04G21/02 ,  G04G17/06 ,  G04G17/08 ,  G04G17/04 ,  G04G21/08

CPC classification number: G04B3/046 ,  G04C3/001 ,  G04G21/025 ,  G04G17/06 ,  G04G17/08 ,  G04G17/045 ,  G04G21/08

Abstract: An electronic device, such as a watch, has a crown assembly having a shaft and a user-rotatable crown. The user-rotatable crown may include a conductive cap that is mechanically and electrically coupled to the shaft and functions as an electrode. The conductive cap may be coupled to the shaft using solder or another conductive attachment mechanism. The shaft may electrically couple the conductive cap to a processing unit of the electronic device. One or more additional electrodes may be positioned on the exterior surface of the electronic device. The conductive cap is operable to be contacted by a finger of a user of the electronic device while another electrode is positioned against skin of the user. The processing unit of the electronic device is operable to determine a biological parameter, such as an electrocardiogram, of the user based on voltages at the electrodes.

公开(公告)号：US20230413442A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-21

申请号：US18461334

申请日：2023-09-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sameer Pandya ,  Kiran S. Pillai ,  Kyle M. Zampaglione

IPC: H05K1/14 ,  H01R12/52 ,  H05K1/18

CPC classification number: H05K1/144 ,  H01R12/52 ,  H05K1/18 ,  H05K1/189 ,  H05K1/147 ,  H05K2201/10128 ,  H05K2201/10136 ,  H05K2201/10098

Abstract: A display assembly for an electronic device can include a printed circuit board, a display panel, and a support structure affixed to the display panel and disposed between the display panel and the printed circuit board.

公开(公告)号：US20230210461A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US18118930

申请日：2023-03-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sameer Pandya ,  Adam T. Clavelle ,  Erik G. de Jong ,  Michael B. Wittenberg ,  Tobias J. Harrison-Noonan ,  Martin Melcher ,  Zhipeng Zhang ,  Steven C. Roach ,  Steven P. Cardinali

IPC: A61B5/332 ,  A61B5/145 ,  A61B5/282 ,  A61B5/024 ,  A61B5/00

CPC classification number: A61B5/332 ,  A61B5/282 ,  A61B5/681 ,  A61B5/742 ,  A61B5/02405 ,  A61B5/14542

Abstract: An electronic device, such as a watch, has a housing to which a carrier is attached. The carrier has a first surface interior to the electronic device, and a second surface exterior to the electronic device. A set of electrodes is deposited on the exterior surface of the carrier. An additional electrode is operable to be contacted by a finger of a user of the electronic device while the first electrode is positioned against skin of the user. The additional electrode may be positioned on a user-rotatable crown of the electronic device, on a button of the electronic device, or on another surface of the housing of the electronic device. A processor of the electronic device is operable to determine a biological parameter of the user based on voltages at the electrodes. The biological parameter may be an electrocardiogram.

公开(公告)号：US11640144B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-02

申请号：US17527985

申请日：2021-11-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tyler S. Bushnell ,  Sameer Pandya ,  Steven P. Cardinali

IPC: G04G21/08 ,  G04G11/00 ,  G04G17/04 ,  G04G21/06

Abstract: A watch can include a user input component that employs an optical sensor to receive input from a user. The input components provide an ability for a user to interact with the watch in a manner similar to how a user would interact with a crown that is rotatable and/or translatable. The user can provide motions and gestures near the input component that the input component can detect and interpret and user inputs to control an aspect of the watch. The motions and gestures provided by the user can be directly detected with optical systems of the input component, so that the number of moving parts are reduced and space within the watch is more efficiently utilized. While providing these benefits, the input component provides a user experience that simulates user interactions with a crown that is rotatable and/or translatable.

公开(公告)号：US11573450B1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-07

申请号：US17408294

申请日：2021-08-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher D. Jones ,  Dale N. Memering ,  Daniel J. Barrett ,  Erik G. de Jong ,  Sameer Pandya ,  Tyler A. Marshall

IPC: G02F1/1335 ,  G02B6/08 ,  F21V8/00 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  G02B6/02 ,  G06F1/16

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display and other optical components such as optical sensors. The display and other components may be overlapped by chemically strengthened glass coherent fiber bundles. The surfaces of a coherent fiber bundle may include ion-exchanged glass that places theses surfaces under compressive stress. In some configurations, the coherent fiber bundle is symmetrically stressed and has equal amounts of compressive stress on opposing surfaces. In other configurations, the coherent fiber bundle is asymmetrically stressed and has more compressive stress on one surface than the other. The coherent fiber bundle may have areas with curved cross-sectional profiles, planar areas, and/or areas with compound curvature. Sensor windows may be formed in the coherent fiber bundle that are surrounded by an opaque area. When overlapping a display, the coherent fiber bundle may serve as a display cover glass layer.

公开(公告)号：US11194298B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-07

申请号：US16215607

申请日：2018-12-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Steven C. Roach ,  Sameer Pandya ,  Erik G. de Jong ,  Erik L. Wang ,  Peter J. Kardassakis ,  Steven P. Cardinali

IPC: G04G21/08 ,  G04G21/02 ,  G04G17/08 ,  G01D5/30 ,  G04G9/00 ,  G04B37/10

Abstract: An electronic watch may include a housing defining a side wall having a through-hole and a crown assembly including an actuation member. The actuation member may include a crown shaft extending through the through-hole and having an exterior portion defining an input surface and a crown ring coupled to the exterior portion of the crown shaft and electrically isolated from the crown shaft. The crown assembly may further include an optical encoder component attached to the actuation member and defining a group of optical features. The electronic watch may further include an optical detector configured to detect rotation of the crown assembly by detecting motion of the group of optical features and an electrocardiograph sensor comprising a sensing component. The sensing component may be conductively coupled to the actuation member via a conductive path at least partially defined by the crown shaft.

公开(公告)号：US20210353226A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-18

申请号：US17315141

申请日：2021-05-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daniel J. Hiemstra ,  Erik G. de Jong ,  Sameer Pandya

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F1/18 ,  A61B5/256 ,  A61B5/282 ,  A61B5/339 ,  A61B5/024 ,  A61B5/1455 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G04G17/08

Abstract: A wearable electronic device may include a display and a housing. The housing may include a chassis defining a first portion of a rear exterior surface of the wearable electronic device, a first portion of a side exterior surface of the wearable electronic device, and an internal wall. The housing may also include a glass shell defining a front wall positioned over the display and defining a front exterior surface of the wearable electronic device and a side wall extending from the front wall and overlapping the internal wall, the side wall defining a second portion of the side exterior surface of the wearable electronic device. The wearable electronic device may also include a touch sensing system within the housing and configured to detect a touch input applied to the front exterior surface of the wearable electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US20200064779A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-27

申请号：US16255685

申请日：2019-01-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sameer Pandya ,  Steven C. Roach ,  Colin M. Ely ,  Erik G. de Jong

IPC: G04C3/00 ,  G06F1/16

Abstract: An electronic device, such as a watch, has an input mechanism, such as a crown, that may receive translational inputs, rotational inputs, and/or touch inputs. Inputs received at the crown may result in changes in operation of the electronic device and/or outputs, such as graphical outputs, provided by the electronic device. In various embodiments, the crown includes a retainer that couples an outer crown body to an inner crown body and secures an isolator between the outer crown body and the inner crown body. The embodiments of the crown described herein provide a simple and robust input mechanism for receiving rotational, translational, and touch inputs as described above, while simplifying part alignment, ensuring consistent rotation, and allowing for efficient manufacturing.