公开(公告)号：US20220272849A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-25

申请号：US17447561

申请日：2021-09-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sameer Pandya ,  Dakota A. Bass ,  Daniel J. Barrett ,  Erik G. de Jong ,  Xuan Liu ,  Kiran S. Pillai ,  Mario Martinis

IPC: H05K5/00 ,  H05K5/02 ,  H05K7/14

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：US11298611B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-12

申请号：US17351840

申请日：2021-06-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Caleb J. Flori ,  Colin J. Abraham ,  Min C. Kim ,  Xuan Liu ,  Joshua J. Pong

IPC: A63F13/24

Abstract: A user input device may include a shaft carried by a housing and having a first end extending outwardly beyond the housing for manipulation by a user and a second end within the housing. A set of one or more sensors may be carried by the housing to sense shaft movement. A first contact member may be within the housing, and a spring may be coupled between the first contact member and the shaft to urge the first contact member and the shaft apart. A motor may be carried within the housing and may have a rotatable output extending therefrom. A second contact member may be coupled to the rotatable output and may be in contact with the first contact member to be selectively moveable based upon motor rotation to set a spring compression and thereby set a return-to-center bias for the shaft while being manipulated.

公开(公告)号：US20210402290A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-30

申请号：US17351840

申请日：2021-06-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Caleb J. Flori ,  Colin J. Abraham ,  Min C. Kim ,  Xuan Liu ,  Joshua J. Pong

IPC: A63F13/24

Abstract: A user input device may include a shaft carried by a housing and having a first end extending outwardly beyond the housing for manipulation by a user and a second end within the housing. A set of one or more sensors may be carried by the housing to sense shaft movement. A first contact member may be within the housing, and a spring may be coupled between the first contact member and the shaft to urge the first contact member and the shaft apart. A motor may be carried within the housing and may have a rotatable output extending therefrom. A second contact member may be coupled to the rotatable output and may be in contact with the first contact member to be selectively moveable based upon motor rotation to set a spring compression and thereby set a return-to-center bias for the shaft while being manipulated.

公开(公告)号：US11065534B1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-20

申请号：US16915389

申请日：2020-06-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Caleb J. Flori ,  Colin J. Abraham ,  Min C. Kim ,  Xuan Liu ,  Joshua J. Pong

IPC: A63F13/24

Abstract: A thumbstick user input device may include a shaft carried by a housing and having an upper end extending outwardly beyond the housing for manipulation by the user's thumb and a lower end within the housing. Sensors may be carried by the housing to sense shaft movement. A first contact member may be within the housing, and a spring may be between the first contact member and the shaft to urge the first contact member and the shaft apart. A motor may be carried at a bottom of the housing and may have a rotatable output extending upwardly therefrom. A second contact member may be coupled to the rotatable output and in contact with the first contact member to be selectively moveable upward or downward based upon motor rotation to set a spring compression and thereby set a return-to-center bias for the shaft while being manipulated by the user's thumb.

公开(公告)号：US12079036B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-03

申请号：US17340893

申请日：2021-06-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daniel J. Barrett ,  Dakota A. Bass ,  Sameer Pandya ,  Shang L Tsuei ,  Elizabeth C. Porter ,  Erik G. de Jong ,  Jingjing Xu ,  Jacquelynn M. Pok ,  Kiran S. Pillai ,  Xuan Liu ,  Adam J. Brinkman ,  Paul Choiniere ,  Daniel W. Jarvis ,  Jia Liu

IPC: G06F1/16

CPC classification number: G06F1/1652 ,  G06F1/163

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display mounted in a housing. The display may have a display panel with an array of pixels on a flexible substrate. A display cover layer may overlap the display panel. The flexible substrate may have a protruding portion that forms a tail. The tail may be coupled to a printed circuit on which a display driver integrated circuit and/or other circuitry is mounted. When the display is mounted in the housing, the tail may be bent back on itself to create a bend. The bend may be embedded in a molded polymer member. The molded polymer member may be attached to the housing with adhesive and may directly contact an inner surface of the display cover layer.

公开(公告)号：US20240241548A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-18

申请号：US18618749

申请日：2024-03-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daniel J. Barrett ,  Dakota A. Bass ,  Sameer Pandya ,  Shang L. Tsuei ,  Elizabeth C. Porter ,  Erik G. de Jong ,  Jingjing Xu ,  Jacquelynn M. Pok ,  Kiran S. Pillai ,  Xuan Liu ,  Adam J. Brinkman ,  Paul Choiniere ,  Daniel W. Jarvis ,  Jia Liu

IPC: G06F1/16

CPC classification number: G06F1/1652 ,  G06F1/163

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display mounted in a housing. The display may have a display panel with an array of pixels on a flexible substrate. A display cover layer may overlap the display panel. The flexible substrate may have a protruding portion that forms a tail. The tail may be coupled to a printed circuit on which a display driver integrated circuit and/or other circuitry is mounted. When the display is mounted in the housing, the tail may be bent back on itself to create a bend. The bend may be embedded in a molded polymer member. The molded polymer member may be attached to the housing with adhesive and may directly contact an inner surface of the display cover layer.

公开(公告)号：US12213260B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-28

申请号：US17447561

申请日：2021-09-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sameer Pandya ,  Dakota A. Bass ,  Daniel J. Barrett ,  Erik G. de Jong ,  Xuan Liu ,  Kiran S. Pillai ,  Mario Martinis

IPC: H05K5/00 ,  H05K5/02 ,  H05K7/14

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：US20190207349A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-04

申请号：US16146511

申请日：2018-09-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Paul Z. Yuan ,  Min Chul Kim ,  Xuan Liu

IPC: H01R31/06 ,  H01R13/508 ,  H01R13/631 ,  H01R13/42

CPC classification number: H01R31/06 ,  H01R13/42 ,  H01R13/44 ,  H01R13/504 ,  H01R13/508 ,  H01R13/631 ,  H01R35/04 ,  H01R2103/00

Abstract: Power supply connector assemblies and methods for making the same are provided. An outer housing of the power supply connector assembly may include a unibody five-sided box-like structure and a set of power supply connector contacts may extend out therefrom for coupling to an electric power supply, while other portions of the set of power supply connector contacts may be electrically coupled to portions of a set of power adapter connector contacts within the outer housing. A protection body (e.g., a plastic insulation structure) may be positioned inside the outer housing for preventing user exposure to one or more live contacts of the power supply connector contacts when a portion of the outer housing is damaged or removed during a system break event.

公开(公告)号：US20250165032A1

公开(公告)日：2025-05-22

申请号：US19025327

申请日：2025-01-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daniel J. Barrett ,  Dakota A. Bass ,  Sameer Pandya ,  Shang L. Tsuei ,  Elizabeth C. Porter ,  Erik G. de Jong ,  Jingjing Xu ,  Jacquelynn M. Pok ,  Kiran S. Pillai ,  Xuan Liu ,  Adam J. Brinkman ,  Paul Choiniere ,  Daniel W. Jarvis ,  Jia Liu

IPC: G06F1/16

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display mounted in a housing. The display may have a display panel with an array of pixels on a flexible substrate. A display cover layer may overlap the display panel. The flexible substrate may have a protruding portion that forms a tail. The tail may be coupled to a printed circuit on which a display driver integrated circuit and/or other circuitry is mounted. When the display is mounted in the housing, the tail may be bent back on itself to create a bend. The bend may be embedded in a molded polymer member. The molded polymer member may be attached to the housing with adhesive and may directly contact an inner surface of the display cover layer.

公开(公告)号：US09843131B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-12

申请号：US15148494

申请日：2016-05-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Min Chul Kim ,  Paul Z. Yuan ,  Xuan Liu

IPC: H01R4/50 ,  H01R13/625 ,  H01R4/02

CPC classification number: H01R13/625 ,  H01R4/023

Abstract: A cable connector and methods for the assembly thereof are disclosed. The cable connector eliminates potential for short events during plug insertion, provides good contact resistance, and can support high speed data transactions. The cable connector further includes a rotating lock design that provides a secure connection.