公开(公告)号：US10437359B1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-08

申请号：US15445383

申请日：2017-02-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Paul X. Wang ,  Joel N. Ruscher ,  Reza Nasiri Mahalati ,  Craig C. Leong ,  David L. Christensen

IPC: G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/0354 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0488

Abstract: An interface system may include an electronic device defining an input surface, a stylus comprising a magnetic component and configured to provide input to the electronic device via the input surface, and a magnetic field generator coupled to the electronic device and configured to produce a magnetic field to impart a force on the magnetic component of the stylus.

公开(公告)号：US20190103764A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-04

申请号：US16127046

申请日：2018-09-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Blake R. Marshall ,  Florence W. Ow ,  Joel N. Ruscher ,  Liquan Tan ,  Aidan N. Zimmerman ,  Reza Nasiri Mahalati ,  Hao Zhu ,  Qigen Ji ,  Madhusudanan Keezhveedi Sampath ,  Nan Liu ,  Robert Scritzky ,  Gianpaolo Lisi

IPC: H02J50/10 ,  G06F1/26 ,  H02J7/02 ,  H01F38/14 ,  H01F27/36 ,  H02J50/90 ,  G06F3/0354 ,  G06F3/038

Abstract: Embodiments describe a receiving element that includes a ferromagnetic structure axially symmetrical around a central axis disposed along a length of the ferromagnetic structure. The ferromagnetic structure includes a groove region defining two end regions on opposing sides of the groove region, where the groove region has a smaller length than the two end regions. The receiving element also includes an inductor coil wound about the groove region of the ferromagnetic structure and in between the two end regions.

公开(公告)号：US20180337010A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-22

申请号：US15980537

申请日：2018-05-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Paul X. Wang ,  Joel N. Ruscher ,  Christopher T. Lebedeff ,  Sean Murphy ,  Melody Kuna

IPC: H01H13/86 ,  H01H13/705 ,  H01H13/88

CPC classification number: H01H13/14 ,  D06M10/005 ,  G06F3/0202 ,  H01H13/70 ,  H01H13/704 ,  H01H13/88 ,  H04M1/0202 ,  H04M1/23

Abstract: An electronic device such as a cover for a portable device or other electronic equipment may have circuitry mounted in a housing. The housing may be formed from layers of material such as fabric and polymer layers. The circuitry of the electronic device may include components mounted on a printed circuit. The components may include movable components such as keys in a keyboard. A fabric layer may overlap the keys. Border regions of the fabric layer that surround each key may be characterized by a stiffness. To ensure that the keys or other movable components in the device exhibit satisfactory stiffness levels, the keys can be tested and selected border regions or other fabric layer portions may be laser ablated or otherwise processed to locally reduce fabric layer stiffness.

公开(公告)号：US09997305B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-12

申请号：US14844257

申请日：2015-09-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Paul X. Wang ,  Joel N. Ruscher ,  Christopher T. Lebedeff ,  Sean Murphy ,  Melody Kuna

IPC: H01H13/704 ,  H01H13/14 ,  D06M10/00 ,  G06F3/02 ,  H04M1/02 ,  H04M1/23 ,  H01H13/70 ,  H01H13/88

CPC classification number: H01H13/14 ,  D06M10/005 ,  G06F3/0202 ,  H01H13/70 ,  H01H13/704 ,  H01H13/88 ,  H04M1/0202 ,  H04M1/23

Abstract: An electronic device such as a cover for a portable device or other electronic equipment may have circuitry mounted in a housing. The housing may be formed from layers of material such as fabric and polymer layers. The circuitry of the electronic device may include components mounted on a printed circuit. The components may include movable components such as keys in a keyboard. A fabric layer may overlap the keys. Border regions of the fabric layer that surround each key may be characterized by a stiffness. To ensure that the keys or other movable components in the device exhibit satisfactory stiffness levels, the keys can be tested and selected border regions or other fabric layer portions may be laser ablated or otherwise processed to locally reduce fabric layer stiffness.