公开(公告)号：US20250165109A1

公开(公告)日：2025-05-22

申请号：US19025537

申请日：2025-01-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Scott A. Myers ,  Stephen Brian Lynch ,  Anthony S. Montevirgen

IPC: G06F3/044 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  H04M1/02 ,  H04M1/23

Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided that contain flexible displays that are bent to form displays on multiple surfaces of the devices. Bent flexible displays may be bent to form front side displays and edge displays. Edge displays may be separated from front side displays or from other edge displays using patterned housing members, printed or painted masks, or by selectively activating and inactivating display pixels associated with the flexible display. Edge displays may alternately function as virtual buttons, virtual switches, or informational displays that are supplemental to front side displays. Virtual buttons may include transparent button members, lenses, haptic feedback components, audio feedback components, or other components for providing feedback to a user when virtual buttons are activated.

公开(公告)号：US12206163B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-21

申请号：US17865241

申请日：2022-07-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yi Jiang ,  Jiangfeng Wu ,  Lijun Zhang ,  Siwen Yong ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Samuel A. Resnick ,  Anthony S. Montevirgen

IPC: H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q1/42 ,  H01Q1/22

Abstract: An electronic device may have a cover layer and an antenna. A dielectric adapter may have a first surface coupled to the antenna and a second surface pressed against the cover layer. The cover layer may have a three-dimensional curvature. The second surface may have a curvature that matches the curvature of the cover layer. Biasing structures may exert a biasing force that presses the antenna against the dielectric adapter and that presses the dielectric adapter against the cover layer. The biasing force may be oriented in a direction normal to the cover layer at each point across dielectric adapter. This may serve to ensure that a uniform and reliable impedance transition is provided between the antenna and free space through the cover layer over time, thereby maximizing the efficiency of the antenna.

公开(公告)号：US20240385440A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-21

申请号：US18662488

申请日：2024-05-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jeffrey C. Olson ,  Timothy Y. Chang ,  Divakar Singamsetty ,  Yami George ,  Anthony S. Montevirgen ,  Jason L. Slupeiks ,  Julian Hoenig ,  Julian Jaede ,  Yoonhoo Jo ,  Forrest C. Wang ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Jeremy C. Franklin ,  Trevor J. Ness ,  Edward S. Huo ,  Jason C. Sauers ,  Phil M. Hobson ,  Ray L. Chang ,  William A. Sorrentino, III ,  Jonathan Ive ,  Alan C. Dye ,  Stephen O. Lemay ,  Seung Wook Kim

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G02B1/11 ,  G02B30/27

Abstract: A head-mountable display device includes a housing defining a front opening and a rear opening, a display screen disposed in the front opening, a display assembly disposed in the rear opening, a first securement strap coupled to the housing, the first securement strap including a first electronic component, a second securement strap coupled to the housing, the second securement strap including a second electronic component, and a securement band extending between and coupled to the first securement strap and the second securement strap.

公开(公告)号：US20240302861A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-12

申请号：US18667510

申请日：2024-05-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ivan S. Maric ,  Anthony S. Montevirgen ,  Evan D. Christensen ,  Lijun Zhang ,  Phil M. Hobson ,  Samuel A. Resnick ,  Yi Jiang

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G02B7/12 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q1/40 ,  H04N23/57 ,  H04N23/90

CPC classification number: G06F1/163 ,  G02B7/12 ,  G06F1/1686 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q1/40 ,  H04N23/57 ,  H04N23/90

Abstract: A head-mounted device may have a head-mounted housing. The housing may include a frame with left and right openings that receive respective left and right optical modules that present images to a user's eyes. Each optical module may have a lens and display that presents an image through the lens. Camera support members may be coupled to respective left and right peripheral portions of the frame. Each camera support member may have openings configured to receive cameras. Antennas may be formed on a camera support member. The antennas may have metal traces on a surface of the camera support member, may have conductive structures embedded within the camera support member, and/or may have patterned metal traces on printed circuits attached to or embedded in the camera support member. The cameras may operate through portions of a display cover layer that covers an outwardly-facing display on the head-mounted housing.

公开(公告)号：US20240176100A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-30

申请号：US18435407

申请日：2024-02-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Edward S. Huo ,  Aidan N. Zimmerman ,  Anthony S. Montevirgen ,  Evan D. Christensen ,  Jan K. Quijalvo ,  Jason C. Sauers ,  Jason L. Slupeiks ,  Jeremy C. Franklin ,  Ritu Shah

IPC: G02B7/12 ,  G06F1/16

CPC classification number: G02B7/12 ,  G06F1/163

Abstract: A head-mounted device may have a head-mounted housing that is configured to be worn on a head of a user. While the head-mounted device is being worn, displays in the head-mounted device may provide images to eye boxes. The user may view images in the eye boxes. The head-mounted housing may have a forward-facing front portion, may have a rearward-facing rear portion that faces away from the front portion towards the eye boxes, and may have a middle portion between the front and rear portions. The middle portion may have openings that receive left and right optical modules containing left and right displays and corresponding left and right lenses. A camera bracket and optical module guide rails may be centrally attached to the middle housing portion between the left and right openings and may have ends that are suspended in air.

公开(公告)号：US11928301B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-12

申请号：US18304158

申请日：2023-04-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Scott A. Myers ,  Stephen Brian Lynch ,  Anthony S. Montevirgen

IPC: G06F3/044 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  H04M1/02 ,  H04M1/23

CPC classification number: G06F3/0446 ,  G06F1/1652 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  H04M1/0268 ,  H04M1/0269 ,  G06F2203/04102 ,  G06F2203/04112 ,  H04M1/0283 ,  H04M1/236 ,  H04M2250/16 ,  H04M2250/22

Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided that contain flexible displays that are bent to form displays on multiple surfaces of the devices. Bent flexible displays may be bent to form front side displays and edge displays. Edge displays may be separated from front side displays or from other edge displays using patterned housing members, printed or painted masks, or by selectively activating and inactivating display pixels associated with the flexible display. Edge displays may alternately function as virtual buttons, virtual switches, or informational displays that are supplemental to front side displays. Virtual buttons may include transparent button members, lenses, haptic feedback components, audio feedback components, or other components for providing feedback to a user when virtual buttons are activated.

公开(公告)号：US11782288B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-10

申请号：US17021387

申请日：2020-09-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Anna V. Mirabella ,  Wey-Jiun Lin ,  Jia Tao ,  Aidan N. Zimmerman ,  Jason C. Sauers ,  Anthony S. Montevirgen ,  Andrew Gallaher ,  Phil M. Hobson ,  Yoonhoo Jo

IPC: G02B30/22 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G02B7/00

CPC classification number: G02B30/22 ,  G02B7/002 ,  G06F1/163

Abstract: A head-mounted device includes a first device portion and a second device portion. A first coupler portion of the first device portion is connectable to a second coupler portion of the second device portion to define a connected position in which the first device portion is connected to the second device portion and a disconnected position in which the first device portion is disconnected from the second device portion. A second adjuster portion of the second device portion causes a first adjuster portion of the first device portion to move a first optical module and a second optical module in response to movement of the first device portion and the second device portion from the disconnected position to the connected position.

公开(公告)号：US11662869B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-30

申请号：US17973658

申请日：2022-10-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Scott A. Myers ,  Stephen Brian Lynch ,  Anthony S. Montevirgen

IPC: G06F3/044 ,  H04M1/02 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  H04M1/23

CPC classification number: G06F3/0446 ,  G06F1/1652 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  H04M1/0268 ,  G06F2203/04102 ,  G06F2203/04112 ,  H04M1/0283 ,  H04M1/236 ,  H04M2250/16 ,  H04M2250/22

Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided that contain flexible displays that are bent to form displays on multiple surfaces of the devices. Bent flexible displays may be bent to form front side displays and edge displays. Edge displays may be separated from front side displays or from other edge displays using patterned housing members, printed or painted masks, or by selectively activating and inactivating display pixels associated with the flexible display. Edge displays may alternately function as virtual buttons, virtual switches, or informational displays that are supplemental to front side displays. Virtual buttons may include transparent button members, lenses, haptic feedback components, audio feedback components, or other components for providing feedback to a user when virtual buttons are activated.

公开(公告)号：US11092809B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-17

申请号：US16144297

申请日：2018-09-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Neal D. Evans ,  Anthony S. Montevirgen ,  James W. VanDyke ,  Christopher Wilk

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G02B27/00 ,  G02B27/09 ,  G06F3/01

Abstract: An optical module for a display system includes a lens, a display screen, a movement mechanism, and one or more pressure-relieving features. The display screen cooperatively defines a chamber with the lens. The lens and the display screen are moved relative to each other by the movement mechanism. The one or more pressure-relieving features are in fluid communication with the chamber to hinder pressure in the chamber as the lens and the display are moved relative to each other.

公开(公告)号：US10521034B2

公开(公告)日：2019-12-31

申请号：US16421892

申请日：2019-05-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Scott A. Myers ,  Stephen Brian Lynch ,  Anthony S. Montevirgen

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/044 ,  H04M1/02 ,  H04M1/23

Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided that contain flexible displays that are bent to form displays on multiple surfaces of the devices. Bent flexible displays may be bent to form front side displays and edge displays. Edge displays may be separated from front side displays or from other edge displays using patterned housing members, printed or painted masks, or by selectively activating and inactivating display pixels associated with the flexible display. Edge displays may alternately function as virtual buttons, virtual switches, or informational displays that are supplemental to front side displays. Virtual buttons may include transparent button members, lenses, haptic feedback components, audio feedback components, or other components for providing feedback to a user when virtual buttons are activated.