公开(公告)号：US10957969B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-23

申请号：US15874805

申请日：2018-01-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sameer Pandya ,  Mario Martinis ,  Baris Ozgen ,  Tyler S. Bushnell ,  Sherry Tang ,  Henry H. Yang ,  Christopher M. Werner ,  Jayesh Nath ,  Carlo Di Nallo ,  Andrea Ruaro

IPC: H01Q1/27 ,  H01Q1/24 ,  G04R60/12 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04M1/02 ,  H01Q1/38

Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to electronic devices with antennas. The antenna may be a display-integrated antenna. An antenna feed for the antenna may be located in a recess in a sidewall of a housing of the device. The antenna feed may be coupled to transceiver circuitry on a logic board of the device by a pair of flex circuits. A first one of the pair of flex circuits may form a portion of an antenna feed assembly. A second one of the pair of flex circuits may be an impedance-matching flex having an end that is soldered to the main logic board. The antenna may be coupled to a conductive portion of the housing of the device.

公开(公告)号：USD913289S1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-16

申请号：US29755240

申请日：2020-10-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Designer： Jody Akana ,  Molly Anderson ,  Bartley K. Andre ,  Shota Aoyagi ,  Anthony Michael Ashcroft ,  Marine C. Bataille ,  Jeremy Bataillou ,  Erik Geddes Pieter De Jong ,  Markus Diebel ,  M. Evans Hankey ,  Julian Hoenig ,  Richard P. Howarth ,  Jonathan P. Ive ,  Julian Jaede ,  Duncan Robert Kerr ,  Sameer Pandya ,  Peter Russell-Clarke ,  Benjamin Andrew Shaffer ,  Mikael Silvanto ,  Sung-Ho Tan ,  Clement Tissandier ,  Eugene Antony Whang ,  Rico Zörkendörfer

公开(公告)号：US20200073339A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-05

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 ,  G04G9/00 ,  G04G17/08 ,  G01D5/30

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：US20190101870A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-04

申请号：US16193836

申请日：2018-11-16

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: G04G21/02 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/024 ,  A61B5/044 ,  G04G21/08 ,  G04G9/00 ,  A61B5/0408

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：US20190072912A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-07

申请号：US16118282

申请日：2018-08-30

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: G04G21/02 ,  G04G9/00 ,  G04G21/08 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/0408 ,  A61B5/044 ,  A61B5/024

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：US10116306B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-30

申请号：US15269951

申请日：2016-09-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tyler S. Bushnell ,  Adam T. Clavelle ,  Sameer Pandya ,  Sherry Tang

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H03K17/96

Abstract: A touch and force sensitive rocker switch or button array for a portable electronic device can include multiple dome switches or force sensors, as well as a capacitive sensing surface that can detect finger location and swipes. A cosmetic surface can cover the entire elongated switch/button and portions of device housing proximate the button, and can be configured to transfer each of multiple types of input there through to the button and also provide a seal to the device housing interior. The cosmetic surface can be a flexible polymer to allow local deformation, and/or the entire surface can tilt or bend to permit inputs to transfer there through. The elongated button/switch can be raised from a surface of the device, and can be located along a side of the device, with a front face of the device being a touchscreen, such as for a smart phone or watch.

公开(公告)号：US20250103008A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-27

申请号：US18957445

申请日：2024-11-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sameer Pandya ,  Antonio Herrera ,  Colin M. Ely

IPC: G04C3/00 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/332 ,  G04G21/02 ,  G04G21/08 ,  H01H19/08 ,  H01H19/14 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H05K5/02

Abstract: A switch module for an electronic device detects translational inputs and defines at least portion of a conductive path from an input surface of the electronic device to a processing unit of the electronic device. The switch module may be a component of a crown assembly for detecting rotational inputs, translational inputs, touch inputs and/or biological signals such as electrocardiogram (ECG) signals. The switch module may include a conductive dome and a friction guard that is positioned between the conductive dome and the actuation member of the crown assembly. The conductive dome and/or the friction guard may define at least a portion of the conductive path from the input surface to the processing unit.

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：US12193839B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-14

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

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：US12189342B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-07

申请号：US18484996

申请日：2023-10-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sameer Pandya ,  Antonio Herrera ,  Colin M. Ely

IPC: G06F3/033 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/332 ,  G04C3/00 ,  G04G21/02 ,  G04G21/08 ,  H01H19/08 ,  H01H19/14 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H05K5/02

Abstract: A switch module for an electronic device detects translational inputs and defines at least portion of a conductive path from an input surface of the electronic device to a processing unit of the electronic device. The switch module may be a component of a crown assembly for detecting rotational inputs, translational inputs, touch inputs and/or biological signals such as electrocardiogram (ECG) signals. The switch module may include a conductive dome and a friction guard that is positioned between the conductive dome and the actuation member of the crown assembly. The conductive dome and/or the friction guard may define at least a portion of the conductive path from the input surface to the processing unit.