公开(公告)号：US11715355B1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-01

申请号：US17364661

申请日：2021-06-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Muhammad F. Hossain ,  Riccardo Tarelli ,  Rui He ,  Jason C. Sauers ,  Samuel A. Resnick

IPC: G08B6/00 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R1/02

CPC classification number: G08B6/00 ,  H04R1/028 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R2499/15

Abstract: A head-mountable device can include a crown module that receives input from a user and provides localized haptic feedback to the user. A magnetic element coupled to a crown can be moved by inducing magnetic fields, and the position and/or movement of the magnetic element can be detected to provide closed-loop control of the induced magnetic fields. The haptic feedback can be effectively perceived by the user at the crown without causing the entire head-mountable device to vibrate against the head and/or face of the user.

公开(公告)号：US20210325680A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-21

申请号：US17185715

申请日：2021-02-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ivan S. Maric ,  Aidan N. Zimmerman ,  Brian Baillargeon ,  Evan D. Christensen ,  Jason C. Sauers ,  Jia Tao ,  Phil M. Hobson ,  Sivesh Selvakumar

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G02C5/02 ,  G02C9/00

Abstract: A head-mounted device may have a head-mounted housing. The housing may include a chassis with left and right openings that overlap respective left and right optical modules that present images eye boxes. Each optical module may have a lens and display that presents an image through the lens. The chassis may have an inner frame and outer frame. A middle portion of the chassis may form a stiffened nose bridge structure. Components in the housing such as a display, a fan housing, a heat sink layer, optical module guide rods, and a rear cover may span the width of the housing and may be attached to edge portions of the chassis, thereby forming a box-shaped structure that provides rigidity and helps prevent housing deformation.

公开(公告)号：US20210271093A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-02

申请号：US17321725

申请日：2021-05-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Killian J. Poore ,  Marinus Meursing ,  Jeffrey C. Olson ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Jason C. Sauers

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G02C3/00

Abstract: A head-mounted display to be worn by a user includes a housing, and an eye chamber to be positioned adjacent to eyes of the user. A support assembly includes a headband and an adjustment mechanism that is operable to change fit of the headband relative to the head of the user in response to a control signal, wherein the adjustment mechanism includes a feedback component, and the control signal is generated based on output from the feedback component.

公开(公告)号：US20210142736A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-13

申请号：US17150818

申请日：2021-01-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Cheng Chen ,  Jason C. Sauers ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  David W. Lum ,  Chun-Yao Huang ,  Enkhamgalan Dorjgotov ,  Graham B. Myhre ,  Bennett S. Wilburn ,  Paolo Sacchetto ,  Shih Chang Chang ,  Wonjae Choi ,  Cheuk Chi Lo

IPC: G09G3/3266 ,  G09G3/3275 ,  G09G3/3225 ,  G09G3/20 ,  G09G3/36

Abstract: An electronic device such as a head-mounted device may have displays. The display may have regions of lower and higher resolution to reduce data bandwidth and power consumption for the display while preserving satisfactory image quality. Data lines may be shared by lower and higher resolution portions of a display or different portions of a display with different resolutions may be supplied with different numbers of data lines. Data line length may be varied in transition regions between lower resolution and higher resolution portions of a display to reduce visible discontinuities between the lower and higher resolution portions. The lower and higher resolution portions of the display may be dynamically adjusted using dynamically adjustable gate driver circuitry and dynamically adjustable data line driver circuitry.

公开(公告)号：US20210080746A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-18

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 ,  G02B7/00 ,  G06F1/16

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：US20190172399A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-06

申请号：US16323751

申请日：2017-08-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Cheng Chen ,  Jason C. Sauers ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  David W. Lum ,  Chun-Yao Huang ,  Enkhamgalan Dorjgotov ,  Graham B. Myhre ,  Bennett S. Wilburn ,  Paolo Sacchetto ,  Shih Chang Chang ,  Wonjae Choi ,  Cheuk Chi Lo

IPC: G09G3/3266 ,  G09G3/3275 ,  G09G3/36

Abstract: An electronic device such as a head-mounted device may have displays. The display may have regions of lower (L) and higher (M, H) resolution to reduce data bandwidth and power consumption for the display while preserving satisfactory image quality. Data lines may be shared by lower and higher resolution portions of a display or different portions of a display with different resolutions may be supplied with different numbers of data lines. Data line length may be varied in transition regions between lower resolution and higher resolution portions of a display to reduce visible discontinuities between the lower and higher resolution portions. The lower and higher resolution portions of the display may be dynamically adjusted using dynamically adjustable gate driver circuitry and dynamically adjustable data line driver circuitry.

公开(公告)号：US20190110362A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-11

申请号：US16101962

申请日：2018-08-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Dustin J. Verhoeve ,  Jason C. Sauers ,  Benjamin J. Kallman

IPC: H05K1/09 ,  H01R13/74 ,  H01R13/52 ,  H01R12/70 ,  H01R12/61

Abstract: Connector receptacles that may be space efficient and provide a direct connection to a flexible circuit board. One example may provide an electronic device having a receptacle including a recess formed in a housing of the electronic device. The recess may have a sidewall and a bottom surface portion, and the bottom surface portion may include one or more openings extending through the bottom surface portion from an external surface to an internal surface. One or more contacts formed on a flexible circuit board may be aligned with the one or more openings in the bottom surface portion. In this way, the receptacle may be space efficient and provide a direct connection to a flexible circuit board inside an electronic device. A cosmetic cap may be placed in the recess to obscure the existence of the connector receptacle.

公开(公告)号：US10179254B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-15

申请号：US15086813

申请日：2016-03-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Paul A. Martinez ,  Jason C. Sauers ,  Shawn X. Arnold

IPC: H01G4/30 ,  A62C31/22 ,  H01G4/12 ,  H05K1/18 ,  A62C33/04 ,  F16L5/04 ,  H01G4/38 ,  H01G4/012 ,  H01G4/232 ,  A62C31/02 ,  E06B5/16

Abstract: This application relates to capacitors that resist deformation because of the configuration of their conductive and dielectric layers. The capacitors are multilayer capacitors that include multiple dielectric and conductive layers. The dielectric layers can be arranged in a way that creates a rigid barrier or dead zone, which can resist mechanical deformation when the multilayer capacitor is charged. In some embodiments, two or more multilayer capacitors are stacked together in an arrangement that causes each of the multilayer capacitors to cancel any deformations of the other when the multilayer capacitors are charged. In this way, noise exhibited by the multilayer capacitors can be reduced.

公开(公告)号：US10162392B2

公开(公告)日：2018-12-25

申请号：US15162931

申请日：2016-05-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tyler S. Bushnell ,  Jason C. Sauers

IPC: H05K13/00 ,  G06F1/18 ,  H01R4/72 ,  G06F1/16

Abstract: An electronic device has structures that are assembled using attachment structures. The attachment structures change shape to help join the electronic device structures together. Structures that may be joined together can include electronic device housing structures, display structures, internal device components, electrical components, and other portions of an electronic device. The attachment structures can include heat-activated attachment structures, structures that are activated using other types of applied energy, and structures that change shape due the application of chemicals or other treatments.

公开(公告)号：US20180160531A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-07

申请号：US15888545

申请日：2018-02-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Dustin J. Verhoeve ,  Jason C. Sauers ,  Benjamin J. Kallman

IPC: H05K1/09 ,  H01R13/74 ,  H01R12/61 ,  H01R13/52

CPC classification number: H05K1/09 ,  H01R12/61 ,  H01R12/7082 ,  H01R12/77 ,  H01R13/5202 ,  H01R13/74

Abstract: Connector receptacles that may be space efficient and provide a direct connection to a flexible circuit board. One example may provide an electronic device having a receptacle including a recess formed in a housing of the electronic device. The recess may have a sidewall and a bottom surface portion, and the bottom surface portion may include one or more openings extending through the bottom surface portion from an external surface to an internal surface. One or more contacts formed on a flexible circuit board may be aligned with the one or more openings in the bottom surface portion. In this way, the receptacle may be space efficient and provide a direct connection to a flexible circuit board inside an electronic device. A cosmetic cap may be placed in the recess to obscure the existence of the connector receptacle.