Apple Inc.

Deka Products Limited Partnership

Other

New Power Concepts LLC

Christopher Matthew Werner

Colin M Ely

Anna-Katrina Shedletsky

Fletcher R Rothkopf

Samuel Bruce Weiss

Christopher Charles Langenfeld

Stephen Brian Lynch

Tyler S Bushnell

Duncan Robert Kerr

Emery Artemus Sanford

Stanley B Smith, Iii

Brad G Boozer

Teodor Dabov

Ryan C Perkins

Phillip Michael Hobson

Trevor J Ness

Rico L Zorkendorfer

Jody R Akana

Julian Hoenig

Anthony Michael Ashcroft

Dirk Albertus Van Der Merwe

Michael J Slate

Stewart M Coulter

Jonathan P Ive

Bartley K Andre

Richard P Howarth

Eugene Antony Whang

Peter N Russell-Clarke

Christopher J Stringer

Martha Evans Hankey

Daniele De Iuliis

Daniel J Coster

Matthew Dean Rohrbach

Jeremy D Bataillou

Shota Aoyagi

Benjamin Andrew Shaffer

Mikael M Silvanto

Dean Kamen

Marc A Newson

Stephen Paul Zadesky

Eric Steven Jol

Michael Benjamin Wittenberg

David I Nazzaro

Jason C Sauers

Makiko K Brzezinski

Benjamin J Kallman

David M Pelletier

Erik G De Jong

Camille Moussette

John B Morrell

Ryan Keith LaRocque

Thomas S Schnellinger

Prashant Bhat

Maegan K Spencer

Serhan O Isikman

Michael G Norris

Andrzej T Baranski

James G Horiuchi

Tatsuya Sano

Christopher J Walton

Samuel B Schaevitz

Molly J Anderson

Erik L Wang

Jayesh Nath

Carlo Di Nallo

Sameer Pandya

Adam Thomas Clavelle

Phil M Hobson

Tyson Benner Manullang

Daniel J Hiemstra

Guocheng Shao

Michael R Parker

Tobias J Harrison-Noonan

Daniel J Barrett

Clement Tissandier

David A Pakula

Hong Peng Wang

Rico Zörkendörfer

Christopher S Graham

Anthony Sagala Montevirgen

Jared Mitchell Kole

Michael Nikkhoo

Henry Hung Yang

Justin Derry Crosby

Nicholas George Merz

James A Wright

Brian H Yoo

Gregory N Stephens

Mario Martinis

Dennis R Pyper

Norman D Levine

Andrea Ruaro

Eduardo Jorge Da Costa Bras Lima

Felix Winkler

Daniel T McDonald

Nicholas G L Merz

Steven C Roach

Trent K Do

Richard A Davis

Trent J Canales

A device including a mechanical input and a touch-sensitive surface for detecting one or more touch inputs and an input from the mechanical input. The touch-sensitive surface can include a first portion for detecting at least the touch inputs, and a second portion for detecting at least the mechanical input. The touch-sensitive surface can include a first portion for detecting at least the touch inputs and the mechanical input. The mechanical input can comprise an electrically conductive material, and the mechanical input can be detected based on capacitance measurements between the mechanical input and the touch-sensitive surface. The device can include a sensing element, the mechanical input can comprise an electrically insulating material, and the mechanical input can be detected based on capacitance measurements between the touch-sensitive surface and the sensing element. The device can include logic to differentiate between the touch inputs and the mechanical input.

Capacitive touch panel for sensing mechanical inputs to a device

An electronic device includes a housing sidewall defining an opening and a display component, such as a display cover, disposed in the opening to form a gap between the housing sidewall and the display component. In at least one example, the cavity is defined by the sidewall and the display cover with the cavity in fluid communication with an external environment through the gap. In at least one example, an epoxy component at least partially defines the cavity and can be in direct contact with the housing sidewall.

Electronic device

Various embodiments for detecting and rejecting false, unintended rotations of rotary inputs of electronic devices are disclosed herein. In one example, an electronic device is provided with an optical detector that measures the distance between the electronic device and the wearer's forearm or hand, and when the distance is smaller than a threshold distance, the turns of the rotary input are false, unintended turns. In another example, a crown of a rotary input includes a plurality of capacitive sensors that detects the presence of a wearer's finger, which when absent, the turns of the rotary input are false turns. In another example, deflections or positions of a shaft of the rotary input are measured and if the deflections/positions indicate an upward force on the rotary input (which are likely caused by the wearer's forearm or hand), the turns of the rotary input are false turns. Other embodiments are described herein.

Rejection of false turns of rotary inputs for electronic devices

A robotic assembly control system is disclosed. The robotic assembly control system includes an exoskeleton apparatus adapted to be worn by a user, at least one robotic assembly, the at least one robotic assembly controlled by the user by way of the exoskeleton, and at least one mobile platform, the at least one mobile platform controlled by the user and wherein the at least one robotic assembly is attached to the at least one mobile platform.

System and apparatus for robotic device and methods of using thereof

A wirelessly locatable tag may include a first housing member defining a first exterior surface of the tag, a second housing member removably coupled to the first housing member and defining a second exterior surface of the tag, and an antenna assembly. The antenna assembly may include an antenna frame defining a top surface and a peripheral side surface, a first antenna on the antenna frame along the peripheral side surface and configured to communicate with the electronic device using a first wireless protocol, a second antenna on the antenna frame along the peripheral side surface and configured to send a localization signal to the electronic device using a second wireless protocol different than the first protocol, and a third antenna on the antenna frame along the top surface and configured to communicate with the electronic device via a third wireless protocol different than the first and second protocols.

Antenna assembly for a wirelessly locatable tag

Electronic device display and housing assembly

A compact crown for an electronic device such as an electronic watch, including a set of wipers capable of determining a rotation angle, rotation direction, or rotation speed, is disclosed. The set of wipers is in contact with at least one resistance member at different angular positions around a rotation axis. The crown may have a group of ground taps disposed along the resistance member and a measured signal may vary based on the position of each wiper as it contacts the at least one resistance member. A compact crown may also include capacitive members and capacitive sensors in order to similarly determine rotation angle, rotation direction, or rotation speed.

Rotatable crown for an electronic device

Housing for an electronic device

A wirelessly locatable tag may include a first housing member defining an exterior surface of the wirelessly locatable tag and a frame member attached to the first housing member and defining a battery cavity configured to receive a button cell battery and an opening through the frame member. The wirelessly locatable tag may further include a circuit board positioned between the first housing member and the frame member, a battery connector coupled to the circuit board and comprising a deflectable arm extending into the battery cavity through the opening in the frame member, a second housing member removably coupled to the frame member, and a biasing member configured to bias the button cell battery into the battery cavity of the frame member and against the deflectable arm of the battery connector.

Battery connection system for a wirelessly locatable tag

An electronic device having a housing structure that is configured to receive at least one glass cover is disclosed. The glass cover serves to cover a display assembly provided within the electronic device. The glass cover can be secured to the housing structure so as to facilitate providing a narrow border between an active display area and an outer edge of the housing structure. The enclosure for the electronic device can be thin yet be sufficiently strong to be suitable for use in electronic devices, such as portable electronic devices.

Housing for portable electronic device with reduced border region

A holder for a wirelessly locatable tag may be used with a wirelessly locatable tag comprising a housing member defining a region of an exterior surface of the wirelessly locatable tag configured to act as a speaker diaphragm. The holder may include a receptacle portion configured to at least partially surround the wirelessly locatable tag, the receptacle portion defining a first opening configured to allow the wirelessly locatable tag to be positioned in the receptacle portion, a second opening configured to at least partially surround an outer periphery of a battery door of the wirelessly locatable tag, and a third opening aligned with the region of the exterior surface configured to act as the speaker diaphragm. The holder may further include a fastener coupled to the receptacle portion and configured to releasably secure the first opening in a closed configuration to retain the wirelessly locatable tag in the receptacle portion.

Holding accessory for a wirelessly locatable tag

A wirelessly locatable tag may include a first housing member defining a first exterior surface of the wirelessly locatable tag and an interior surface opposite the first exterior surface. The wirelessly locatable tag may further include a second housing member defining a second exterior surface of the wirelessly locatable tag a first antenna configured transmit the wireless signal using a first wireless protocol, a second antenna configured to communicate using a second wireless protocol different than the first wireless protocol, and an audio system. The audio system may include a magnet assembly configured to produce a magnetic field and a coil positioned within the magnetic field and coupled to the interior surface of the first housing member, the coil configured to interact with the magnetic field to impart a force on the first housing member, thereby moving a portion of the first housing member to produce an audible output.

Audio output system for a wirelessly locatable tag

A wirelessly locatable tag may be configured to transmit a wireless signal to an electronic device to facilitate localization of the wirelessly locatable tag by the electronic device. The wirelessly locatable tag may include an antenna assembly comprising an antenna frame defining a top surface and a peripheral side surface and an antenna positioned along the peripheral side surface and configured to transmit the wireless signal. The wirelessly locatable tag may further include a frame member coupled to the antenna assembly and defining a battery cavity configured to receive a button cell battery and an enclosure enclosing the antenna assembly and the frame member. The enclosure may include a first housing member formed from a unitary polymer structure and defining a top wall defining an entirety of a top exterior surface of the wirelessly locatable tag.

Enclosure for a wirelessly locatable tag

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San Jose, CA, United States of America

Christopher Matthew Werner