Apple Inc.

Intelligent Energy Inc.

Gregory L Tice

Michael D Hillman

Vijay M Iyer

Jean Ling Lee

Bradley Landon Spare

David I Simon

Aleksandar Pance

Sean A Bailey

Richard Lidio Blanco

Richard P Howarth

Tang Yew Tan

Brett C Bilbrey

Donald Joseph Novotney

Perry Q Anderson

Peter M Arnold

Steven G Siefert

William Sauway Law

Ann Laurent Torres

Efrain Alcorta

Phillip Lee Mort

Lawrence A Barham

Brett W Degner

Douglas Lea Heirich

Jay S Nigen

Michael J Bishop

Ronald Jack Smith

Mario J Costello

Chad C Schmidt

Reid A Black

Roger R Schmidt

Theodore Gerard Van Kessel

Supratik Guha

Yves Corfield Martin

Prabjit Singh

David L Edwards

Amir Salehi

Jonathan Neal Urquhart

Anwyl M McDonald

Oscar Woo

Clayton R Anderson

James M Crowder

Jeffrey J Van Norden

This disclosure relates to an integrated thermoelectric cooler and methods for forming thereof. The integrated thermoelectric cooler can include a plurality of thermoelectric rods located between the detector substrate and a system interposer. The detector substrate and the system interposer can directly contact ends of the thermoelectric rods. The integrated thermoelectric cooler can be formed by forming the plurality of thermoelectric rods on reels, for example, and the plurality of thermoelectric rods can be thinned down to a certain height. The thermoelectric rods can be transferred and bonded to the system substrate. An overmold can be formed around the plurality of thermoelectric rods. The height of the overmold and thermoelectric rods can be thinned down to another height. The thermoelectric rods can be bonded to the detector substrate. In some examples, the overmold can be removed.

Systems and methods for forming thin bulk junction thermoelectric devices in package

The disclosed embodiments relate to the design of a portable and cost-effective fuel cell system for a portable computing device. This fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack which converts fuel into electrical power. It also includes a fuel source for the fuel cell stack and a controller which controls operation of the fuel cell system. The fuel system also includes an interface to the portable computing device, wherein the interface comprises a power link that provides power to the portable computing device, and a bidirectional communication link that provides bidirectional communication between the portable computing device and the controller for the fuel cell system.

Portable computing device for external fuel cell control

A display system with a distributed LED backlight includes: providing a plurality of tile LED light sources, each tile LED light source having a tile and a plurality of similar LED light sources on each tile connected for emitting light therefrom; orienting the plurality of tile LED light sources for illuminating a display from the back of the display; and integrating the plurality of tile LED light sources into a thermally and mechanically structurally integrated distributed LED tile matrix backlight light source.

Display system with distributed LED backlight

The disclosed embodiments provide a fuel cell plate. The fuel cell plate includes a substrate of electrically conductive material and a first outer layer of corrosion-resistant material bonded to a first portion of the substrate. To reduce the weight of the fuel cell plate, the electrically conductive material and the corrosion-resistant material are selected to be as light as practicable.

Reduced-weight fuel cell plate with corrosion resistant coating

Fuel cell system to power a portable computing device

Security devices and methods of securely coupling electronic devices and peripherals are provided. In one embodiment, a peripheral has a first coded magnet on a first surface of a first device. The first coded magnet has at least two different polarity regions on the first surface. A second coded magnet on a second surface of a second device is also provided. The first coded magnet is configured to securely provide data to a device associated with the second coded magnet, if the first and second coded magnets' patterns are keyed to one another.

Magnetically-implemented security devices

A low profile heat removal system suitable for removing excess heat generated by an integrated circuit operating in a compact computing environment is disclosed.

Consolidated thermal module

Connectors and methods of coupling electronic devices and cables are provided. In one embodiment, a connector has a first coded magnet on a first surface of a first device. The first coded magnet has at least two different polarity regions on the first surface. A second coded magnet on a second surface of a second device is also provided. The second coded magnet is configured to provide identifying information regarding the device on which it is located.

Programmable magnetic connectors

Methods and aparatuses disclosed herein relate to backlit visual display elements. A visual display element may include a base layer defining one or more microperforations and a light guide coupled to a light source. The light guide may be positioned adjacent the base layer and include one or more microlenses in alignment with the one or more microperforations along at least one vertical axis.

Display element including microperforations

A plug or connector including a coded magnet and an electrical contact. As the plug approaches a corresponding port, the coded magnet interacts with a magnet within the port. The interaction between the plug coded magnet and the port coded magnet provides a force to connect and/or align the plug with the port. Once the plug is received within the port, if a process is completed, the coded magnets polarities are altered to eject the plug from the port.

Alignment and connection for devices

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Los Altos, CA, United States of America

Gregory L Tice