Apple Inc.

Jason S Keats

John Raff

Erik Andrew Uttermann

Melody L Kuna

Oliver Ross

G Kyle Lobisser

Bartley K Andre

Mikael M Silvanto

Stephen Robert McClure

Houtan R Farahani

Jiang Ai

Gavin J Reid

Ryan J Mihelich

Robert Scritzky

Kevin M Kenney

Santhana Krishnan Balaji

Pablo Seoane Vieites

Guangtao Zhang

John R Kamorowski

Oliver C Ross

Kyle G Lobisser

A portable electronic device, having a single piece housing to carry operational components having a front opening, an integral bottom and sidewalls that cooperate to form a cavity in cooperation with the front opening. The operational components can include a display to present visual content disposed within the front opening and having an outermost protective layer, a main logic board that extends along a central portion of the cavity having a size and shape that bisects the cavity into a first portion and a second portion each having substantially the same size and shape, a power storage system supported at the bottom wall and comprising a first power storage unit located in the first portion and second power storage unit located in the second portion, each being coupled to the main logic board, and self-contained audio components positioned at each corner of the single piece housing.

Architecture features of an electronic device

An enclosure for an electronic device is enclosed. The enclosure includes rib structures configured to improve structural support to prevent damage and to dissipate vibration throughout the enclosure. The rib structure can receive a speaker module and a cap member. The rib structure and the speaker module can combine to form a three-dimensional volume allowing the speaker module in which the speaker module may project sound, thereby enhancing acoustic performance. Also, the cap member may be adhesively attached to the rib structure to provide additional structural support against vibration and abuse caused by load forces associated with a drop event.

Integrated speakers

Input elements, handles, enclosures and alignment of such elements and handles within an electronic device. The elements, such as buttons or input devices, and handles discussed herein may be configured, assembled and/or installed within and/or on an electronic device to ensure proper alignment and positioning within the housing of the electronic device. By properly aligning and positioning the elements and handles within or on the housing of the electronic device, the elements and handles may provide accurate input to the electronic device and may be visually appealing to a user. Additionally, a two-piece enclosure including a hook and cutout portion may secure and/or protect the internal components of the electronic device, while also providing a visually 'seamless' connection between the two-pieces for forming the enclosure of the electronic device.

Device housing having improved tolerances

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Castro Valley, CA, United States of America

Jason S Keats