Apple Inc.

Other

Steven Keiper

John M Brock

Eugene J Kim

Brett W Degner

Chris A Ligtenberg

John Raff

Matthew Phillip Casebolt

Patrick Kessler

Ron Alan Hopkinson

Bradley Joseph Hamel

Caitlin Elizabeth Kalinowski

Michelle Rae Goldberg

Nicholas Alan Rundle

Laura M DeForest

Robert L Coish

Euan S Abraham

Jim C Hwang

David John Yeh

Jay Kevin Osborn

Dinesh C Mathew

Keith J Hendren

Thomas W Wilson, Jr

Steve Cabral

Dave Hardell

John Schen

A portable computing device includes at least a base portion of a lightweight material that includes at least a wedge shaped top case having a trough formed at an interfacing edge thereof. The trough includes a raised portion having a first contact surface and a receiving area, and a bottom case coupled to the top case to form a complete housing for at least a portion of the portable computing device for enclosing at least a plurality of operational components and a plurality of structural components. The portable computing device also includes at least a lid portion pivotally connected to the base portion by a hinge assembly. In the described embodiments, the lid portion has a display in communication with one or more of the plurality of components in the base portion by way of or more electrical conductors that electrically connect the base portion to the lid portion.

Portable computing device

A multi-layered cable consisting of three or more conductive layers separated by layers of dielectric and/or adhesive material. The bottom layer and the top layer may act as return path for the transmitted signals and as a shield to prevent interference between these and external electrical signals. Located between the bottom layer and the top layer, the middle layer may transmit desired signals through the flexible cable. The material selection and specifics of each of the layers should be selected so as to achieve a balance in which the desired electrical impedance and mechanical flexibility requirements are met. The cable may also include one or more vias connecting the bottom layer to the top layer, providing shielding all the way around the flex cable. An additional conductive sock may be used to improve shielding effectiveness of the top and bottom layer and to connect to I/O connector shells and the system Faraday cage.

Flexible data cable

An apparatus providing one or more I/O connections to a computer. The apparatus includes a Faraday cage generally about a flex cable, or other computing element, that may translate when the I/O ports to the computer are utilized. The embodiment maintains the Faraday cage for the flex cable or element as the I/O port housing opens or closes.

I/O connectors with extendable faraday cage

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San Jose, CA, United States of America

Steven Keiper