Apple Inc.

William C Lukens

Trevor J Ness

Colin M Ely

Maegan K Spencer

Steven P Cardinali

Steven C Roach

Tyler S Bushnell

Rex Tyler Ehman

Erik L Wang

Brian Richards Land

Naoto Matsuyuki

Nikolas T Vitt

David M Pelletier

Shannon X Yang

Katherine E Tong

Erik G De Jong

Brad G Boozer

Adam Thomas Clavelle

Stephen P Jackson

Jiahui Liang

William Scott Lee

Jeanny Wang

Mandeep Gill

Ryan C Perkins

Jorge L Rivera Espinoza

Michael R Parker

YoungHoon Kim

Eugene H Fox

Eric T Chiang

Ross L Jackson

Scott A Myers

Daniel William Jarvis

Benjamin J Pope

Jason C Sauers

Henry Hung Yang

Benjamin J Kallman

Prashanth S Holenarsipur

Edward S Huo

David D Dashevsky

Martin J Auclair

Christopher T Cheng

Osamu Yabe

Daniel J Hiemstra

Jesse A Lippert

Zaki Moustafa

Neeloy Roy

Derek Fujio Iwamoto

Yue Chen

Scott D Morrison

Siddharth Nangia

Eugene C Cheung

Xiaofang Mu

Venkatesh Rajendran

Richard D Shuma

Christopher D Guichet

Patrick J Crowley

Woojin Jung

Megan L Banh

Robert D Turner

Kevin A Klenk

Zhiwei Gu

Annie Manuja

An electronic device can include a housing defining an aperture and a display assembly at least partially positioned in the aperture. The display assembly can include a substrate having a conductive portion, a display layer having pixels, a touch sensitive layer positioned on a first side of the substrate, an operational component positioned on a second side of the substrate opposite the first side, and a flexible electrical connector electrically coupled with the conductive portion and the operational component. The flexible electrical connector can include an electromagnetic antenna. A transparent cover can overlay the display assembly and can be secured to the housing.

Electronic device structure with housing

An electronic device can include a housing including a sidewall having an interior surface defining a first aperture and an internal volume. The device can also include a microphone port disposed in the internal volume. The microphone port can include a structure having a cylindrical sidewall and a shelf extending radially inward from the cylindrical sidewall. The microphone port can also include a mesh fixed to the shelf.

Microphone port for electronic devices

An electronic device can include a housing defining an aperture and at least partially defining an internal volume of the electronic device, an electromagnetic radiation emitter and an electromagnetic radiation detector disposed in the internal volume, and an optical component disposed in the aperture. The optical component can include a first and second transparent portions disposed above the electromagnetic radiation detector and the electromagnetic radiation emitter, and an opaque portion disposed between the first and second transparent portions and extending a thickness of the optical component. The first transparent portion, the second transparent portion, and the opaque portion can define a flush exterior surface of the electronic device.

Opaque splits embedded in transparent media for optical emitter/detector isolation

Wearable electronic devices, such as watches, can be provided with an attachment system for connecting and releasing a removable module that interfaces with some portion of the electronic device. For example, a watch housing includes a main body having a channel for receiving a watchband and a first opening extending to the channel. A rear cover coupled to the main body provides a second opening. A unibody button is positioned between the main body and the rear cover. The button is biased against the rear cover and is moveable toward the channel to release a watchband engaged therein.

Attachment system for watchband

An electronic device can include a housing defining an aperture and at least partially defining an internal volume of the electronic device, an electromagnetic radiation emitter and an electromagnetic radiation detector disposed in the internal volume, and an optical component disposed in the aperture. The optical component can include a first and second transparent portions disposed above the electromagnetic radiation detector and the electromagnetic radiation emitter, and an opaque portion disposed between the first and second transparent portions. A conductive component can be in electrical communication with the opaque portion and one or more components of the electronic device.

An electronic watch may include a housing at least partially defining an interior cavity divided into at least a first volume and a second volume, a pressure-sensing component positioned within the first volume, a speaker positioned within the first volume, a processor positioned within the second volume, a battery positioned within the second volume, and a barometric vent that allows air pressure equalization between the first volume and an external environment.

Electronic watch with barometric vent

A wearable consumer electronic product includes at least a housing arranged to carry operational components comprising a processor and a band having a pliable band body and a securing means arranged to secure the band body to the housing. In one embodiment, the pliable band body has a size and shape suitable for wrapping around an individual appendage and that includes an opening that leads to a cavity within the band body suitable for accumulating an amount of water and a band sensor embedded within the band body in communication with the cavity.

Portable electronic device as health companion

A watch can include a watch body and a band for securing the watch to the user. The watch body can detect an identification of the band or combination of band portions, which can serve as an input to initiate actions performed by the watch body. For example, a type, model, color, size, or other characteristic of a band can be determined and used to select a corresponding action performed by the watch body. Identification of the band can be performed by components of the watch body that also serve other purposes. The watch body can respond to the identification of a particular band by performing particular functions, such as changing an aspect of a user interface or altering settings of the watch body.

Identification of watch bands

A wireless communication system may include an electronic device having a wireless communication module. The wireless communication module may include an antenna radiating element on a first surface, a ground ring surrounding the antenna radiating element on the first surface, and a radio component mounted to a second surface. The wireless communication module may be incorporated into a system package that also includes other components. Encapsulation material may cover the wireless communication module and other components. A shielding material may cover the encapsulation material and be coupled to the ground ring. An opening in the shielding material may be aligned with the antenna radiating element. If desired, the wireless communication system may include external equipment having a wireless communication module communicatively coupled to the wireless communication module to convey firmware testing, debugging, restore, and/or other data.

Wireless communication devices

Electrical connectors for electronic devices

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William C Lukens