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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2018
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Trevor J. Ness, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Chin San Han, Mountain View, CA (US);
David I. Nazzaro, Groveland, MA (US);
Marcelo M. Lamego, Cupertino, CA (US);
Naoto Matsuyuki, Kasugai, JP;
Wolf Oetting, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/04 (2006.01); G01N 21/55 (2014.01); G01N 21/47 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/021 (2006.01); A61B 5/024 (2006.01); A61B 5/08 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/55 (2013.01); A61B 5/00 (2013.01); A61B 5/0059 (2013.01); G01N 21/4738 (2013.01); A61B 5/0002 (2013.01); A61B 5/021 (2013.01); A61B 5/024 (2013.01); A61B 5/0816 (2013.01); A61B 5/14532 (2013.01); A61B 5/14542 (2013.01); A61B 5/681 (2013.01); A61B 5/7203 (2013.01); G01N 2201/0221 (2013.01); G01N 2201/0625 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic device includes one or more light emitters for emitting light toward an object and one or more light detectors for collecting light exiting the object. A reflective coating, surface, or surface finish can be applied adjacent to the area to which light is emitted and/or through which light exits in order to increase the light collected by the light detector. The reflective coating can be oriented so as to reflect light back into the object.