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Patent No.:

US 10291279 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019

Filed:

Feb. 07, 2018

Drop countermeasures for electronic device

Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Carl R. Peterson, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Justin R. Wodrich, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Kevin D. Gibbs, Woodside, CA (US);

Samuel G. Smith, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:

David K. Cole

Primary Examiner:

Joseph H Feild

Assistant Examiner:

Rufus C Point

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 5/00 (2006.01); H04M 1/18 (2006.01); G01P 3/486 (2006.01); G01P 3/488 (2006.01); F16F 15/067 (2006.01); H04B 1/3888 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/3888 (2013.01); H04M 1/185 (2013.01); F16F 15/067 (2013.01); F16F 2230/0023 (2013.01); G01L 5/0066 (2013.01); G01P 3/486 (2013.01); G01P 3/488 (2013.01); H04M 2250/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

An electronic device comprises a housing, a motion sensor configured to sense motion of the housing, and a processor configured to determine an impact geometry based on the motion. A countermeasure system comprises an actuator coupled to an actuated member. The actuated member is operable by the actuator to modify the impact geometry, so that impact energy is redirected away from an impact sensitive component of the electronic device to an energy absorbing component of the electronic device.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Peterson, Carl. (2019). Drop countermeasures for electronic device (U.S. Patent No. 10291279). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10291279

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