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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2017
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventor:
Arman Hajati, San Mateo, CA (US);
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2006.01); H02K 33/02 (2006.01); H04M 19/04 (2006.01); H02K 33/16 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H02K 11/22 (2016.01); H02K 11/215 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 1/1626 (2013.01); G06F 1/1637 (2013.01); G06F 1/1684 (2013.01); H02K 33/02 (2013.01); H02K 33/16 (2013.01); H04M 19/047 (2013.01); H02K 11/215 (2016.01); H02K 11/22 (2016.01);
Abstract
An electronic device may include a haptic actuator. The haptic actuator may include a haptic actuator housing, at least coil carried by the haptic actuator housing, and a Halbach array of permanent magnets movable within the haptic actuator housing responsive to the at least one coil. The electronic device may also include a controller coupled to the at least one coil.