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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2018
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sabrina K. Paseman, Saratoga, CA (US);
Timothy P. M. Johnson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/00 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01); A45C 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01); H04B 1/3827 (2015.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20427 (2013.01); A45C 11/00 (2013.01); G06F 1/203 (2013.01); G06F 1/206 (2013.01); A45C 2011/002 (2013.01); A45C 2011/003 (2013.01); G06F 1/1616 (2013.01); G06F 2200/201 (2013.01); H04B 1/3827 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aspects of the subject technology relate to electronic devices having adaptive surfaces. An adaptive surface may expand or deform responsive to a temperature change and/or a mechanical strain for thermal management for the device or for mechanical restructuring of the device in various configurations. The adaptive surface may be formed from a negative Poisson's ratio relief pattern in the surface or an inhomogeneous arrangement of materials.