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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2018
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Sora Kim, Sunnyvale, CO (US);
Martin P. Grunthaner, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Rui Jin, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael B. Wittenberg, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michael K. McCord, San Francisco, CA (US);
Henric Larsson, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Giovanni Gozzini, Berkeley, CA (US);
Lucy Browning, San Francisco, CA (US);
Scott A. Myers, Saratoga, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An input device can be integrated within an electronic device and/or operably connected to an electronic device through a wired or wireless connection. The input device can include one or more force sensors positioned below a cover element of the input device or an input surface of the electronic device. The input device can include other components and/or functionality, such as a biometric sensor and/or a switch element.