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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2018
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventor:
James A. Stryker, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/95 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H01F 7/02 (2006.01); H03K 17/97 (2006.01); H01F 7/20 (2006.01); H01F 7/06 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/046 (2006.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01); H01F 7/04 (2006.01); H02N 15/00 (2006.01); B23Q 3/154 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/1643 (2013.01); G06F 1/16 (2013.01); G06F 1/1615 (2013.01); G06F 1/1626 (2013.01); G06F 1/1632 (2013.01); G06F 1/1652 (2013.01); G06F 1/1654 (2013.01); G06F 1/1673 (2013.01); G06F 1/1675 (2013.01); G06F 1/1679 (2013.01); G06F 1/1681 (2013.01); G06F 1/1694 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 3/046 (2013.01); H01F 7/0231 (2013.01); H01F 7/0247 (2013.01); H01F 7/0252 (2013.01); H01F 7/06 (2013.01); H01F 7/20 (2013.01); H03K 17/96 (2013.01); H03K 17/97 (2013.01); B23Q 3/1543 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); H01F 7/04 (2013.01); H02N 15/00 (2013.01); H03K 17/95 (2013.01); H03K 2217/96038 (2013.01); H03K 2217/96062 (2013.01);
Abstract
This application relates to devices and accessories that include or are configured to react with a mixture of electromagnets and permanent magnets. In particular the permanent magnets are configured to maintain persistent connections between components while the electromagnets are configured to pulse or activate periodically to maintain the connections or fix alignment of the various connections in certain circumstances.