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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2019
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Colin M. Ely, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Fletcher R. Rothkopf, Los Altos, CA (US);
Baboo V. Gowreesunker, San Francisco, CA (US);
Prashanth S. Holenarsipur, Fremont, CA (US);
Serhan O. Isikman, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Anna-Katrina Shedletsky, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 3/12 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 1/3231 (2019.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/042 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/02 (2013.01); G06F 1/163 (2013.01); G06F 1/3231 (2013.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G06F 3/042 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04101 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04108 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is an electronic device having a proximity sensor for determining whether an object, such as a user's finger, is in proximity to or in contact with an input mechanism of the electronic device.