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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2019
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Jingshi Meng, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Sung Chang Lee, Saratoga, CA (US);
David N. Zieba, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Kee Suk Ryu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Noel G. Aguilar, Campbell, CA (US);
Orpheus J. Allen, San Jose, CA (US);
Yachi Chen, San Jose, CA (US);
Yufeng Hou, Newark, CA (US);
Wei Guang Wu, Palo Alto, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A stylus and/or a host device can be provided with components to mitigate and/or avoid damage to the stylus and/or the host device when dropped. Such components can cause the stylus and the electronic device to separate when drop motion is detected. Such separation can reduce and/or prevent damage that would have otherwise occurred if the stylus and the electronic device remained coupled together during impact. Examples of coupling and detachment mechanisms include magnetic and mechanical components.