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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:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2020
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Alex J. Lehmann, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Robert Y. Cao, San Francisco, CA (US);
Dinesh C. Mathew, San Francisco, CA (US);
Mikael M. Silvanto, San Francisco, CA (US);
Qiliang Xu, Livermore, CA (US);
Paul X. Wang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Robert J. Lockwood, San Carlos, CA (US);
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G01L 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G01L 1/16 (2013.01); G06F 3/03547 (2013.01); G06F 3/0202 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04105 (2013.01);
Abstract
A force input/haptic output interface for an electronic device can include a force input sensor and a haptic actuator. In one example, the force input sensor and the haptic actuator are accommodated on a frame positioned below an input surface. In many examples, the frame includes relieved portions that redirect and/or concentrate compression or tension in the haptic actuator into the frame.