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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2020
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Paul J. Thompson, Mountain View, CA (US);
Karl Ruben F. Larsson, Los Altos, CA (US);
Aaron A. Oro, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Timothy J. Rasmussen, San Jose, CA (US);
Christopher S. Graham, San Francisco, CA (US);
Eric S. Jol, San Jose, CA (US);
Demetrios B. Karanikos, San Francisco, CA (US);
Miranda L. Daly, Mountain View, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A magnetic alignment system can include a primary annular magnetic alignment component and a secondary annular magnetic alignment component. The primary alignment component can include an inner annular region having a first magnetic orientation, an outer annular region having a second magnetic orientation opposite to the first magnetic orientation, and a non-magnetized central annular region disposed between the primary inner annular region and the primary outer annular region. The secondary alignment component can have a magnetic orientation with a radial component.