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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.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2023

Filed:

Apr. 12, 2021
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Muhammad F. Hossain, Cupertino, CA (US);

Nicholas C. Soldner, Cupertino, CA (US);

Hong Pan, Fremont, CA (US);

Seth E. Woiszwillo, San Francisco, CA (US);

Anthony Y. Fai, Shanghai, CN;

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G01C 19/5783 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/012 (2013.01); G01C 19/5783 (2013.01); G06F 1/163 (2013.01);
Abstract

A head-mountable device can securely support sensors in a manner that maintains their positions and orientations over time and avoids applying excessive strain on the sensors, thereby protecting them from harm. The sensor can be mounted on a flex circuit or circuit board, which is rigidly secured within an inner case, including for example a base and an inner shield. The inner case can be suspended within an outer case, including for example a frame and an outer shield. Shock absorbers on opposing sides of the inner case can flexibly couple the inner case to the outer case. The shock absorbers can dampen the effects of vibrations or other forces applied from the outer case. The inner case can decouple the sensor from strain applied from the shock absorbers.


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