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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. 05, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2020
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kathryn K. Wopat, San Francisco, CA (US);
Fu-Ying Huang, San Jose, CA (US);
Hari Vasudevan, Bangalore, IN;
Xin Alice Wu, Foster City, CA (US);
Shingo Yoneoka, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 33/18 (2006.01); H05K 5/02 (2006.01); B06B 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 33/18 (2013.01); B06B 1/045 (2013.01); H05K 5/0217 (2013.01);
Abstract
A haptic actuator may include a base, a field member coupled to the base and that may include spaced apart permanent magnets. The haptic actuator may also include a coil having a loop shape defining a slotted opening therein, and a spring member suspending the coil so that the field member is within the slotted opening and permitting relative movement of the field member and the coil.