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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2021
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Timothy C. Wulff, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Yang Zhou, San Jose, CA (US);
James C. Wu, Redwood City, CA (US);
Tao Pan, San Jose, CA (US);
Leon Zilun Zhang, Mountain View, CA (US);
Geng Luo, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A45C 13/10 (2006.01); H01F 7/02 (2006.01); A45C 11/18 (2006.01); A45C 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A45C 13/1069 (2013.01); A45C 11/182 (2013.01); H01F 7/02 (2013.01); A45C 2011/002 (2013.01); A45C 2011/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
Accessories that can add new functionality to an electronic device. These accessories can provide additional functionality that allow for the replacement of a physical object that would otherwise be carried in addition to and separate from the electronic device. These accessories can further provide improvements, such as a reduction in size or improvement in functionality over the physical object to be replaced.