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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:
Oct. 01, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2023
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ryan C. Perkins, San Francisco, CA (US);
Maegan K. Spencer, Emerald Hills, CA (US);
Brad G. Boozer, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G04G 21/08 (2010.01); G01D 5/347 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G04G 21/08 (2013.01); G01D 5/3473 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic watch includes a housing, a display positioned at least partially within the housing, a cover covering at least part of the display, and a crown having a portion positioned along a side of the housing. The crown may include an inner member that is rotationally constrained relative to the housing and an outer member that is rotationally free relative to the inner member. The device may further include a rotation sensor configured to sense a rotation of the outer member relative to the inner member.