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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.:

US 12432292 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025

Filed:

Sep. 07, 2023

Handheld electronic device

Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Jacob Barton, Campbell, CA (US);

Kevin Y. Chung, San Jose, CA (US);

Shayla A. Schoensee, Campbell, CA (US);

Assignee:

APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Matthew Yeung

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 1/18 (2006.01); G06T 7/50 (2017.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01); H04M 1/22 (2006.01); H04M 1/72463 (2021.01); H04M 1/72466 (2021.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/0266 (2013.01); G06F 1/1643 (2013.01); G06F 1/1656 (2013.01); G06F 1/1683 (2013.01); G06F 1/169 (2013.01); G06F 1/181 (2013.01); G06T 7/50 (2017.01); G06V 40/161 (2022.01); G06V 40/172 (2022.01); H04M 1/0262 (2013.01); H04M 1/0264 (2013.01); H04M 1/0268 (2013.01); H04M 1/0283 (2013.01); H04M 1/22 (2013.01); H04M 1/724631 (2022.02); H04M 1/72466 (2021.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01); G06T 2207/10028 (2013.01); H04M 2201/38 (2013.01); H04M 2207/18 (2013.01);
Abstract

An electronic device may include an input button assembly including an input member positioned along a side exterior surface of a housing component and defining a first input region proximate a first end of the input member and a second input region proximate a second end of the input member, the input member configured to receive a user input. The input button assembly may further include a beam structure at least partially within the enclosure and coupled to the input member, the beam structure configured to be deflected as a result of the user input, a first strain sensing element at a first location of the beam structure, and a second strain sensing element at a second location of the beam structure.

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