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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2022
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Calvin M. Ryan, Berkeley, CA (US);
Antonio R. De Lima Fernandes, Panaji, IN;
James M. Hollabaugh, San Jose, CA (US);
Chandrahas Aralaguppe Chandramohan, San Jose, CA (US);
Mitul Mahendrakumar Panchal, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); G01V 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/0042 (2013.01); G01V 3/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a first and a second earbud and a case. The case is configured to provide an enclosure for the first and the second earbud and detect an insertion of either of the first earbud or the second earbud in the enclosure by using detection of a current provided to at least one of the first earbud and the second earbud.