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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2023
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Javier Mendez, San Jose, CA (US);
Darshan R. Kasar, San Francisco, CA (US);
Grant H. Mulliken, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Samuel G. Smith, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/00 (2022.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H05K 5/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/0025 (2013.01); G06F 1/163 (2013.01); H05K 5/0018 (2022.08); G02B 27/017 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a display, a facial interface, interface material positioned on the facial interface, the interface material including a first surface that abuts the facial interface and a second opposing the first surface, and a sensor positioned on the facial interface or within the interface material, the sensor being oriented towards the second surface, and at least a portion of the interface material being sensorally transparent and positioned between the sensors and the second surface.