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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2024
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Joonas I. Ponkala, San Carlos, CA (US);
Ryan P. Brooks, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Scott J. Mceuen, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Austin Appel, Cupertino, CA (US);
Henry N. Tsao, Woodside, CA (US);
James E. Wright, San Jose, CA (US);
Christopher I. Owen-Elia, San Francisco, CA (US);
Sanju Bose, Boulder Creek, CA (US);
Anna C. Widder, San Jose, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Input devices for electronic devices including trackpads, such as keyboard, and systems that include input devices in communication with electronic devices are disclosed. In an example, an input device includes a trackpad including a touch surface, and an actuator configured to supply haptic feedback to the trackpad. The actuator is disposed outside of a periphery of the touch surface in a view perpendicular to the touch surface. The actuator is disposed to a side of the touch surface in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the touch surface.