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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 12641169 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026

Filed:

Sep. 06, 2022

Handheld electronic device

Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Matthew D. Hill, Mountain View, CA (US);

David A. Hurrell, San Mateo, CA (US);

Nicholas D. Rath, Cupertino, CA (US);

Tyler B. Cater, San Jose, CA (US);

James A. Bertin, Saratoga, CA (US);

Sawyer I. Cohen, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Assignee:

APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Nathan S Taylor

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/02 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01); G09G 3/18 (2006.01); H02K 33/02 (2006.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/0264 (2013.01); G06F 1/203 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G09G 3/18 (2013.01); H02K 33/02 (2013.01); H04M 1/0202 (2013.01); H04M 1/0262 (2013.01); H04M 1/0266 (2013.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01); H05K 7/20481 (2013.01); H05K 7/205 (2013.01); H04M 2201/08 (2013.01); H04M 2201/38 (2013.01);
Abstract

A mobile phone may include a display, an enclosure enclosing the display and including a front cover positioned over the display and defining a front exterior surface, and a rear cover defining a rear exterior surface and a raised sensor array region along the rear exterior surface. The raised sensor array region may define a first hole and a second hole. The second hole may be defined by a first opening along an interior surface of the rear cover and having a first opening size and a second opening along the rear exterior surface of the rear cover and having a second opening size smaller than the first opening size. The mobile phone may further include a first camera having a first lens assembly extending into the first hole, and a second camera having a second lens assembly extending into the second hole.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Hill, Matthew. (2026). Handheld electronic device (U.S. Patent No. 12641169). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12641169

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