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Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026

Filed:

Mar. 24, 2023
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventor:

Richard A. Davis, San Carlos, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G04G 17/02 (2006.01); G04G 17/08 (2006.01); G04G 21/00 (2010.01); G04G 21/02 (2010.01); G04G 21/08 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G04G 17/02 (2013.01); G04G 17/08 (2013.01); G04G 21/025 (2013.01); G04G 21/08 (2013.01); G04G 21/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments are directed to an electronic watch that includes a housing defining a side wall and a display positioned at least partially in the housing. The electronic watch can include an input system that includes a mounting bracket coupled to the side wall, a crown coupled to the mounting bracket and configured to rotate and translate with respect to the housing and a flex plate coupled to the mounting bracket and configured to bend in response to translation of the crown. The input system can include a sensor element coupled to the flex plate and configured to output a signal indicating an amount of the bend of the flex plate.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Davis, Richard. (2026). Crown sensing system for an electronic watch (U.S. Patent No. 12669784). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12669784

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