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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2025
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Matthew D. Hollands, Cambridge, GB;
James E. Pedder, Oxon, GB;
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An electronic device includes multiple, non-parallel touch-sensitive surfaces for touch input. In some examples, the electronic device includes a housing comprising a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface. The second surface is arranged between and non-parallel to the first surface and the third surface. In some examples, a plurality of first sense electrode segments is disposed on the first surface and a plurality of second sense electrode segments is disposed on the second surface. In some examples, a plurality of drive electrodes separates one or more pairs of the first sense electrode segments and one or more pairs of the second sense electrode segments. In some examples, at least one drive electrode of the plurality of drive electrodes is disposed on the first surface, the second surface, and the third surface.