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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2023
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Stuart M. Nevill, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Minghe Liu, San Jose, CA (US);
Justin D. Crosby, Cupertino, CA (US);
David S. Wilkes, Jr., San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 9/06 (2006.01); H04R 7/04 (2006.01); H04R 7/06 (2006.01); H04R 7/10 (2006.01); H04R 7/22 (2006.01); H04R 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 9/047 (2013.01); H04R 7/04 (2013.01); H04R 7/06 (2013.01); H04R 7/10 (2013.01); H04R 7/22 (2013.01); H04R 9/046 (2013.01); H04R 9/06 (2013.01); H04R 2209/041 (2013.01);
Abstract
An actuator assembly comprising: a multi-layer board comprising a first side and a second side defining an actuation region having a thickness that is reduced relative to a remainder of the multi-layer board; a planar voice coil formed by a trace on at least one of the first side or the second side defining the actuation region; and a polarized magnet array having a magnetic field aligned to the planar voice coil to actuate the actuation region upon application of a voltage to the planar voice coil.