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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.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015

Filed:

Sep. 11, 2012
Applicants:

Anna-katrina Shedletsky, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Christopher M. Werner, San Jose, CA (US);

Colin M. Ely, Cupertino, CA (US);

Fletcher R. Rothkopf, Mountain View, CA (US);

Ming Leong, Cupertino, CA (US);

Phillip Michael Hobson, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Inventors:

Anna-Katrina Shedletsky, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Christopher M. Werner, San Jose, CA (US);

Colin M. Ely, Cupertino, CA (US);

Fletcher R. Rothkopf, Mountain View, CA (US);

Ming Leong, Cupertino, CA (US);

Phillip Michael Hobson, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/047 (2006.01); H05K 7/06 (2006.01); H01R 43/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 1/18 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/06 (2013.01); G06F 1/1643 (2013.01); G06F 1/1658 (2013.01); G06F 1/18 (2013.01); G06F 3/047 (2013.01); H01R 43/00 (2013.01); H04M 1/0274 (2013.01); H04M 1/0266 (2013.01); H04M 2250/22 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49169 (2015.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for routing cables in an electronic device are provided. In some embodiments, the electronic device may include a touch sensor having a number of traces, a display component, and a mechanical button, each of which may be coupled to a circuit board via a single flexible circuit cable. This may save valuable space within the electronic device.


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