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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2014
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ihab A. Ali, Beirut, LB;
Frank F. Liang, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 7/00 (2006.01); F25B 41/00 (2006.01); F25D 21/06 (2006.01); F25B 47/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01); H01L 23/34 (2006.01); H01L 23/467 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/203 (2013.01); G06F 1/1613 (2013.01); G06F 1/206 (2013.01); H01L 23/34 (2013.01); H01L 23/467 (2013.01); H01L 2924/0002 (2013.01); Y02B 60/1275 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic device can be provided with a housing having at least one wall defining a cavity and a flow sensor at least partially contained within the cavity. The flow sensor may be configured to detect a flow characteristic related to the flow of a fluid through a first portion of the cavity. The electronic device may also include a processor configured to alter a performance characteristic of the electronic device based on the detected flow characteristic.