Dale N Memering

US Patent:

20110170733, Jul 14, 2011

Filed:

Nov 9, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/942531

Inventors:

Jonathan Aase - Redwood City CA, US
Cameron Frazier - San Carlos CA, US
Matthew Rohrbach - San Francisco CA, US
Peter Russell-Clark - San Francisco CA, US
Dale Memering - Sunnyvale CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

H04R 1/00
H01B 7/00

US Classification:

381384, 174 71 R, 29825

Abstract:

This is directed to a cable structure for use with an electronic device. The cable structure can include one or more conductors around which a sheath is provided. To prevent the cable structure from tangling, the cable structure can include a core placed between the conductors and the sheath, where a stiffness of the core can be varied along different segments of the cable structure to facilitate or hinder bending of the cable structure in different areas. The size and distribution of the stiffer portions can be selected to prevent the cable from forming loops. The resistance of the core to bending can be varied using different approaches including, for example, by varying the materials used in the core, varying a cross-section of portions of the core, or combinations of these.

US Patent:

20130321237, Dec 5, 2013

Filed:

Sep 11, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/610782

Inventors:

Charles B. Woodhull - San Francisco CA, US
David A. Pakula - San Francisco CA, US
Tang Y. Tan - San Francisco CA, US
Douglas Joseph Weber - Arcadia CA, US
Christopher D. Prest - San Francisco CA, US
Dale N. Memering - Sunnyvale CA, US
Bryan P. Kiple - Los Gatos CA, US

International Classification:

H01Q 1/42

US Classification:

343872, 156 60, 156330, 156580

Abstract:

Various components of an electronic device housing and methods for their assembly are disclosed. The housing can be formed by assembling and connecting two or more different sections together. The sections of the housing may be coupled together using one or more coupling members. The coupling members may be formed using a two-shot molding process in which the first shot forms a structural portion of the coupling members, and the second shot forms cosmetic portions of the coupling members.

US Patent:

20140016071, Jan 16, 2014

Filed:

Feb 4, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/758910

Inventors:

Christopher D. Prest - San Francisco CA, US
Dale N. Memering - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G02F 1/1335
F21V 8/00

US Classification:

349106, 362554, 362 19

Abstract:

An electronic device may have a display such as a liquid crystal display. The display may have multiple display layers for generating display light such as a color filter layer and a thin-film transistor layer. The display may include first and second layers of optical fibers formed over the display layers. The first and second layers of optical fibers may guide display light generated in the display layers to an outer surface of the display. The first layer of optical fibers may include optical fibers having a first numerical aperture. The second layer of optical fibers may include optical fibers having a second numerical aperture. The first numerical aperture may be smaller than the second numerical aperture. The second layer of optical fibers may include vertical and angled optical fibers. The angled optical fibers may help reduce the size of an inactive region around the center of the display.

US Patent:

20140023430, Jan 23, 2014

Filed:

Jul 19, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/553728

Inventors:

Christopher D. Prest - San Francisco CA, US
Dale N. Memering - San Francisco CA, US
David A. Pakula - San Francisco CA, US
Fletcher Rothkopf - Los Altos CA, US
Matthew D. Hill - Mountain View CA, US
Stephen B. Lynch - Portola Valley CA, US
Tang Yew Tan - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

F16B 11/00
B29C 47/02
B32B 38/04
B32B 37/14
B23K 31/02

US Classification:

403265, 156 60, 228121, 156242, 264259, 264148, 2641761

Abstract:

Techniques for attachment of sapphire substrates with other materials and the resulting structures are provided. One embodiment may take the form of an attachment method including creating an aperture within a sapphire substrate and filling the aperture with an attachment material. The method also includes mechanically coupling a member to the sapphire substrate using the attachment material.

US Patent:

20140030443, Jan 30, 2014

Filed:

Jul 27, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/560791

Inventors:

Christopher D. Prest - San Francisco CA, US
Ashutosh Y. Shukla - Santa Clara CA, US
Dale N. Memering - San Francisco CA, US
Vashist Vasanthakumar - San Francisco CA, US
Vincent Yan - San Francisco CA, US
Thomas Johannessen - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

B05D 7/00
B29C 47/08
B05D 3/06

US Classification:

427555, 427256, 427210, 427160, 264400

Abstract:

Methods for creating sapphire windows are provided herein. In particular, one embodiment may take the form of a method of manufacturing sapphire windows. The method includes obtaining a polished sapphire wafer and applying decoration to the sapphire wafer. The method also includes cutting the sapphire wafer into discrete windows. In some embodiments, the cutting step comprises laser ablation of the sapphire.

US Patent:

20140037257, Feb 6, 2014

Filed:

Aug 2, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/564995

Inventors:

Tseng-Mau Yang - Kitchener, CA
Christopher D. Prest - San Francisco CA, US
Dale N. Memering - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

F21V 8/00

US Classification:

385116

Abstract:

A display may have an array of display pixels that generate an image. A coherent fiber bundle may be mounted on the display pixels. The coherent fiber bundle may have a first surface that is adjacent to the display pixels and a second surface that is visible to a viewer. The coherent fiber bundle may contain fibers that carry light from the first surface to the second surface. The second surface may be planar or may have a central planar region and curved edge regions that run along opposing sides of the central planar region. The fibers may have cross-sectional surface areas with a first aspect ratio on the first surface and a second aspect ratio that is greater than the first aspect ratio on the second surface.

US Patent:

20140076299, Mar 20, 2014

Filed:

Sep 20, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/623595

Inventors:

Dale N. Memering - San Francisco CA, US
Vincent Yan - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

B28D 5/00

US Classification:

125 3001

Abstract:

Methods related to efficient processing of sapphire are discussed which are expected to both speed manufacture of corundum for applications and make the use of conundrum cost effective. In particular, one embodiment may take the form of a method of cutting a hard transparent material having a polished surface. The method includes roughening the polished surface, directing a laser beam at the hard transparent material to melt the material and removing the melted hard material.

US Patent:

20140080081, Mar 20, 2014

Filed:

Sep 20, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/623645

Inventors:

Dale N. Memering - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

F27D 17/00
F27B 19/00

US Classification:

432 94, 432209, 432 1

Abstract:

Systems and methods are presented for efficient heating during production of corundum. One embodiment takes the form of a system for processing corundum including a first furnace and a second furnace. The first and second furnaces are sequentially arranged and heat from the first furnace is subsequently used to heat the second furnace.