Jonathan S Aase

US Patent:

8342861, Jan 1, 2013

Filed:

Jan 31, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/018208

Inventors:

Kurt Stiehl - San Jose CA, US
Cameron Frazier - San Carlos CA, US
Jonathan Aase - Palo Alto CA, US
Mathias Schmidt - Santa Clara CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

H01R 12/00

US Classification:

439 761, 439695

Abstract:

A compact power adapter is disclosed. In one embodiment, a compact power adapter is facilitated by improved approaches to construct and assemble the power adapter. According to one aspect, connectors can serve to electrically couple blades (or prongs) of a power adapter plug to a printed circuit board assembly internal to a housing for the power adapter. The connectors serve to couple AC power to the printed circuit board assembly where the AC power can be converted to DC power. The connectors also facilitate assembly of the power adapter in that reliable interconnections can be provided without wires, soldering or other custom assembly operations. In one embodiment, a base for a power adapter plug of a power adapter can include a metal base connected to a blade (or prong) of the power adapter plug. The metal base can provide mechanical support to the blade as well as electrical connectivity to an internal terminal for the power adapter plug. The internal terminals used by a power adapter plug of a power adapter can be coupled to a printed circuit board assembly using connectors, thereby facilitating interconnection with electrical components used by the power adapter.

US Patent:

8442257, May 14, 2013

Filed:

Sep 28, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/892292

Inventors:

Jonathan S. Aase - San Francisco CA, US
Douglas Weber - Arcadia CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

H04R 25/00

US Classification:

381370, 381374

Abstract:

Fibers may be intertwined to form cables for headsets and other structures. The cables may include wires. The wires may be surrounded by a jacket formed from intertwined fibers. The intertwined fibers may include fibers with different melting temperatures. The jacket may be heated to a temperature that is sufficient to melt some of the fibers in the jacket without melting other fibers in the jacket. The melted fibers may flow into spaces between the unmelted fibers and may serve as a binder that holds together the unmelted fibers. The intertwining process may be used to form a bifurcation for a headset. A dipping process may be used to cover the jacket with a coating. The coating may be formed over the entire length of the cable or may be formed in a particular portion of the cable such as the portion of the cable that includes the bifurcation.

US Patent:

8461465, Jun 11, 2013

Filed:

Nov 16, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/679996

Inventors:

Mathias W. Schmidt - Mountain View CA, US
Eric S. Jol - San Jose CA, US
Jahan Minoo - San Jose CA, US
Ian Spraggs - San Francisco CA, US
Cameron Frazier - San Carlos CA, US
Fletcher Rothkopf - Los Altos CA, US
Jonathan Aase - Redwood City CA, US
Wendel Sander - Cupertino CA, US
Jeffrey J. Terlizzi - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

H01R 13/648

US Classification:

174359

Abstract:

A dual orientation connector having a connector tab with first and second major opposing sides and a plurality of electrical contacts carried by the connector tab. The plurality of contacts includes a first set of external contacts formed at the first major side and a second set of external contacts formed at the second major side. The first plurality of contacts are symmetrically spaced with the second plurality of contacts and the connector tab is shaped to have 180 degree symmetry so that it can be inserted and operatively coupled to a corresponding receptacle connector in either of two insertion orientations.

US Patent:

8517751, Aug 27, 2013

Filed:

Dec 19, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/720822

Inventors:

Mathias W. Schmidt - Mountain View CA, US
Eric S. Jol - San Jose CA, US
Jahan Minoo - San Jose CA, US
Ian Spraggs - San Francisco CA, US
Cameron Frazier - San Carlos CA, US
Fletcher Rothkopf - Los Altos CA, US
Jonathan Aase - Redwood City CA, US
Wendel Sander - Cupertino CA, US
Jeffrey J. Terlizzi - Cupertino CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

H01R 27/00

US Classification:

439218, 439676

Abstract:

A dual orientation connector having a connector tab with first and second major opposing sides and a plurality of electrical contacts carried by the connector tab. The plurality of contacts includes a first set of external contacts formed at the first major side and a second set of external contacts formed at the second major side. The first plurality of contacts are symmetrically spaced with the second plurality of contacts and the connector tab is shaped to have 180 degree symmetry so that it can be inserted and operatively coupled to a corresponding receptacle connector in either of two insertion orientations.

US Patent:

8562890, Oct 22, 2013

Filed:

Jan 25, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/013557

Inventors:

Jonathan Aase - Redwood City CA, US
Cameron Frazier - San Carlos CA, US
John Thomas - Cupertino CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

B29C 45/14

US Classification:

264277, 264278, 264263, 2642791, 2643287, 26427214, 26427215, 425123

Abstract:

A headset can include a cable structure connecting non-cable components such as jacks and headphones. The cable structure can be constructed using a molding process. Different approaches can be used to ensure that a conductor bundle extending through the cable structure remains centered within the cable structure during the molding process. In some cases, a movable tube can be placed in the mold such that the conductor bundle is retained within the tube. As material is injected into the mold and reaches the tube, the tube can be displaced and progressively removed from the mold. Alternatively, the movable tube can be constructed such that the tube may combine with injected material to form a shell of the cable structure. In some cases, gates from which material is provided in the mold can be positioned and controlled to facilitate the injection of material in the mold while maintaining the centered position of the conductor bundle.

US Patent:

8625836, Jan 7, 2014

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 25/00
H02G 3/00

US Classification:

381384, 174 70 R

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:

20090305565, Dec 10, 2009

Filed:

Jun 8, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/480602

Inventors:

Kurt Stiehl - San Jose CA, US
Cameron Frazier - San Carlos CA, US
Jonathan Aase - Palo Alto CA, US
Mathias Schmidt - Santa Clara CA, US

International Classification:

H01R 13/66
H01R 43/20

US Classification:

43962021, 29747

Abstract:

A compact power adapter is disclosed. In one embodiment, a compact power adapter is facilitated by improved approaches to construct and assemble the power adapter. According to one aspect, connectors can serve to electrically couple blades (or prongs) of a power adapter plug to a printed circuit board assembly internal to a housing for the power adapter. The connectors serve to couple AC power to the printed circuit board assembly where the AC power can be converted to DC power. The connectors also facilitate assembly of the power adapter in that reliable interconnections can be provided without wires, soldering or other custom assembly operations. In one embodiment, a base for a power adapter plug of a power adapter can include a metal base connected to a blade (or prong) of the power adapter plug. The metal base can provide mechanical support to the blade as well as electrical connectivity to an internal terminal for the power adapter plug. The internal terminals used by a power adapter plug of a power adapter can be coupled to a printed circuit board assembly using connectors, thereby facilitating interconnection with electrical components used by the power adapter.

US Patent:

20110180302, Jul 28, 2011

Filed:

Jan 25, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/013540

Inventors:

Jonathan Aase - Redwood City CA, US
Paul Choiniere - Livermore CA, US
Greg Dunham - Cupertino CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

H01B 7/00
B29C 45/14

US Classification:

174113 R, 26427215

Abstract:

Compression molded cable structures and systems and methods for manufacturing molded cable structures are disclosed.