Apple Inc. patent applications on October 24th, 2024

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Patent Applications by Apple Inc. on October 24th, 2024

Apple Inc.: 44 patent applications

Apple Inc. has applied for patents in the areas of G06F3/01 (6), H04L5/00 (5), G06T19/00 (4), G02B27/01 (4), H04W74/08 (3) H05K1/0243 (2), H04W74/0816 (2), G06F3/013 (2), H04W12/069 (1), H04L5/0053 (1)

With keywords such as: device, include, user, circuitry, based, control, display, information, substrate, and location in patent application abstracts.



Patent Applications by Apple Inc.

20240350088. CONTACT DETECTION FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSOR_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Tao SHUI of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Han BI of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Na HUANG of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Nilay D. JANI of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): A61B5/00, A61B5/24, A61B5/30, A61B5/304

CPC Code(s): A61B5/6844



Abstract: detecting user contact with one or more electrodes of a physiological signal sensor can be used to ensure physiological signals measured by the physiological signal sensor meet waveform characteristics (e.g., of a clinically accurate physiological signal). in some examples, a mobile and/or wearable device can comprise sensing circuitry, stimulation circuitry, and processing circuitry. the stimulation circuit can drive one or more stimulation signals on one or more electrodes, the resulting signal(s) can be measured (e.g., by the sensing circuitry), and the processing circuitry can determine whether a user is in contact with the electrode(s). additionally or alternatively, in some examples, mobile and/or wearable device can comprise saturation detection circuitry, and the processing circuitry can determine whether the sensing circuitry is saturated.


20240351311. Multi-Layer Glass for Foldable Devices_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Christopher D Jones of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Que Anh S Nguyen of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Matthew S Rogers of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Christopher C Bartlow of Menlo Park CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): B32B17/06, B32B3/30, B32B7/027, H05K5/03

CPC Code(s): B32B17/06



Abstract: an electronic device may have a display and may be configured to fold about a bend axis that overlaps the display. the display may have a display cover layer formed from three layers of glass fused together. the display cover layer may have outer glass layers that have lower coefficients of thermal expansion than a core inner layer that is formed between the outer glass layers. this places the outer glass layers into deep compressive stress relative to the inner layer, which is under tensile stress. a notch may be formed in one of the outer glass layers to enhance flexibility of the display cover layer in a strip-shaped notch region that extends along the bend axis. an exposed portion of the inner glass layer in the notch may be chemically strengthened.


20240353230. PROBE BASED ROUTING DIRECTIONS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Christian J. West of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Daniel Chen of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Adam K. Wigmore of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Sofia Boutahar of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Daniel A. Palm of Aptos CA (US) for apple inc., Guido Brueckner of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Song Gao of Milpitas CA (US) for apple inc., Ilya M. Sandler of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Kaspar Fischer of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Daniel R. Delling of Monte Sereno CA (US) for apple inc., Julian M. Dibbelt of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G01C21/30

CPC Code(s): G01C21/30



Abstract: the present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to generate direction paths to be utilized for providing directions based on probe data of prior travel on a road system.


20240353440. SENSOR ASSEMBLY_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Aidan N. ZIMMERMAN of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Ivan S. MARIC of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Nicholas C. SOLDNER of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Jose A. RIOS of Danville CA (US) for apple inc., Stergios ROUMELIOTIS of Los Altos Hills CA (US) for apple inc., David S. GRAGNOLATI of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G01P1/02, G02B27/00, G02B27/01, G06F3/01

CPC Code(s): G01P1/023



Abstract: a sensor assembly for a head-mountable device, the sensor assembly comprising: a flex circuit, an inertial measurement unit coupled to the flex circuit, an enclosure disposed around the inertial measurement unit and a portion of the flex circuit, to define a sealed volume containing the inertial measurement unit and the portion of the flex circuit. thereby, a head-mountable device can securely support sensors in a manner that maintains their positions and orientations over time and isolates the sensors from an external environment. the sensor can be mounted within a sealed enclosure while maintaining an operable connection to the sensor. the sensor assemblies provides high robustness during the entirety of the service life of the head-mountable device without placing strain on the sensors themselves. the seal of the enclosure can isolate the sensor from external influences by preventing ingress of elements through the case and plate.


20240353573. SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWER EFFICIENT SATELLITE TRACKING STRATEGY_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Harsha Shirahatti of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Chaochao Wang of Placentia CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G01S19/24, G01S19/21

CPC Code(s): G01S19/24



Abstract: an efficient satellite vehicle (sv) tracking mode that, when utilized by user equipment (ue), consumes less power and/or computing resources of the ue than a default sv tracking mode of tracking all visible sv, while maintaining consistent signal quality and/or positional, navigational, and/or timing information accuracy standards. furthermore, use of the efficient sv tracking mode may be determined and implemented based on a signal environment associated with a location of the ue. in particular, the efficient sv tracking mode may be associated with a location based on a determination that signal quality thresholds are met during use of the efficient sv tracking mode at the location. additionally or alternatively, the location may be associated with a geofenced area. the geofenced area may define a geographical area corresponding to implementation of the efficient sv tracking mode by a ue located within the geofenced area.


20240353684. Waveguided Display Systems with Dynamic Tinting_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Runyu Zhang of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Vikrant Bhakta of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Hyungryul Choi of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Cameron A. Harder of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Xiaonan Wen of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Zhenbin Ge of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Xianwei Zhao of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G02B27/01

CPC Code(s): G02B27/0172



Abstract: a display system may include a waveguide with an output coupler that couples image light out of the waveguide and towards an eye box. the output coupler may also transmit world light from real-world objects towards the eye box. a bias lens may pass the world light to the output coupler. an adjustable tint layer having multiple states that involve transmission of different amounts of the world light may be disposed between the bias lens and the output coupler. different states may impart different colors and/or may impart a gradient transmission characteristic to the world light. the bias lens itself may form the adjustable tint layer. the adjustable tint layer may have a transparent electrode layer that is provided with one or more ac voltages that heat the adjustable tint layer. the adjustable tint layer may be a self-switching electrochromic device that includes a transparent solar cell.


20240353708. Catadioptric Lens Assembly_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Young Cheol Yang of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Fuyi Yang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Se Hyun Ahn of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Seung Hoon Lee of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Zhibing Ge of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G02F1/1335, G02F1/13363, G02F1/137

CPC Code(s): G02F1/133526



Abstract: an electronic device may include a display system configured to produce light and a lens assembly that receives the light from the display panel. the lens assembly may include one or more lens elements, one or more cholesteric liquid crystal layers, one or more quarter wave plates, one or more linear polarizers, one or more reflective polarizers, and/or a partially reflective layer. the display system may include a display panel, a linear polarizer, one or more quarter wave plates, and/or a geometric phase lens.


20240353891. Associating Chronology with Physical Article_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Devin W. Chalmers of Oakland CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06F1/14, G06F3/01, G06F3/04815, G06T19/00

CPC Code(s): G06F1/14



Abstract: various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods for associating chronology with a physical article. in some implementations, a device includes a display, one or more processors, and a memory. the method may include presenting an environment comprising a representation of a physical article. an amount of time since a previous event associated with the physical article may be monitored. an indicator of the amount of time may be displayed proximate the representation of the physical article.


20240353922. DEVICES, METHODS, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR USER ENROLLMENT AND AUTHENTICATION_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Amy E. DEDONATO of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Jay MOON of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Joseph Y. CHAN of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Danielle M. PRICE of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Jonathan R. DASCOLA of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Stephen O. LEMAY of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., William A. SORRENTINO, III of Mill Valley CA (US) for apple inc., Richard D. LYONS of London (GB) for apple inc., Lee S. BROUGHTON of Santa Cruz CA (US) for apple inc., Katherine W. KOLOMBATOVICH of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Hugo D. VERWEIJ of Portola Valley CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06F3/01, G06F21/32, G06F21/36, G06T13/80, G06T19/00

CPC Code(s): G06F3/013



Abstract: the present disclosure generally relates to techniques and user interfaces for user enrollment, user authentication, user representation, and transitioning a device from a first state to a second state.


20240353923. HYBRID GAZE TRACKING SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Walter NISTICO of Redwood City CA (US) for apple inc., Patrick R. GILL of Victoria, British Columbia (CA) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06F3/01, G06V40/18

CPC Code(s): G06F3/013



Abstract: various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that perform gaze tracking using combinations of ultrasound and imaging data. some implementations detect a first attribute of an eye using imaging measurements in a first image of the eye, and a first location associated with the first attribute is determined in a 3d coordinate system based on depth information. a second attribute of the eye is detected based on depth information from ultrasound based measurements of the eye, and a second location associated with the second attribute is determined in the 3d coordinate system based on the depth information and a 3d model of a portion of the eye. a gaze direction in the 3d coordinate system is determined based on the first location and the second location. in some implementations. user characteristics are identified (e.g., authentication) using ultrasonic biometric characteristics with imaging biometrics.


20240353973. DEVICE, METHOD, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR NAVIGATION OF CONCURRENTLY OPEN SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Kenneth KOCIENDA of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Imran CHAUDHRI of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06F3/0482, G06F3/04842, G06F3/0488, G06F3/04883, G06F3/04886

CPC Code(s): G06F3/0482



Abstract: an electronic device includes a touch-sensitive display and one or more programs stored in memory for execution by one or more processors. the one or more programs include instructions for displaying a first application view that corresponds to a first application in a plurality of concurrently open applications. the one or more programs include instructions for detecting a first input, and in response, concurrently displaying a group of open application icons that correspond to at least some of the plurality of concurrently open applications with at least a portion of the first application view. the open application icons are displayed in accordance with a predetermined sequence of the open applications. the one or more programs include instructions for detecting a first gesture distinct from the first input, and in response, displaying a second application view that corresponds to a second application adjacent to the first application in the predetermined sequence.


20240353998. WATCH THEATER MODE_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Kevin Tyler MCATEE of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Baboo GOWREESUNKER of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Michael J. LAMB of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Brent W. SCHORSCH of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Kevin LYNCH of Woodside CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06F3/04883, G06F1/16, G06F1/3203, G06F1/3234, G08B3/10, G08B5/36, G08B25/08, G09G5/10

CPC Code(s): G06F3/04883



Abstract: the present disclosure generally relates to receiving a user input corresponding to a rotation of a rotatable input mechanism and in accordance with the user input, adjusting a brightness level of a display screen during a brightening configuration session.


20240354109. Re-use of Speculative Load Instruction Results from Wrong Path_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Yuan C. Chou of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Deepankar Duggal of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Debasish Chandra of Fremont CA (US) for apple inc., Niket K. Choudhary of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Richard F. Russo of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06F9/38, G06F9/30

CPC Code(s): G06F9/3802



Abstract: disclosed techniques relate to re-use of speculative results from an incorrect execution path. in some embodiments, when a control transfer instruction is mispredicted, a load instruction may have been executed on the wrong path. in disclosed embodiments, result storage circuitry records information that indicates destination registers of speculatively-executed load instructions including a first load instruction. control flow tracker circuitry may store information indicating a reconvergence point for the control transfer instruction. re-use control circuitry may track registers written by instructions prior to the reconvergence point, determine that the first load instruction does not depend on data from any instruction between the control transfer instruction and the reconvergence point, and use, as a result of the first load instruction, a value from a recorded destination register that was written based on speculative execution of the first load, notwithstanding the misprediction of the control transfer instruction.


20240354111. Re-use of Speculative Control Transfer Instruction Results from Wrong Path_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Yuan C. Chou of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Deepankar Duggal of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Debasish Chandra of Fremont CA (US) for apple inc., Niket K. Choudhary of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Richard F. Russo of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06F9/38, G06F9/30

CPC Code(s): G06F9/3842



Abstract: disclosed techniques relate to re-use of speculative results from an incorrect execution path. in some embodiments, when a first control transfer instruction is mispredicted, a second control transfer instruction may have been executed on the wrong path because of the misprediction. result storage circuitry may record information indicating a determined direction for the second control transfer instruction. control flow tracker circuitry may store, for the first control transfer instruction, information indicating a reconvergence point. re-use control circuitry may track registers written by instructions prior to the reconvergence point, determine, based on the tracked registers, that the second control transfer instruction does not depend on data from any instruction between the first control transfer instruction and the reconvergence point, and use the recorded determined direction for the second control transfer instruction, notwithstanding the misprediction of the first control transfer instruction.


20240354177. Devices, Methods, and User Interfaces for Providing Audio Notifications_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Devin W. Chalmers of Oakland CA (US) for apple inc., Sean B. Kelly of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Karlin Y. Bark of San Carlos CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06F9/54, G06F3/01, H04L51/224

CPC Code(s): G06F9/542



Abstract: an electronic device that is in communication with one or more wearable audio output devices detects occurrence of one or more first event while the one or more wearable audio output devices are being worn by a user. in response, the electronic device outputs, via the one or more wearable audio output devices, audio content corresponding to the one or more first events. after outputting the audio content corresponding to the one or more first events, the electronic device detects movement of the one or more wearable audio output devices, and in response to detecting the movement, and in accordance with a determination that a first movement of the one or more wearable audio output devices meets first movement criteria, outputs, via the one or more wearable audio output devices additional audio content corresponding to one or more events.


20240354249. Page Pool Descriptor Cache_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Arjun Thottappilly of Oviedo FL (US) for apple inc., Frank W. Liljeros of Sanford FL (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06F12/0806, G06F12/02

CPC Code(s): G06F12/0806



Abstract: techniques are disclosed relating to managing page pools for sets of processing work. in some embodiments, page manager circuitry maintains, in memory circuitry, page pool descriptor information that indicates memory pages allocated to multiple different page pools. it may cache page pool descriptor information from the memory circuitry in a page pool descriptor cache, where the page pool descriptor cache includes multiple entries and a given entry is configured to store the following information for a cached page pool descriptor: a location of a corresponding page pool and page pool size information. the page manager circuitry may provide pages to requesting client circuitry from the page pool based on the cached page pool descriptor information.


20240355058. Presenting Labels In Augmented Reality_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Ting-Yuan Wu of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Lukasz J. Pasek of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Ishan Bhutani of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Syed Mohsin Hasan of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Isil Uzum Vella of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Eugene P. Sturm of Mill Valley CA (US) for apple inc., Razvan Bangu of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Paul F. Ahrens of Seattle WA (US) for apple inc., Matthew B. Ball of Pacifica CA (US) for apple inc., Patrick J. Coleman of San Ramon CA (US) for apple inc., Benjamin R. Dreyer of Santa Cruz CA (US) for apple inc., Roy E. West of Berkeley CA (US) for apple inc., Brian J. Andrich of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., George Magharious of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06T19/00, G06T15/06, G06T17/20

CPC Code(s): G06T19/003



Abstract: in some implementations, a computing device can present augmented reality (ar) labels in an ar video stream. for example, the computing device can obtain route information for a route requested by a user and can determine locations along the route for placing candidate ar labels. the computing device can determine the precise location of the computing device using camera depth information obtained in response to the user scanning the local real-world environment with a camera of the computing device. the computing device can select an ar label and/or label placement location for presentation in an ar video stream based on various criteria, including the distance between the candidate ar labels and the precise location of the computing device, priorities assigned to each candidate ar label, and/or whether a clear line of sight exists between the precise location of the computing device and the candidate ar label location.


20240355081. VISUAL TECHNIQUES FOR 3D CONTENT_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Bryce L. Schmidtchen of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Bryan Cline of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Charles O. Goddard of Los Angeles CA (US) for apple inc., Michael I. Weinstein of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Tsao-Wei Huang of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Tobias Rick of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Vedant Saran of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Alexander Menzies of Menlo Park CA (US) for apple inc., Alexandre Da Veiga of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06T19/20, G06T5/70, G06T15/04, G06T15/10, G06T19/00

CPC Code(s): G06T19/20



Abstract: various implementations provide a view of a 3d environment including a portal for viewing a stereo item (e.g., a photo or video) positioned a distance behind the portal. one or more visual effects are provided based on texture of one or more portions of the stereo item, e.g., texture at cutoff or visible edges of the stereo item. the effects change the appearance of the stereo item or the portal itself, e.g., improving visual comfort issues by minimizing window violations or otherwise enhancing the viewing experience. various implementations provide a view of a 3d environment including an immersive view of a stereo item without using portal. such a visual effect may be provided to partially obscure the surrounding 3d environment.


20240355246. Electronic Devices with Dynamic Brightness Ranges for Passthrough Display Content_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Elizabeth Pieri of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Teun R Baar of Utrecht (NL) for apple inc., Alexander G Berardino of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., David M Cook of Broomfield CO (US) for apple inc., Peng Liu of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Zuo Xia of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G09G3/00, G02B27/01

CPC Code(s): G09G3/002



Abstract: a head-mounted device may include a camera that captures a live video feed of an environment. a display in the head-mounted device may display passthrough display content that includes the live video feed. control circuitry may dynamically adjust a maximum allowable brightness for the passthrough display content during operation of the head-mounted device. upon an initial donning of the head-mounted device, the passthrough display content may be permitted to use most or all of the achievable brightness range of the display. after a given time period, the user may be adapted to the brightness range of the display and the maximum allowable brightness for the passthrough display content may be reduced to allow additional headroom for rendered display content. the control circuitry may continue to adjust tone mappings for passthrough display content and rendered display content based on whether the display content favors real-world content or virtual content.


20240356192. TRANSFORMER BASED SERIES DOHERTY POWER AMPLIFIER_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Fei Wang of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Xiang Guan of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H01P5/12, H03F3/24

CPC Code(s): H01P5/12



Abstract: this disclosure is directed to a series doherty power amplifier including two-transformers. the series doherty combiner may include a first branch including a main amplifier and a first transformer coupled to a load. in particular, a primary inductor of the first transformer may be coupled to the main amplifier and a secondary inductor of the first transformer may couple to the load. the series doherty combiner may also include a second branch including an auxiliary amplifier and a second transformer coupled to the secondary inductor of the first transformer. the second transformer may couple to the load via the secondary inductor of the first transformer. as such, the load is coupled in series to the first branch and is coupled in series to the second branch. moreover, the load is coupled in shunt to the main amplifier and the auxiliary amplifier.


20240356225. Electronic Devices with Multi-Substrate Stacked Patch Antennas_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Trang T. Thai of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Jennifer M. Edwards of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Sidharth S. Dalmia of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Menglu Li of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Taegui Kim of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Hai H. Ta of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H01Q9/04, H01Q1/14, H01Q1/48, H01Q1/50, H01Q23/00

CPC Code(s): H01Q9/0407



Abstract: an electronic device may be provided with a phased antenna array with antennas on an antenna module. the module may include a primary substrate and a secondary substrate mounted to the primary substrate by an interconnect. an antenna may include patch elements in the primary substrate and patch elements in the secondary substrate that are fed using conductive vias. fences of conductive vias may couple the patch elements in the primary substrate to ground to isolate the patch elements in the primary substrate from the patch elements in the secondary substrate. the secondary substrate may be smaller than the primary substrate, allowing the secondary substrate to fit into relatively small portions of the electronic device while locating the patch elements in the secondary substrates closer to free space, thereby maximizing antenna performance.


20240356500. AMPLIFIER WITH ACTIVE AUXILIARY NON-LINEARITY CANCELLATION CIRCUITRY_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Omar E. Elaasar of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Ming-Da Tsai of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H03F3/21, H03F1/32, H03F3/45, H04B1/04

CPC Code(s): H03F3/21



Abstract: this disclosure is directed to an amplifier with improved linearity compared to other amplifiers. the amplifier may include auxiliary active circuitry to reduce amplitude and/or phase non-linearity of a single-ended or differential common-source amplifier when generating amplified signals. as such, the amplifier may output the amplified signals having an output power across a range of output powers with improved linearity. for example, the amplifier may output the amplified signals with improved linearity when operating at a normal power mode and a power back-off mode. the auxiliary active circuitry may include common-gate amplifiers cross coupled with the common-source amplifiers.


20240356507. High Input Impedance Switched-Capacitor Amplifier_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Saikrishna Ganta of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Sudharsan Kanagaraj of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Siladitya Dey of Redwood City CA (US) for apple inc., Man-Chia Chen of Milpitas CA (US) for apple inc., Paritosh Bhoraskar of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Srinivas Bangalore Seshadri of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Tao Wang of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Si Chen of Fremont CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H03F3/45

CPC Code(s): H03F3/45475



Abstract: a high input impedance switched capacitor amplifier is disclosed. the switched capacitor amplifier includes at least a first buffer circuit configured to charge a first plurality of capacitors during a first time period. a switch circuit is configured to, during a second time period, cause a modification of an amount of charge stored on one of the first plurality of capacitors by coupling an input signal directly to the one of first plurality of capacitors. an amplifier circuit is configured to, based on a sampling voltage present on one of the first plurality of capacitors, generate an output signal.


20240356577. TRANSMIT-RECEIVE SWITCH WITH HARMONIC DISTORTION REJECTION AND ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Saihua Lin of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04B1/48, H04B1/00

CPC Code(s): H04B1/48



Abstract: embodiments disclosed herein relate to reducing insertion loss in a transceiver while improving an operating efficiency of the transceiver. to do so, the transceiver may include isolation circuitry with harmonic distortion rejection circuitry, an electrostatic discharge filter, an out-of-band noise filter, and/or a matching network. in particular, the harmonic distortion rejection circuitry may enable a second harmonic signal to pass from a power amplifier of a transmitter of the transceiver to ground. the electrostatic discharge filter may also provide a path to ground for electrostatic discharge, and the out-of-band noise filter may provide a path to ground for noise signals. the isolation circuitry may substantially remove or decrease interference caused by undesirable signals while reducing a power consumption and thus improving an operating efficiency of the transceiver.


20240356694. USER EQUIPMENT CAPABILITY SIGNALING ENHANCEMENT_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Haitong Sun of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Hong He of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Oghenekome Oteri of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Weidong Yang of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Chunxuan Ye of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Sigen Ye of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Chunhai Yao of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Wei Zeng of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Dawei Zhang of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Yushu Zhang of Beijing (CN) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04L5/00, H04W76/10

CPC Code(s): H04L5/0026



Abstract: embodiments are directed to techniques to implement full power transmission in a user equipment (ue). an embodiment of a user equipment (ue) comprises an antenna array comprising a plurality of antenna elements, and a processor to cause the ue to establish a communication connection with a network entity; cause the ue to transmit, to the network entity, at least one of a channel state information reference signal (csi-rs) capability indicator, a beam switch timing capability indicator, or a cross carrier scheduling capability indicator.


20240356705. METHOD FOR PDCCH BUFFER MANAGEMENT_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Yushu ZHANG of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Haitong SUN of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Wei ZENG of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Hong HE of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Chunhai YAO of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Chunxuan YE of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Seyed Ali Akbar FAKOORIAN of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Sigen YE of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Dawei ZHANG of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04L5/00, H04W72/23

CPC Code(s): H04L5/0053



Abstract: approaches are described that enhance the reliability of physical downlink control channel (pdcch) detection where the pdcch can be transmitted repeatedly with different beams. the approaches use soft combining where the user equipment (ue) combines the soft bits from each repetition, with the combined soft bits used to jointly decode the pdcch repetitions. to support the soft combining, the ue needs to buffer the soft bits. buffering approaches include determining what contributes towards the buffering, including scenarios where one of the linked search sets (sss) is dropped, what is contributed in a linked ss set pair, how the duration of buffer counting is determined, and how the ue reports its maximum buffer size capability. in scenarios where the required buffer size exceeds the ue maximum buffer size, a priority rule may be used in the pdcch decoding using the ss sets pair, where the priority is based on the ss type, the serving cell index, the ss set id and/or the control channel resource set (coreset) id.


20240357002. RECEIVER INITIATED MIRRORING SESSION_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Shardul OZA of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Vikrant KASARABADA of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Tu K. NGUYEN of Fountain Valley CA (US) for apple inc., Virata YINDEEYOUNGYEON of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Gennadiy SHEKHTMAN of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Christopher B. FLEIZACH of Gilroy CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04L67/025, H04L9/40

CPC Code(s): H04L67/025



Abstract: the present disclosure generally relates to communicating between computer systems, and more specifically to techniques for communicating user interface content.


20240357069. Electronic Device with Motion Based Color Correction_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Renbo Cao of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Yonghui Zhao of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Christian I Moore of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04N13/324, G02B27/01, H04N13/344, H04N23/745

CPC Code(s): H04N13/324



Abstract: a head-mounted device is provided that includes one or more image sensors configured to capture a video feed, one or more motion sensors configured to detect motion, and control circuitry configured to analyze a lighting condition of the captured video feed and to perform auto white balancing operations on the captured video feed. an update frequency or a color adaptation speed of the auto white balancing operations can be determined based on the lighting condition and the detected motion. the color adaptation speed of the auto white balancing operations can be adjusted only in response to detecting, using the one or more motion sensors, an amount of motion exceeding a threshold.


20240357271. HEADPHONES WITH INCREASED BACK VOLUME_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Edward Siahaan of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Daniel R. Bloom of Alameda CA (US) for apple inc., Jason J. LeBlanc of Castro Valley CA (US) for apple inc., Phillip Qian of Tokyo (JP) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04R1/10, H04R5/033, H04R5/04, G10K11/178

CPC Code(s): H04R1/1008



Abstract: this disclosure includes several different features suitable for use in circumaural and supra-aural headphones designs. designs that include earpad assemblies that improve acoustic isolation are discussed. user convenience features that include automatically detecting the orientation of the headphones on a user's head are also discussed. various power-saving features, design features, sensor configurations and user comfort features are also discussed.


20240357308. Spatial Audio Reproduction Based on Head-to-Torso Orientation_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Antti J. Vanne of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Darius A. Satongar of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., James W. Vandyke of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Juha O. Merimaa of San Mateo CA (US) for apple inc., Martin E. Johnson of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Tomi A. Huttunen of Kuopio (FI) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04S7/00, G06F3/01, H04R5/033, H04R5/04

CPC Code(s): H04S7/304



Abstract: a media system and a method of using the media system to reproduce spatial audio based on head-to-torso orientation, are described. the method includes determining a head-to-source orientation and a head-to-torso orientation based on head orientation data generated by a head tracking device. determining the head-to-torso orientation includes determining torso movements based on movements of the head. the torso can be determined to move when the head movements meet a head movement condition, such as a predetermined angle of movement or pattern of movement. a binaural audio filter that is based on a head-related transfer function corresponding to both the head-to-source orientation and the head-to-torso orientation is applied to an audio input signal to generate an audio output signal. the audio output signal is played to accurately recreate spatial audio having sounds emitted to the user by a sound source. other aspects are also described and claimed.


20240357336. WIRELESS EMERGENCY ALERT GEOFENCING ENHANCEMENTS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Utkarsh Kumar of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Kirk Allan Burroughs of Alamo CA (US) for apple inc., Samuel J. Miller of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04W4/90, H04W4/021, H04W4/12

CPC Code(s): H04W4/90



Abstract: a base station receives an alert indicating a geofenced area, and determines whether its coverage area is completely within the area. if so, the base station generates/sends a wireless emergency alert (wea) to user equipment in the coverage area that does not indicate the area. otherwise, the base station generates/sends a wea that indicates the area. the base station sends action messages that indicate a periodicity and end time for the user equipment to determine whether its location is within the geofenced area, a lack of service time limit and lack of service action for the user equipment to perform after it has been without cellular service for the lack of service time limit, a lack of location time limit and lack of location action for the user equipment to perform if its location cannot be determined for the lack of location time limit, and/or that the wea has ended.


20240357354. POSTPONED CERTIFICATE CREDENTIAL INSTALLATION TO WIRELESS DEVICES_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Li LI of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Aurelien P. RABOISSON of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Ngabin S. NG of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04W12/069, H04W12/06

CPC Code(s): H04W12/069



Abstract: this application describes techniques for postponed certificate credential installation to wireless devices, including generation and storage of secured scripts to be used for subsequent certificate credential installation on an euicc of a wireless device after manufacturing. management of certificate credentials, including installation on, modification to, and removal from, an euicc can occur post-manufacturing, such as during a device activation procedure or as part of remote electronic subscriber identity module (esim) provisioning to the euicc of the wireless device. updating certificate credentials on an euicc can allow for wireless device operation in different geographic regions that use different public key infrastructures (pkis) with distinct root certificate issuers. the secured scripts can be pre-generated by an euicc manufacturer (eum) for the particular euicc and stored at an oem networked server and later used to install the certificate credentials on the euicc of the wireless device.


20240357407. MEASUREMENT PERIOD EXTENSION WITH SMTC2-LP IN IDLE AND INACTIVE RADIO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Jie Cui of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Yushu Zhang of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Dawei Zhang of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Haitong Sun of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Hong He of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Manasa Raghavan of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Yang Tang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Yuqin Chen of Chaoyang Disctrict (CN) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04W24/10

CPC Code(s): H04W24/10



Abstract: apparatuses, systems, and methods may use an smtc information element or an smtc2-lp information element to calculate timing of a first measurement period to evaluate a serving cell while the ue is in idle mode or inactive mode. additionally, apparatuses, systems, and methods may use the smtc information element or the smtc2-lp information element to calculate timing of a second measurement period to evaluate intra-frequency cells while the ue is in idle mode or inactive mode.


20240357415. SMART MAC DOWNLINK TRANSPORT BLOCK HANDLING_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Vinay Rajkumar Patil of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Amit Dubey of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Darshan Bharat Ashar of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Vijay Venkataraman of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04W28/02, H04W28/06, H04W76/30

CPC Code(s): H04W28/0252



Abstract: techniques described herein include solutions for adaptively handling transport blocks (tbs) based on current memory backpressure conditions. in some aspects, a user equipment (ue) monitors a memory backpressure associated with an application processor of the ue. a baseband processor of the ue may receive a plurality of tbs (e.g., from a base station). based on the memory backpressure, the ue may choose to only decode tbs having certain prioritized data types, and drop or ignore the remaining tbs. for example, the ue may drop certain low priority tbs destined for the application processor, which alleviates the memory backpressure by allowing the application processor to process piled up tbs causing the memory backpressure. in addition, this frees memory in the baseband processor, allowing the ue to handle high priority tbs used for essential functions (e.g., connection and synchronization with the network) in high memory backpressure scenarios.


20240357438. GENERATING FILTERED RESULTS IN USER EQUIPMENT-TRIGGERED LOWER LAYER-BASED HANDOVER_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Yushu Zhang of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Chunhai Yao of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Dawei Zhang of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Fangli Xu of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Haijing Hu of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Haitong Sun of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Wei Zeng of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04W36/00, H04W36/08, H04W36/30

CPC Code(s): H04W36/0055



Abstract: performing a ue-triggered lower layer-based handover may include performing measurements of source gnb csi-rs samples associated with a source gnb. measurements of target gnb csi-rs samples associated with a target gnb may be performed, wherein the csi-rs samples associated with the source gnb and the csi-rs samples associated with the target gnb are transmitted in a burst structure. a subset of the source gnb csi-rs samples and the target gnb csi-rs samples may be filtered using a layer 1 or a layer 2 filter. a filtered result for each of the subset of source gnb csi-rs samples and the subset of target gnb csi-rs samples may be generated. based on the generated filtered result for each of the subset of source gnb csi-rs samples and the subset of target gnb csi-rs samples, determining whether a handover from the source gnb to the target gnb is to occur.


20240357489. Electronic Devices with Proactive Cellular Connection Management_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Nabil Akdim of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Jayanth Rai of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Gencer Cili of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Thorsten Clevorn of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Sethuraman Gurumoorthy of San Ramon CA (US) for apple inc., Srirang A. Lovlekar of Fremont CA (US) for apple inc., Vijay Venkataraman of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04W52/02, H04W76/11

CPC Code(s): H04W52/0212



Abstract: a communications system may include a data collection server (dcs) that receives contextual information from a set of ue devices. the dcs may aggregate the contextual information into a database. a given ue may proactively identify an optimal network configuration to use in communicating with a cellular network. the ue may generate local contextual information. the ue may request a set of entries from the database corresponding to a set of geographic tiles overlapping or neighboring its location. the ue may select the optimal network configuration based on its local contextual information and the requested entries. the ue may transmit a request to a base station to perform communications under the optimal network configuration using user equipment assistance information (uai) of a radio resource control (rrc) signal. proactive selection of the network configuration may optimize performance given the current ue operating context without requiring reactive network configuration adjustments.


20240357494. SIGNALING CHARACTERISTIC EVALUATION RELAXATION FOR USER EQUIPMENT POWER SAVING_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Huaning Niu of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Yushu Zhang of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Yang Tang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Jie Cui of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Manasa Raghavan of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Dawei Zhang of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Wei Zeng of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Haitong Sun of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Hong He of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Chunhai Yao of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Sigen Ye of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Weidong Yang of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Oghenekome Oteri of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Chunxuan Ye of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04W52/02, H04B7/06, H04W24/10

CPC Code(s): H04W52/0232



Abstract: the present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for relaxing signaling characteristic evaluation measurements in wireless communication systems.


20240357573. CROSS CARRIER SCHEDULING WITH DIFFERENT SUB-CARRIER SPACING CAPABILITY REPORTING_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Haitong Sun of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Yushu Zhang of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Chunhai Yao of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Chunxuan Ye of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Dawei Zhang of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Hong He of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Jia Tang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Jie Cui of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Oghenekome Oteri of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Sigen Ye of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Wei Zeng of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Wei Zhang of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Weidong Yang of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Yang Tang of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04W72/0453, H04W72/12, H04W72/23

CPC Code(s): H04W72/0453



Abstract: reporting capabilities regarding cross carrier scheduling (ccs) with different sub-carrier spacing (scs) may include generating a message to send to a base station. the message may comprise an indication of a user equipment's (ue's) capability for ccs with different scs. based on the ue's capability for ccs with different scs, a number of unicast downlink control information (dci) per physical downlink control channel (pdcch) monitoring occasion per span may be processed to determine scheduled resources for downlink (dl) and uplink (ul) signaling or channels. the dl and ul signaling or channels may be processed using the scheduled resources.


20240357604. SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF TRIGGERING ACTIVE MODE UE POWER SAVING_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Huaning NIU of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Chunxuan YE of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Dawei ZHANG of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Haitong SUN of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Hong HE of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Oghenekome OTERI of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Sigen YE of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Wei ZENG of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Weidong YANG of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Yushu ZHANG of Beijing (CN) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04W72/23, H04L5/00, H04W24/08, H04W72/0446, H04W76/28

CPC Code(s): H04W72/23



Abstract: embodiments herein describe systems, apparatuses, and methods for adapting physical downlink control channel (pdcch) monitoring behaviors. in some embodiments, a network node and a ue use search space set group switching to change pdcch monitoring behavior. in some embodiments, a network node and a ue use pdcch skipping to change pdcch monitoring behavior. the pdcch monitoring behavior may be indicated in a downlink control indicator (dci).


20240357642. UE-Initiated Channel Access Procedure in Wireless Communication on Shared Spectrum_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Hong HE of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Chunhai YAO of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Chunxuan YE of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Dawei ZHANG of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Haitong SUN of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Jie CUI of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Oghenekome OTERI of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Sigen YE of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Wei ZENG of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Weidong YANG of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Yang TANG of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Yushu ZHANG of Beijing (CN) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04W74/08, H04W72/1268

CPC Code(s): H04W74/08



Abstract: a user equipment is configured to connect to a base station (bs) over a shared channel subject to channel access operations. the ue receives a first configuration for a bs-initiated fixed frame period (ffp) (bs-ffp) and a second configuration for a ue-initiated ffp (ue-ffp), determines that no downlink (dl) transmissions are detected during a predefined time of the bs-ffp and determines that at least one condition associated with an uplink (ul) transmission is satisfied. when no downlink (dl) transmissions are detected during the predefined time of the bs-ffp and the at least one condition is satisfied, the ue performs a ue-initiated channel access operation. when the ue-initiated channel access operation is successful, the ue performs the ul transmission during the ue-ffp.


20240357650. INFRASTRUCTURE AND PEER-TO-PEER (P2P) MEDIUM ACCESS SHARING_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Ahmad Reza HEDAYAT of Carlsbad CA (US) for apple inc., Yong LIU of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Qi WANG of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Lochan VERMA of Danville CA (US) for apple inc., Tianyu WU of Monterey CA (US) for apple inc., Jarkko L. KNECKT of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Jinjing JIANG of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Su Khiong YONG of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Sidharth R. THAKUR of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04W74/0816, H04L5/00, H04W74/08

CPC Code(s): H04W74/0816



Abstract: some embodiments include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for infrastructure and peer-to-peer (p2p) medium access sharing. some embodiments enable an access point (ap) to assist associated stations (stas) in accessing a channel. in some embodiments, an ap can receive a request for coordinated transmission for peer-to-peer (p2p) communications, determine a bandwidth available for use during a transmit opportunity (txop), and allocate, from the bandwidth, a first subset of one or more channels for infrastructure communications and a second subset of one or more channels for the p2p communications responsive to the request. the ap can transmit to a sta, a first signal corresponding to the second subset of one or more channels for the p2p communications, indicating that the second subset of one or more channels can be used for p2p communications during the txop.


20240357651. Uplink Transmit Opportunity Bursting_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Jarkko L. Kneckt of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Ahmad Reza Hedayat of Carlsbad CA (US) for apple inc., Yong Liu of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Sidharth R. Thakur of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Qi Wang of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Chittabrata Ghosh of Fremont CA (US) for apple inc., Tianyu Wu of Fremont CA (US) for apple inc., Lochan Verma of Danville CA (US) for apple inc., Su Khiong Yong of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Jinjing Jiang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Morteza Mehrnoush of Hayward CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04W74/0816, H04L5/00, H04W74/08

CPC Code(s): H04W74/0816



Abstract: this disclosure relates to methods for managing uplink transmit opportunity bursting for wireless local area networking. a wireless device may initiate a transmit opportunity to perform an uplink transmission to an access point. the wireless device may receive an acknowledgement from the access point. the acknowledgement may include an indication that the wireless device can initiate a second transmit opportunity without wireless medium contention. the wireless device may initiate the second transmit opportunity without wireless medium contention based at least in part on the indication received from the access point.


20240357733. Eddy Current Mitigation for On-Chip Inductors_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Behzad Biglarbegian of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Hongrui Wang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Abbas Komijani of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Reetika K Agarwal of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H05K1/02, H01P3/08

CPC Code(s): H05K1/0243



Abstract: an electronic device may include a transceiver with a substrate and an inductor on the substrate. a ring of ground traces may surround the inductor. circuit components may be patterned onto the substrate overlapping the inductor, a region of the substrate surrounded by the inductor, and/or a region of the substrate between the inductor and the ring. the components may be arranged in trees with feed lines extending radially outward from a central axis. the components in each tree may be separated from the capacitors in other trees by gaps, preventing eddy currents on the trees. the components may be used to form bypass capacitors for power supply lines, a low-dropout regulator load, part of the loop filter of a phase-locked loop, or other portions of the transceiver. the components may thereby be used to convey signals while also meeting fill factor requirements associated with fabrication of the substrate.


20240357734. Eddy Current Mitigation for On-Chip Inductors_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Behzad Biglarbegian of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Hongrui Wang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Abbas Komijani of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Reetika K Agarwal of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H05K1/02, H01P3/08

CPC Code(s): H05K1/0243



Abstract: an electronic device may include a transceiver with a substrate and an inductor on the substrate. a ring of ground traces may surround the inductor. circuit components may be patterned onto the substrate overlapping the inductor, a region of the substrate surrounded by the inductor, and/or a region of the substrate between the inductor and the ring. the components may be arranged in trees with feed lines extending radially outward from a central axis. the components in each tree may be separated from the capacitors in other trees by gaps, preventing eddy currents on the trees. the components may be used to form bypass capacitors for power supply lines, a low-dropout regulator load, part of the loop filter of a phase-locked loop, or other portions of the transceiver. the components may thereby be used to convey signals while also meeting fill factor requirements associated with fabrication of the substrate.


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