Patents by Inventor Brad G. Boozer

Brad G. Boozer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Camera Module for a Portable Electronic Device
    Publication number: 20240103588
    Abstract: A portable electronic device is provided. The portable electronic device includes a camera module having an optical axis. The portable electronic device also includes a display panel. The portable electronic device further includes a display printed circuit board (PCB) including a cutout centered around the optical axis. In addition, the portable electronic device includes a mounting bracket fixedly coupling the camera module to the display PCB. The portable electronic device includes a housing configured to retain the camera module, the display panel, the display PCB, and the mounting bracket therein. In some aspects, the mounting bracket may be fixedly attached to an interior surface within the portable electronic device and configured to maintain a position of the camera module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Noah D Bedard, Matthew T Craven, Brad G Boozer
  • CROWN FOR AN ELECTRONIC WATCH
    Publication number: 20230393536
    Abstract: An electronic watch includes a housing, a display positioned at least partially within the housing, a cover covering at least part of the display, and a crown having a portion positioned along a side of the housing. The crown may include an inner member that is rotationally constrained relative to the housing and an outer member that is rotationally free relative to the inner member. The device may further include a rotation sensor configured to sense a rotation of the outer member relative to the inner member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Ryan C. Perkins, Maegan K. Spencer, Brad G. Boozer
  • Crown for an electronic watch
    Patent number: 11754981
    Abstract: An electronic watch includes a housing, a display positioned at least partially within the housing, a cover covering at least part of the display, and a crown having a portion positioned along a side of the housing. The crown may include an inner member that is rotationally constrained relative to the housing and an outer member that is rotationally free relative to the inner member. The device may further include a rotation sensor configured to sense a rotation of the outer member relative to the inner member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan C. Perkins, Maegan K. Spencer, Brad G. Boozer
  • HEADPHONE EARTIPS WITH INTERNAL SUPPORT COMPONENTS FOR OUTER EARTIP BODIES
    Publication number: 20230239605
    Abstract: Headphone eartips with internal support components and methods for making the same are provided. Different support components may provide specific amounts and types of additional rigidity at specific portions of an exterior surface of an outer eartip body that may be expected to interface with specific portions of an ear canal geometry when an eartip subassembly is positioned within the ear canal, such that the eartip subassembly may conform to the various shapes of the ear canal while maintaining an acoustic seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Ethan L. Huwe, Brad G. Boozer, Erik L. Wang, Phillip Qian
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230229205
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing sidewall defining an opening and a display component, such as a display cover, disposed in the opening to form a gap between the housing sidewall and the display component. In at least one example, the cavity is defined by the sidewall and the display cover with the cavity in fluid communication with an external environment through the gap. In at least one example, an epoxy component at least partially defines the cavity and can be in direct contact with the housing sidewall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Daniela M. Deschamps, Brad G. Boozer, Stephen P. Jackson, Nikolas T. Vitt, David W. Robison, Rebecca J. Russell, Megan L. Banh, Ryan C. Perkins
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230229117
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing sidewall defining an opening and a display component, such as a display cover, disposed in the opening to form a gap between the housing sidewall and the display component. In at least one example, the cavity is defined by the sidewall and the display cover with the cavity in fluid communication with an external environment through the gap. In at least one example, an epoxy component at least partially defines the cavity and can be in direct contact with the housing sidewall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Molly J. Anderson, Clement C. Tissandier, Tyler S. Atura Bushnell, Christopher M. Werner, Brad G. Boozer, Daniela M. Deschamps, David W. Robison, Michael R. Parker
  • Headphone eartips with internal support components for outer eartip bodies
    Patent number: 11647319
    Abstract: Headphone eartips with internal support components and methods for making the same are provided. Different support components may provide specific amounts and types of additional rigidity at specific portions of an exterior surface of an outer eartip body that may be expected to interface with specific portions of an ear canal geometry when an eartip subassembly is positioned within the ear canal, such that the eartip subassembly may conform to the various shapes of the ear canal while maintaining an acoustic seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Ethan L. Huwe, Brad G. Boozer, Erik L. Wang, Phillip Qian
  • STRUCTURALLY MOUNTABLE BATTERY
    Publication number: 20230116906
    Abstract: The disclosed technology relates to a battery pack configured to be structurally mounted to a portable electronic device. The battery pack may comprise an enclosure configured to enclose a plurality of layers. One or more primary brackets may be connected to at least one wall of the enclosure. Each of the one or more primary brackets may be configured to be coupled to a device. The battery pack may be configured to provide at least one component of the device with power when the one or more primary brackets are coupled to the device. A protector may be interposed between at least one of the one or more primary brackets and the at least one wall of the enclosure. The protector may be configured to provide a layer of protection between the at least one primary bracket and the plurality of layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Michael P. Zhang, Hirotsugu Oba, Tyler S. Atura Bushnell, Brad G. Boozer, Woojin Jung
  • Electronic devices having circuitry in housing attachment structures
    Patent number: 11626898
    Abstract: An electronic device housing may be formed from housing members. A first housing member may form a display cover layer that overlaps pixels. During operation, the pixels may display an image that is viewable through the display cover layer. The second housing member may have a rear wall portion and a sidewall. A band may be coupled to the sidewall or other portion of the second housing member. The first and second housing members may be attached together using a housing member attachment structure. The housing member attachment structure may have layers of adhesive and printed circuit structures. The printed circuit structures may include metal traces that form an antenna and that form capacitive force sensor electrodes on opposing sides of a compressible member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: James G. Horiuchi, Tyler S. Bushnell, Brad G. Boozer, Mario Martinis, YoungHoon Kim
  • STRUCTURALLY MOUNTABLE BATTERY
    Publication number: 20230102315
    Abstract: The disclosed technology relates to a battery pack configured to be structurally mounted to a portable electronic device. The battery pack comprises a plurality of layers and an enclosure. The enclosure comprises a first surface and a plurality of walls that extend from the first surface in a direction perpendicular to the first surface. A portion of the first surface extends past at least one wall of the plurality of walls. The enclosure comprises a second surface configured to be connected to the plurality of walls to form a body configured to enclose the plurality of layers. The portion of the first surface is configured to be coupled to a device and the battery pack is configured to provide at least one component of the device with power when the portion of the first surface is coupled to the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Michael P. Zhang, Hirotsugu Oba, Tyler S. Atura Bushnell, Brad G. Boozer, Woojin Jung
  • WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A DIGITAL CAMERA ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20230091991
    Abstract: A wearable electronic device may include a housing defining a band slot and a protrusion further defining a camera cavity. A digital camera assembly may be positioned in the camera cavity defined by the protrusion and/or housing. Walls of the protrusion may at least partially define the band slot and the protrusion may further at least partially extend over the band slot. The digital camera assembly may be used to capture light used to generate images and/or videos and may be communicatively coupled to a battery and other electronic components positioned within an internal cavity of the wearable electronic device. A band configured to couple with the band slot to secure the wearable electronic device around a body part of a user may be provided and may be removeable with respect to the band slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Maegan K. Spencer, Brad G. Boozer, Christopher M. Werner, Joshua L. Daigle, Riley K. Stone
  • Wearable electronic device with fluid-based pressure sensing
    Patent number: 11561144
    Abstract: An electronic device, such as a smart watch, incorporating a fluid-based pressure-sensing device is disclosed. The fluid-based pressure-sensing device includes an enclosure, a pressure sensor, a diaphragm and a sensing medium. The enclosure includes an opening and the pressure sensor is disposed inside the enclosure. The diaphragm hermetically seals the opening, and the sensing medium transfers a pressure exerted on the diaphragm to the pressure sensor. The sensing medium can be liquid oil filling a space of the enclosure, and the diaphragm is a polymer material. The pressure-sensing device may sense an environmental pressure, which may be used by the electronic device to modify its operations, change information that is displayed, and so on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Caleb C. Han, Brad G. Boozer, Mark G. Walsh, William S. Lee, Tongbi T. Jiang, Jun Zhai, Yun X. Ma, James G. Horiuchi, David MacNeil, Ashwin Balasubramanian, Wei Chen, Jie-Hua Zhao
  • CROWN FOR AN ELECTRONIC WATCH
    Publication number: 20220326660
    Abstract: An electronic watch includes a housing, a display positioned at least partially within the housing, a cover covering at least part of the display, and a crown having a portion positioned along a side of the housing. The crown may include an inner member that is rotationally constrained relative to the housing and an outer member that is rotationally free relative to the inner member. The device may further include a rotation sensor configured to sense a rotation of the outer member relative to the inner member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Ryan C. Perkins, Maegan K. Specer, Brad G. Boozer
  • Handsfree beam pattern configuration
    Patent number: 11432096
    Abstract: An audio system that adjusts one or more beam patterns emitted by one or more loudspeaker arrays based on the preferences of users/listeners is described. The audio system includes an audio receiver that contains a listener location estimator, a listener identifier, and a voice command processor. Inputs from the listener location estimator, the listener identifier, and the voice command processor are fed into an array processor. The array processor drives the one or more loudspeaker arrays to emit beam patterns into the listening area based on inputs from each of these devices. By examining the location, preferred usage settings, and voice commands from listeners, the generated beam patterns are customized to the explicit and implicit preferences of the listeners with minimal direct input. Other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: John J. Baker, Martin E. Johnson, Afrooz Family, Michael B. Howes, Craig M. Stanley, Brad G. Boozer
  • Exposed wire-bonding for sensing liquid and water in electronic devices
    Patent number: 11422104
    Abstract: An electronic device can include a housing defining an internal volume and a pressure sensor assembly disposed in the internal volume and in communication with an ambient environment. The pressure sensor assembly can include a structure at least partially enclosing a sensor volume, a pressure sensor affixed to a die disposed in the sensor volume, and an exposed moisture detection conductor positioned in the sensor volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Caleb C. Han, Brad G. Boozer, David MacNeil, Gregory B. Arndt, Patrick E. O'Brien, Roham Solasi, Tongbi T. Jiang, Ashwin Balasubramanian, William S. Lee, Manoj K. Bhattacharyya, Jiahui Liang, James G. Horiuchi, Savas Gider
  • Crown for an electronic watch
    Patent number: 11360440
    Abstract: An electronic watch includes a housing, a display positioned at least partially within the housing, a cover covering at least part of the display, and a crown having a portion positioned along a side of the housing. The crown may include an inner member that is rotationally constrained relative to the housing and an outer member that is rotationally free relative to the inner member. The device may further include a rotation sensor configured to sense a rotation of the outer member relative to the inner member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan C. Perkins, Maegan K. Spencer, Brad G. Boozer
  • Multifunction accessory case
    Patent number: 11172101
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure pertain to multifunctional accessory cases for electronic devices (e.g., a pair of wireless earbuds). Embodiments pertain to a case for a portable listening device, such as a pair of headphones or a pair of wireless earbuds. The case can include one or more cavities to hold the listening device and charging circuitry to provide power to a rechargeable battery within the listening device (or within each of the pair of earbuds). The embodiments of the case can include a digital camera. The digital camera can include a lens mounted on the housing, digital processing circuitry, and a memory. In some embodiments the digital camera can be powered by a case battery. Embodiments of the case can include a strobe, a microphone, a speaker, a radio frequency transmitter/receiver, and a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Brad G. Boozer, Ryan C. Perkins, Colin M. Ely
  • Electronic Devices Having Circuitry in Housing Attachment Structures
    Publication number: 20210273671
    Abstract: An electronic device housing may be formed from housing members. A first housing member may form a display cover layer that overlaps pixels. During operation, the pixels may display an image that is viewable through the display cover layer. The second housing member may have a rear wall portion and a sidewall. A band may be coupled to the sidewall or other portion of the second housing member. The first and second housing members may be attached together using a housing member attachment structure. The housing member attachment structure may have layers of adhesive and printed circuit structures. The printed circuit structures may include metal traces that form an antenna and that form capacitive force sensor electrodes on opposing sides of a compressible member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: James G. Horiuchi, Tyler S. Bushnell, Brad G. Boozer, Mario Martinis, YoungHoon Kim
  • HEADPHONE EARTIPS WITH INTERNAL SUPPORT COMPONENTS FOR OUTER EARTIP BODIES
    Publication number: 20210258678
    Abstract: Headphone eartips with internal support components and methods for making the same are provided. Different support components may provide specific amounts and types of additional rigidity at specific portions of an exterior surface of an outer eartip body that may be expected to interface with specific portions of an ear canal geometry when an eartip subassembly is positioned within the ear canal, such that the eartip subassembly may conform to the various shapes of the ear canal while maintaining an acoustic seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Ethan L. Huwe, Brad G. Boozer, Erik L. Wang, Phillip Qian
  • Housing for an electronic device
    Patent number: D947839
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jody Akana, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Jeremy Bataillou, Brad G. Boozer, Makiko Kawamura Brzezinski, Tyler Scott Bushnell, Daniel J. Coster, Daniele De Iuliis, Colin Ely, M. Evans Hankey, Phillip M. Hobson, Julian Hoenig, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Eric Steven Jol, Benjamin Jordan Kallman, Duncan Robert Kerr, David Nazzaro, Trevor Jordan Ness, Marc A. Newson, David Pelletier, Matthew Dean Rohrbach, Fletcher Rothkopf, Peter Russell-Clarke, Jason Christopher Sauers, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Anna-Katrina Shedletsky, Mikael Silvanto, Christopher J. Stringer, Samuel Bruce Weiss, Christopher M. Werner, Eugene Antony Whang, Michael Benjamin Wittenberg, Stephen Paul Zadesky, Rico Zörkendörfer