Patents by Inventor Dylan L. Magida

Dylan L. Magida 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).

  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A SEALED BIOMETRIC INPUT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240411847
    Abstract: A portable electronic device may include a housing member defining a side surface of the portable electronic device, a portion of the housing member defining a side wall of a hole extending through the housing member, a button member positioned along the side surface and defining a chassis portion and a hollow post extending into the hole defined through the housing member, and a first waterproof seal defined between the hollow post and the side wall of the hole. The portable electronic device may also include a biometric sensing component coupled to the chassis portion, a flexible circuit element extending through the hollow post and conductively coupling the biometric sensing component to a component within the housing, and a second waterproof seal defined within the hollow post.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Timothy D. Koch, Dylan L. Magida, Michael B. Wittenberg, Henry H. Yang, Alvin T. Chang, Steven C. Roach, Jared P. Ostdiek
  • Electronic device having a sealed biometric input system
    Patent number: 12093359
    Abstract: A portable electronic device may include a housing member defining a side surface of the portable electronic device, a portion of the housing member defining a side wall of a hole extending through the housing member, a button member positioned along the side surface and defining a chassis portion and a hollow post extending into the hole defined through the housing member, and a first waterproof seal defined between the hollow post and the side wall of the hole. The portable electronic device may also include a biometric sensing component coupled to the chassis portion, a flexible circuit element extending through the hollow post and conductively coupling the biometric sensing component to a component within the housing, and a second waterproof seal defined within the hollow post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Timothy D. Koch, Dylan L. Magida, Michael B. Wittenberg, Henry H. Yang, Alvin T. Chang, Steven C. Roach, Jared P. Ostdiek
  • Electronic Device Having a Sealed Biometric Input System
    Publication number: 20220100833
    Abstract: A portable electronic device may include a housing member defining a side surface of the portable electronic device, a portion of the housing member defining a side wall of a hole extending through the housing member, a button member positioned along the side surface and defining a chassis portion and a hollow post extending into the hole defined through the housing member, and a first waterproof seal defined between the hollow post and the side wall of the hole. The portable electronic device may also include a biometric sensing component coupled to the chassis portion, a flexible circuit element extending through the hollow post and conductively coupling the biometric sensing component to a component within the housing, and a second waterproof seal defined within the hollow post.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Timothy D. Koch, Dylan L. Magida, Michael B. Wittenberg, Henry H. Yang, Alvin T. Chang, Steven C. Roach, Jared P. Ostdiek