Patents by Inventor Jason C. Sauers

Jason C. Sauers 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).

  • Publication number: 20250087873
    Abstract: An electronic device such as a head-mounted display device may include an antenna that radiates through a cover. The antenna may have an antenna resonating element layered onto the cover and having a three-dimensional curvature. The antenna resonating element may have an antenna ground. A pressure-activated connector may electrically couple the antenna resonating element to the antenna ground. If desired, the pressure-activated connector may lock the antenna resonating element to the antenna ground. The pressure-activated connector may include a metal finger, a metal spring, a metal ball, a curling metal receptacle, a dimple, a metal screw, a screw receptacle, metal burs, and/or rotational locking structures. The pressure-activated connector may form a robust mechanical connection between the first and second conductors despite the curvature of the antenna resonating element, which minimizes electrical discontinuities that can otherwise deteriorate antenna performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Killian J. Poore, Jas Mukesh Gajaria, Jiangfeng Wu, Mei-Li Chi, Jason C. Sauers, Siwen Yong, Yi Jiang, Shirley S. Lu
  • Publication number: 20250087872
    Abstract: An electronic device such as a head-mounted display device may include an antenna that radiates through a cover. The antenna may have a ground and an antenna resonating element layered onto the cover. The ground may include conductive structures separated from the resonating element by a volume. The device may include a fan that conveys air through a vent in a chassis of the electronic device through a tunnel. The tunnel may be free from conductive material and may extend through the volume of the antenna. The fan may include blades enclosed within metal walls. A conductive mesh may be coupled between the metal walls and may separate the blades from the tunnel. This may serve to extend the volume of the antenna to also include at least some of the volume of the fan, thereby maximizing efficiency bandwidth of the antenna without sacrificing thermal dissipation by the fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Killian J. Poore, Jas Mukesh Gajaria, Jiangfeng Wu, Mei-Li Chi, Jason C. Sauers, Siwen Yong, Yi Jiang, Shirley S. Lu
  • Patent number: 12248153
    Abstract: A head-mounted display configured to be worn by a user includes a housing and a headband configured to secure the housing to a head of the user. The headband includes a proximal end coupled to the housing and a distal end that is free from connection to the housing. The head-mounted display includes an adjustment mechanism configured to change a fit of the headband relative to the head of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Killian J. Poore, Marinus Meursing, Jeffrey C. Olson, Fletcher R. Rothkopf, Jason C. Sauers
  • Publication number: 20250079687
    Abstract: An electronic device may have first and second rear-facing displays, a front-facing display, a cover at a front side overlapping the front-facing display, and an antenna that radiates through the cover. The cover may have a three-dimensional curvature. The device may have an inner chassis and an outer chassis. The antenna may include a radiating element and a ground trace on a flexible printed circuit. To maximize wireless performance of the antenna, the ground trace may be electrically coupled to as much conductive material in the vicinity of the antenna as possible. For example, the ground trace may be grounded to conductive structures in the front-facing display via a conductive cavity for the antenna, may be grounded directly to the outer chassis using conductive screws, and/or may be grounded directly to the inner chassis using conductive screws.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2023
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Jiangfeng Wu, Mei-Li Chi, Killian J Poore, Jason C Sauers, Siwen Yong, Yi Jiang, Jing Zhu, Lu Zhang, Junying Liu
  • Patent number: 12235459
    Abstract: A head-mountable device can provide adjustable size and shape for storage, transport, and/or charging. A head-mountable device can provide a bistable adjustment mechanism, such as a bistable hinge, that biases a component of the head-mountable device to either of two configurations. Such adjustability can be provided by a light seal module of the head-mountable device and can facilitate collapse of a head securement element, such as arms for engaging the head of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ronit K. Gandhi, James W. Vandyke, Jonathan C. Atler, Yoonhoo Jo, Jason C. Sauers, Claire E. Dalke, Ivan S. Maric
  • Patent number: 12238909
    Abstract: An electronic cooling assembly includes a heat-generating electronic component and a fan. In some examples the fan includes a housing defining an internal volume, the housing thermally coupled to the heat-generating electronic component, and a plurality of blades disposed in the internal volume. In some examples, the fan housing is thermally coupled directly to the heat-generating component via a thermal paste disposed between the heat-generating component and the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: David J. Dunsmoor, Enoch Mylabathula, Jason C. Sauers, Jesse T. Dybenko, Laura M. Campo
  • Publication number: 20250060603
    Abstract: A head-mountable display device includes a housing defining a front opening and a rear opening, a display screen disposed in the front opening, a display assembly disposed in the rear opening, a first securement strap coupled to the housing, the first securement strap including a first electronic component, a second securement strap coupled to the housing, the second securement strap including a second electronic component, and a securement band extending between and coupled to the first securement strap and the second securement strap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Jeremy C. Franklin, Jason C. Sauers, Trevor J. Ness, Marinus Meursing
  • Publication number: 20250035933
    Abstract: To accommodate variations in the interpupillary distances associated with different users, a head-mounted device may have left-eye and right-eye optical modules that move with respect to each other. Each optical module may have a display that creates an image and a corresponding lens that provides the image to an associated eye box for viewing by a user. The optical modules each include a lens barrel to which the display and lens of that optical module are mounted and a head-mounted optical module illumination system. The illumination system may have light-emitting devices such as light-emitting diodes that extend along some or all of a peripheral edge of the display. The light-emitting diodes may be mounted on a flexible printed circuit with a tail that extends a lens barrel opening. A stiffener for the flexible printed circuit may have openings that receive the light-emitting diodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Marinus Meursing, Keenan Molner, Chengyi Yang, Florian R. Fournier, Ivan S. Maric, Jason C. Sauers
  • Publication number: 20250020937
    Abstract: A head-mounted device may have a head-mounted housing. The housing may include a chassis with left and right openings that overlap respective left and right optical modules that present images eye boxes. Each optical module may have a lens and display that presents an image through the lens. The chassis may have an inner frame and outer frame. A middle portion of the chassis may form a stiffened nose bridge structure. Components in the housing such as a display, a fan housing, a heat sink layer, optical module guide rods, and a rear cover may span the width of the housing and may be attached to edge portions of the chassis, thereby forming a box-shaped structure that provides rigidity and helps prevent housing deformation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Ivan S. Maric, Aidan N. Zimmerman, Brian Baillargeon, Evan D. Christensen, Jason C. Sauers, Jia Tao, Phil M. Hobson, Sivesh Selvakumar
  • Publication number: 20240430561
    Abstract: A head-mountable display device includes a housing defining a front opening and a rear opening, a display screen disposed in the front opening, a display assembly disposed in the rear opening, a first securement strap coupled to the housing, the first securement strap including a first electronic component, a second securement strap coupled to the housing, the second securement strap including a second electronic component, and a securement band extending between and coupled to the first securement strap and the second securement strap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Michael J. Rockwell, Oriel Y. Bergig, Geoffrey Stahl, Thibaut Weise, Peter Kaufmann, Branko Petljanski, Jason L. Slupeiks, Tom Sengelaub, Kathrin Berkner Cieslicki, Yanghai Tsin, Hesam Najafi, Arthur Y. Zhang, Cheng Chen, Graham B. Myhre, Fletcher R. Rothkopf, Marinus Meursing, Phil M. Hobson, Jason C. Sauers, Jan K. Quijalvo, Jia Tao, Ivan S. Maric, Jeremy C. Franklin, Wey-Jiun Lin, William A. Sorrentino, III, Jonathan Ive, Alan C. Dye, Stephen O. Lemay
  • Publication number: 20240427375
    Abstract: A wearable apparatus includes a head-mountable display frame, a first mechanical stop, a cover glass, a second mechanical stop, and a cable. The head-mountable display frame includes a first interface portion defining a first channel. The first mechanical stop is defined by the head-mountable display frame. The cover glass is attachable to the head-mountable display frame and includes a second interface portion defining a second channel. The second mechanical stop is defined by the cover glass, and is positionable against the first mechanical stop when the first interface portion is mated to the second interface portion, and the first interface portion and the second interface portion define a lumen. The cable is disposed along at least a portion of the lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Killian J. Poore, Jason L. Slupeiks, Jason C. Sauers, Phil M. Hobson
  • Patent number: 12169283
    Abstract: A head-mountable display device includes a housing defining a front opening and a rear opening, a display screen disposed in the front opening, a display assembly disposed in the rear opening, a first securement strap coupled to the housing, the first securement strap including a first electronic component, a second securement strap coupled to the housing, the second securement strap including a second electronic component, and a securement band extending between and coupled to the first securement strap and the second securement strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy C. Franklin, Jason C. Sauers, Trevor J. Ness, Marinus Meursing
  • Publication number: 20240411104
    Abstract: A head-mounted device may have a display that displays content for a user. Head-mounted support structures in the device support the device on the head of the user. A non-removable lens system may be supported by the head-mounted support structures. The head-mounted support structures may be configured to receive a removable supplemental lens system. The removable supplemental lens system may be used to customize the head-mounted display to accommodate the user's vision. Information such as information on the optical characteristics of the removable supplemental lens system and the user's eyeglass prescription may be stored in the removable supplemental lens system using bar codes, text, programmable memory, or other data storage. When the removable supplemental lens system is installed in the head-mounted device, control circuitry in the head-mounted device may retrieve the stored information. A gaze tracker system or other sensors may be used in retrieving the stored information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Andreas G. Weber, Jeremy C. Franklin, Jason C. Sauers, Victoria C. Chan, Wey-Jiun Lin
  • Publication number: 20240411361
    Abstract: A head-mountable display device includes a housing defining a front opening and a rear opening, a display screen disposed in the front opening, a display assembly disposed in the rear opening, a first securement strap coupled to the housing, the first securement strap including a first electronic component, a second securement strap coupled to the housing, the second securement strap including a second electronic component, and a securement band extending between and coupled to the first securement strap and the second securement strap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Michael J. Rockwell, Oriel Y. Bergig, Geoffrey Stahl, Thibaut Weise, Peter Kaufmann, Branko Petljanski, Jason L. Slupeiks, Tom Sengelaub, Yanghai Tsin, Hesam Najafi, Arthur Y. Zhang, Cheng Chen, Graham B. Myhre, Fletcher R. Rothkopf, Marinus Meursing, Phil M. Hobson, Jason C. Sauers, Jan K. Quijalvo, Jia Tao, Ivan S. Maric, Jeremy C. Franklin, Wey-Jiun Lin
  • Publication number: 20240405430
    Abstract: An electronic device may have first and second rear-facing displays, a front-facing display, a cover layer at a front side with a central region overlapping the front-facing display and a peripheral region, and wireless circuitry with a transceiver and antennas. The transceiver may convey audio data with left and right earbuds using a non-Bluetooth low-latency-audio communications protocol. The antenna(s) may be mounted at a bottom side of the device overlapping the peripheral region, at a rear side of the device, or may be mounted to a head strap. The antenna(s) may be tilted to optimize field(s) of view, to match polarization of the earbuds, and/or to allow multiple antennas to exhibit orthogonal polarizations. The antennas may include a single antenna that concurrently conveys packets of audio data to both earbuds or may include first and second antennas that concurrently convey audio data to the left and right earbuds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Jiangfeng Wu, Mei-Li Chi, Killian J. Poore, Jason C. Sauers, Siwen Yong, Yi Jiang, Jing Zhu, Lu Zhang, Junying Liu
  • Publication number: 20240405451
    Abstract: An electronic device may have first and second rear-facing displays, a front-facing display, a cover at a front side overlapping the front-facing display, and an antenna that radiates through the cover. The antenna may be formed from traces on a flexible printed circuit. The antenna may be provided with a conductive shield on a dielectric carrier. The flexible printed circuit may be mounted to the carrier opposite the shield. A biasing member may be mounted to the carrier and may press the flexible printed circuit against the cover. To minimize weight of the device, the shield may be formed from conductive traces patterned onto the carrier. The carrier may include first and second substrates formed from respective shots of co-molded plastic. The second substrate may include plateable grade plastic and the conductive traces may be patterned onto plateable outer surfaces of the second substrate opposite the first substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Killian J. Poore, Jiangfeng Wu, Mei-Li Chi, Jason C. Sauers, Siwen Yong, Yi Jiang
  • Publication number: 20240405407
    Abstract: An electronic device may have first and second rear-facing displays, a front-facing display, a cover at a front side overlapping the front-facing display, and an antenna that radiates through the cover. The antenna may be formed from sheet metal. The antenna may have a resonating element formed from a first portion of the sheet metal and an antenna ground that includes a second portion of the sheet metal separated from the first portion by a cavity. A third portion of the sheet metal may couple the first portion to the second portion and may be folded around the cavity to produce a spring force that presses the first portion against the cover. The first portion and the cover may have the same compound curvature. The second portion may form a conductive cavity for the antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Killian J. Poore, Jiangfeng Wu, Mei-Li Chi, Jason C. Sauers, Siwen Yong, Yi Jiang
  • Publication number: 20240397680
    Abstract: An electronic cooling assembly includes a heat-generating electronic component and a fan. In some examples the fan includes a housing defining an internal volume, the housing thermally coupled to the heat-generating electronic component, and a plurality of blades disposed in the internal volume. In some examples, the fan housing is thermally coupled directly to the heat-generating component via a thermal paste disposed between the heat-generating component and the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: David J. Dunsmoor, Enoch Mylabathula, Jason C. Sauers, Jesse T. Dybenko, Laura M. Campo
  • Publication number: 20240397032
    Abstract: A head-mountable display device includes a housing defining a front opening and a rear opening, a display screen disposed in the front opening, a display assembly disposed in the rear opening, a first securement strap coupled to the housing, the first securement strap including a first electronic component, a second securement strap coupled to the housing, the second securement strap including a second electronic component, and a securement band extending between and coupled to the first securement strap and the second securement strap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Michael J. Rockwell, Oriel Y. Bergig, Geoffrey Stahl, Thibaut Weise, Peter Kaufmann, Branko Petljanski, Jason L. Slupeiks, Tom Sengelaub, Kathrin Berkner Cieslicki, Yanghai Tsin, Hesam Najafi, Arthur Y. Zhang, Cheng Chen, Graham B. Myhre, Fletcher R. Rothkopf, Marinus Meursing, Phil M. Hobson, Jason C. Sauers, Jan K. Quijalvo, Jia Tao, Ivan S. Maric, Jeremy C. Franklin, Wey-Jiun Lin, Muhammad F. Hossain
  • Publication number: 20240385453
    Abstract: A head-mountable display device includes a housing defining a front opening and a rear opening, a display screen disposed in the front opening, a display assembly disposed in the rear opening, a first securement strap coupled to the housing, the first securement strap including a first electronic component, a second securement strap coupled to the housing, the second securement strap including a second electronic component, and a securement band extending between and coupled to the first securement strap and the second securement strap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Trevor J. Ness, Jason C. Sauers, Jeffrey C. Olson, Edward S. Huo, Samuel G. Smith, James W. Vandyke, Claire E. Dalke, Jeremy C. Franklin, Muhammad F. Hossain, Jia Tao, Wey-Jiun Lin, Jan K. Quijalvo, Ivan S. Maric, Fletcher R. Rothkopf, Stephen E. Dey, Phil M. Hobson, Anthony S. Montevirgen, Ritu Shah, Marinus Meursing, Matthew A. Mayer, Julian Hoenig, Julian Jaede, Yoonhoo Jo, Forrest C. Wang, Michael J. Rockwell, Neal D. Evans, Paul Meade