Patents by Inventor Julia Canning

Julia Canning 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).

  • Portable wireless listening device
    Patent number: 12137312
    Abstract: An earphone comprising: a device housing that defines an interior cavity within the device housing; an acoustic port formed through a wall of the device housing; an audio driver disposed within the device housing and aligned to emit sound through the acoustic port; a user input region disposed along an exterior surface of the device housing; a flex circuit disposed within the interior cavity, the flex circuit including a first portion bonded at a first location to an inner surface of the device housing directly beneath the user-input region, a second portion bonded at a second location to an inner surface of the device housing spaced apart from the first location, and a third portion extending between the first and second portions; a force pixel disposed within the interior cavity and mounted to the first portion of the flex circuit below the user input region; a plurality of touch pixels disposed within the interior cavity between the force pixel and the user input region; sensor control circuitry disposed w
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin A. Cousins, Travis Owens, Karan Jain, Lee M. Panecki, Mei Zhang, Julia Canning
  • PORTABLE WIRELESS LISTENING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230269514
    Abstract: An earphone comprising: a device housing that defines an interior cavity within the device housing; an acoustic port formed through a wall of the device housing; an audio driver disposed within the device housing and aligned to emit sound through the acoustic port; a user input region disposed along an exterior surface of the device housing; a flex circuit disposed within the interior cavity, the flex circuit including a first portion bonded at a first location to an inner surface of the device housing directly beneath the user-input region, a second portion bonded at a second location to an inner surface of the device housing spaced apart from the first location, and a third portion extending between the first and second portions; a force pixel disposed within the interior cavity and mounted to the first portion of the flex circuit below the user input region; a plurality of touch pixels disposed within the interior cavity between the force pixel and the user input region; sensor control circuitry disposed w
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin A. Cousins, Travis Owens, Karan Jain, Lee M. Panecki, Mei Zhang, Julia Canning