Patents by Inventor Sara E. Salmon

Sara E. Salmon 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).

  • HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20260197385
    Abstract: A mobile phone may include a display, a front cover positioned over the display, a housing structure coupled to the front cover. The housing structure may define a protrusion, the protrusion defining a rear-facing sensor array region and having a metal surface defining a first portion of a rear exterior surface of the mobile phone, and a bezel portion defining at least a portion of an opening in the housing structure. The mobile phone may further include a rear cover including glass and positioned at least partially in the opening in the housing structure, the rear cover defining a second portion of the rear exterior surface of the mobile phone, the second portion of the rear exterior surface substantially flush with a surface of the bezel portion of the housing structure, and a camera module positioned at least partially in a hole formed through the protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2025
    Publication date: July 9, 2026
    Inventors: Yihong Wu, Christopher M. Wright, Daniel W. Jarvis, Jon F. Housour, Matthew R. McGuire, Michael M. Belhassen, Michael D. Quinones, Sara E. Salmon, Jiachen Xu, Ana Solbes Alonso, Benjamin S. Bustle, Jia Yuan Neoh, Tung Chi Chan, Shen Wang
  • Handheld electronic device
    Patent number: 11783629
    Abstract: A portable electronic device may include a housing, a display at least partially within the housing, a front cover coupled to the housing and positioned over the display, and a biometric sensor module configured to illuminate an object and capture an image of the object through the front cover. The biometric sensor module may include a first lens positioned below the front cover, a first light source positioned below the first lens and configured to project, through the first lens, a dot pattern on the object, a second light source positioned below the first lens and configured to illuminate, through the first lens, the object with a flood of light, a second lens positioned below the front cover, and a light sensor positioned below the second lens and configured to capture an image of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher S. Tomasetta, Jason B. Neevel, Sara E. Salmon, Richard H. Koch, Jonathan M. Lee, Nicholas Merz, Daniel Jarvis, Jared P. Ostdiek, Michael B. Wittenberg, Rasamy Phouthavong, David A. Pakula, Ian A. Spraggs, Marwan Rammah
  • HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220284214
    Abstract: A portable electronic device may include a housing, a display at least partially within the housing, a front cover coupled to the housing and positioned over the display, and a biometric sensor module configured to illuminate an object and capture an image of the object through the front cover. The biometric sensor module may include a first lens positioned below the front cover, a first light source positioned below the first lens and configured to project, through the first lens, a dot pattern on the object, a second light source positioned below the first lens and configured to illuminate, through the first lens, the object with a flood of light, a second lens positioned below the front cover, and a light sensor positioned below the second lens and configured to capture an image of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher S. Tomasetta, Jason B. Neevel, Sara E. Salmon, Richard H. Koch, Jonathan M. Lee, Nicholas Merz, Daniel Jarvis, Jared P. Ostdiek, Michael B. Wittenberg, Rasamy Phouthavong, David A. Pakula, Ian A. Spraggs, Marwan Rammah