Patents by Inventor William A. Tashman

William A. Tashman 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).

  • SMT connection of rigid and flexible printed circuit boards
    Patent number: 9991616
    Abstract: The described embodiments relate generally to methods and apparatus for securely and efficiently joining components together. In some embodiments, a flexible printed circuit board and a rigid printed circuit board can be electrically coupled together by soldering electrical contacts distributed on the flexible printed circuit board to electrical contacts distributed on the rigid printed circuit board. The electrical contacts can be arranged and sized as desired to provide a desired amount of data and power transfer bandwidth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Corey N. Axelowitz, William A. Tashman, James Y. Yap
  • Electronic device optical sensing system with stray light suppression
    Patent number: 9804441
    Abstract: An electronic device display may have an active area with an array of pixels and an inactive area. A light-transmitting window may be formed in the inactive area. A light-sensing component such as an ambient light sensor may be mounted within the housing in alignment with the window. Opaque masking material may be provided on one or more layers of the display in the inactive area and may have an opening for the window. Backlight structures in the display may generate backlight illumination for pixels in the active area. Stray portions of the backlight illumination may be blocked using a stray light absorption layer on one of the layers of the display such as a layer other than the layer on which the opaque masking material is formed. The stray light absorption layer may have an opening aligned with the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Zhang Jia, James J. Dudley, Katherine J. Spriggs, William A. Tashman
  • SMT CONNECTION OF RIGID AND FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS
    Publication number: 20170271799
    Abstract: The described embodiments relate generally to methods and apparatus for securely and efficiently joining components together. In some embodiments, a flexible printed circuit board and a rigid printed circuit board can be electrically coupled together by soldering electrical contacts distributed on the flexible printed circuit board to electrical contacts distributed on the rigid printed circuit board. The electrical contacts can be arranged and sized as desired to provide a desired amount of data and power transfer bandwidth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Corey N. Axelowitz, William A. Tashman, James Y. Yap
  • Electronic Device Optical Sensing System with Stray Light Suppression
    Publication number: 20170176787
    Abstract: An electronic device display may have an active area with an array of pixels and an inactive area. A light-transmitting window may be formed in the inactive area. A light-sensing component such as an ambient light sensor may be mounted within the housing in alignment with the window. Opaque masking material may be provided on one or more layers of the display in the inactive area and may have an opening for the window. Backlight structures in the display may generate backlight illumination for pixels in the active area. Stray portions of the backlight illumination may be blocked using a stray light absorption layer on one of the layers of the display such as a layer other than the layer on which the opaque masking material is formed. The stray light absorption layer may have an opening aligned with the window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Zhang Jia, James J. Dudley, Katherine J. Spriggs, William A. Tashman
  • Method and apparatus for producing accurate kinematics in a computing device
    Patent number: 9214268
    Abstract: Method, system, and apparatus for optimizing kinematics of a magnetic latch having a magnetic element is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: John C. DiFonzo, Fabio T. Campos, Jonathan E. Borkowski, Chee How Chong, Matthew W. Blum, William A. Tashman, Michelle R. Goldberg, Stefano Tizianel, Noemi Novello
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ACCURATE KINEMATICS IN A COMPUTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150262746
    Abstract: Method, system, and apparatus for optimizing kinematics of a magnetic latch having a magnetic element is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: John C. DiFonzo, Fabio T. Campos, Jonathan E. Borkowski, Chee How Chong, Matthew W. Blum, William A. Tashman, Michelle R. Goldberg, Stefano Tizianel, Noemi Novello