Benjamin D Pope

US Patent:

20130048368, Feb 28, 2013

Filed:

Feb 10, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/370881

Inventors:

Shayan Malek - San Jose CA, US
Benjamin John Pope - Sunnyvale CA, US
Daniel William Jarvis - Sunnyvale CA, US
Tang Tan - Palo Alto CA, US
Richard Hung Minh Dinh - San Jose CA, US
Robert Steinfeld - Los Gatos CA, US
Ramachandran Chundru - Cupertino CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

H05K 9/00

US Classification:

174354, 174350

Abstract:

Various systems of an electronic device and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. In some embodiments, a routing assembly is provided that may not only route a cable along a circuit board, but that may also shield an electronic component or secure an electronic component to the circuit board. In some other embodiments, there is provided a mechanism for electrically coupling two components of an electronic device that may also be visually appealing in the context of other portions of the electronic device.

US Patent:

20130295906, Nov 7, 2013

Filed:

Jul 8, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/936599

Inventors:

Richard Hung Minh Dinh - San Jose CA, US
Jae Lee - San Jose CA, US
Chad G. Seguin - Morgan Hill CA, US
Benjamin J. Pope - Sunnyvale CA, US

International Classification:

H04W 8/22

US Classification:

455418

Abstract:

A mobile communications device contains at least two microphones. One microphone is located away from the handset receiver and serves to pick up voice of a near end user of the device for transmission to the other party during a call. Another microphone is located near the handset receiver and serves to pick up acoustic output of the handset receiver (a far end signal). A signal processor measures the frequency response of the receiver. The signal processor performs spectral analysis of the receiver frequency response to determine whether or not the device is being held at the ear of the user. On that basis, the device automatically changes its operating mode, e.g., turns on or off a touch sensitive display screen during the call. Other embodiments are also described.

US Patent:

20210168226, Jun 3, 2021

Filed:

Oct 12, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/068619

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Devon A. Monaco - San Jose CA, US
Sherry Lee - San Jose CA, US
Ihtesham H. Chowdhury - Sunnyvale CA, US
Eric N. Nyland - Santa Clara CA, US
Matthew D. Hill - Santa Clara CA, US
Arun R. Varma - San Jose CA, US
Lucy E. Browning - San Francisco CA, US
Sawyer I. Cohen - Menlo Park CA, US
Benjamin J. Pope - Mountain View CA, US

International Classification:

H04M 1/02
H05K 1/11
H05K 5/00

Abstract:

A portable electronic device includes a housing defining an internal volume and a circuit board assembly within the internal volume. The circuit board assembly includes a first circuit board, a wall structure soldered to the first circuit board, and a second circuit board soldered to the wall structure and supported above the first circuit board by the wall structure. The second circuit board defines an exterior top surface of the circuit board assembly. A processor is coupled to the first circuit board and positioned within an internal volume defined between the first circuit board and the second circuit board and at least partially surrounded by the wall structure. A memory module is coupled to the exterior top surface of the circuit board assembly.

US Patent:

20210168230, Jun 3, 2021

Filed:

Oct 12, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/068432

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Eric W. Bates - San Jose CA, US
Lucy E. Browning - San Francisco CA, US
Kodiak Burke - Cupertino CA, US
Benjamin S. Bustle - Cupertino CA, US
Trent Canales - Cupertino CA, US
Tyler B. Cater - San Jose CA, US
Sawyer I. Cohen - Menlo Park CA, US
Richard Hung Minh Dinh - Cupertino CA, US
Michael Firka - Santa Clara CA, US
Kevin M. Froese - San Francisco CA, US
Jun Sik Ham - Mountain View CA, US
Matthew D. Hill - Santa Clara CA, US
Hugh J. Jay - Cupertino CA, US
Benjamin J. Kallman - Emerald Hills CA, US
Paul U. Leutheuser - San Francisco CA, US
Matthew W. Miller - Cupertino CA, US
Michael K. Mondry - San Francisco CA, US
Donald J. Parr - Mountain View CA, US
Benjamin J. Pope - Mountain View CA, US
Matthew P. Rao - San Francisco CA, US
Griffin Schmitt - San Francisco CA, US
Allegra Shum - Menlo Park CA, US
Christopher R. Xydis - San Francisco CA, US
Luman Zhang - Sunnyvale CA, US
Yaocheng Zhang - Cupertino CA, US
Zhipeng Zhang - Santa Clara CA, US
Xiao Ying Zhao - Santa Clara CA, US

International Classification:

H04M 1/02
H05K 5/00

Abstract:

A portable electronic device includes a housing member defining a first portion of an exterior front surface of the portable electronic device, a first portion of an exterior rear surface of the portable electronic device, at least a portion of an exterior side surface of the portable electronic device, a recess along an interior side of the housing member, and a ledge feature along the interior side of the housing member. The device also includes a top module coupled to the housing member and including a front cover defining a second portion of the exterior front surface of the portable electronic device, a display stack attached to the front cover, and a frame member extending at least partially around a periphery of the display stack and set apart from a surface of the recess by a gap.

US Patent:

20200081288, Mar 12, 2020

Filed:

Jan 30, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/262764

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Rasamy Phouthavong - San Jose CA, US
Benjamin J. Pope - Mountain View CA, US
Richard Hung Minh Dinh - Saratoga CA, US
Michael W. Firka - Cupertino CA, US

International Classification:

G02F 1/1345
G02F 1/1333
H05K 1/02
H05K 1/18

Abstract:

A disclosed display device assembly includes a panel substrate, multiple light transmitting pixels disposed over the panel substrate, a backlight unit disposed under the panel substrate, a flexible substrate attached to the panel substrate, and a display integrated circuit mounted to the flexible substrate and disposed under the backlight unit.

US Patent:

20190020943, Jan 17, 2019

Filed:

Jul 12, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/648106

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Tyler B. Cater - San Jose CA, US
Scott P. Porter - Inglewood CA, US
Salome Bavetta - Sunnyvale CA, US
Anthony P. Grazian - Los Gatos CA, US
Benjamin J. Pope - Sunnyvale CA, US
Scott A. Myers - Saratoga CA, US
Ashutosh Y. Shukla - Playa Vista CA, US
Benjamin M. Russo - Santa Clara CA, US
Christopher Wilk - Los Gatos CA, US
David MacNeil - Cupertino CA, US
Eric N. Nyland - Santa Clara CA, US
Ihtesham H. Chowdhury - Los Altos CA, US
Joseph F. Maldonado - Rohnert Park CA, US
Kevin M. Froese - San Francisco CA, US
Richard Hung Minh Dinh - Saratoga CA, US
Ruchir M. Dave - San Jose CA, US
Teemu P. Sipila - Campbell CA, US
Yang Liu - Cupertino CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

H04R 1/28
H04R 9/02
H04R 5/02

Abstract:

This disclosure describes a speaker assembly suitable for use in a portable electronic device utilizing water resistant ports. The speaker assembly can have an open back that subjects a back volume of the speaker to pressure differentials within a device housing of the portable electronic device. The speaker assembly can utilize a speaker surround having a varying thickness. The varying thickness speaker surround allows the speaker to maintain an acceptable frequency response profile while limiting the travel of the diaphragm it is coupled with. The disclosure also describes how electrically conductive pathways can be integrated within a housing of the speaker assembly.

US Patent:

20150061941, Mar 5, 2015

Filed:

Apr 15, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/253779

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Scott A. MYERS - Saratoga CA, US
Jared M. KOLE - San Francisco CA, US
Liane J. FANG - Los Altos CA, US
Benjamin J. POPE - Sunnyvale CA, US
Daniel W. JARVIS - Sunnyvale CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

H01Q 1/38

US Classification:

343700MS

Abstract:

Antenna related features of a mobile phone or computing device are disclosed. In one embodiment, wireless control and signal are fed separately through difference types of flexes to optimize performance and cost. In one embodiment, active switching and processing of differing conductive trace lengths are performed on an antenna flex so that antenna performance can be optimized for multiple wireless technologies covering a wide range of wavelengths. In one embodiment, a cantilever arm affixed to a ground screw can provide double grounding in a region with no available screw points due to high z constraint. In one embodiment, a device can provide double feed for antenna through a single screw. In one embodiment, a short pin can be configured to support thinner metal. In one embodiment, a “vibrator bracket/LDS short pin” structure can be used to share a common screw point.