US 12,232,270 B2
Fabric with embedded electrical components
Daniel D. Sunshine, Austin, TX (US); Daniel A. Podhajny, Morgan Hill, CA (US); Kathryn P. Crews, Menlo Park, CA (US); and Yohji Hamada, Wakayama (JP)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/188,273.
Application 18/188,273 is a continuation of application No. 16/926,565, filed on Jul. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,617,268.
Application 16/926,565 is a continuation of application No. 15/514,440, granted, now 10,772,209, issued on Sep. 8, 2020, previously published as PCT/US2015/050434, filed on Sep. 16, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/057,368, filed on Sep. 30, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2023/0225056 A1, Jul. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. H05K 1/18 (2006.01); D03D 1/00 (2006.01); D03D 15/533 (2021.01); D03J 1/00 (2006.01); H01L 23/13 (2006.01); H01L 23/31 (2006.01); H01L 23/498 (2006.01); H01L 25/075 (2006.01); H05K 1/03 (2006.01); H05K 3/34 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 1/189 (2013.01) [D03D 1/0088 (2013.01); D03D 15/533 (2021.01); D03J 1/00 (2013.01); H01L 23/13 (2013.01); H01L 23/3121 (2013.01); H01L 23/49805 (2013.01); H05K 1/038 (2013.01); H05K 3/34 (2013.01); D10B 2401/16 (2013.01); D10B 2401/18 (2013.01); H01L 25/0753 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10015 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10022 (2013.01); H05K 2201/1003 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10053 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10106 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10151 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10636 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fabric-based item, comprising:
a knit fabric formed from strands including first and second conductive strands; and
an electrical component having first and second grooves, a first contact in the first groove, and a second contact in the second groove, wherein the first conductive strand is soldered to the first contact in the first groove and the second conductive strand is soldered to the second contact in the second groove, wherein the electrical component comprises metal traces coupled to the first and second contacts and a plastic package that encloses the metal traces, and wherein the first and second grooves are formed in the plastic package.