US 12,455,618 B2
Conductive fabric architecture
Javier C. Mendez, San Jose, CA (US); Nicholas C. Soldner, Mountain View, CA (US); Darshan R. Kasar, San Francisco, CA (US); and Grant H. Mulliken, Los Gatos, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/450,378.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/374,740, filed on Sep. 6, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0077940 A1, Mar. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/012 (2013.01) [G02B 27/017 (2013.01); G02B 27/0172 (2013.01); G02B 27/0176 (2013.01); G06F 1/163 (2013.01); G06F 3/01 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A head-mountable device comprising:
a display;
a housing at least partially surrounding the display;
a facial interface attached to the housing; and
a cover positioned between the housing and the facial interface, the cover comprising a first material and a second material, wherein the second material comprises a conductive fabric extending between the facial interface and the housing, the conductive fabric configured to detect a user input from a hand of user, received on the cover between the facial interface and the housing.