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Electronic watch with barometric vent

US11334032B2 · kind B2 · utility

9Cited by

140References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

Jiahui Liang · Longbeilingcun, CN
Shannon X. Yang · Sunnyvale, US
William C. Lukens · San Francisco, US
Mandeep Gill · Cupertino, US
Jeanny Wang · Palo Alto, US
William S. Lee · Fremont, US
Stephen P. Jackson · San Francisco, US
Rex T. Ehman · San Jose, US
Colin M. Ely · Cupertino, US
Nikolas T. Vitt · Redwood City, US
Trevor J. Ness · San Francisco, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 4, 2019
Grant date	May 17, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 29, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04R2201/023
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An electronic watch may include a housing at least partially defining an interior cavity divided into at least a first volume and a second volume, a pressure-sensing component positioned within the first volume, a speaker positioned within the first volume, a processor positioned within the second volume, a battery positioned within the second volume, and a barometric vent that allows air pressure equalization between the first volume and an external environment.

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