Inventor
NIU JAMES J
US28 patents
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APPLE INC
23 patentsUS9093229B2Jul 28, 2015
Illuminated keyboard
APPLE INC39 citations96
US9870880B2Jan 16, 2018
Dome switch and switch housing for keyboard assembly
APPLE INC28 citations94
US9793066B1Oct 17, 2017
Keyboard hinge mechanism
APPLE INC32 citations94
US9502193B2Nov 22, 2016
Low-travel key mechanisms using butterfly hinges
APPLE INC32 citations94
US9449772B2Sep 20, 2016
Low-travel key mechanisms using butterfly hinges
APPLE INC34 citations94
US9412533B2Aug 9, 2016
Low travel switch assembly
APPLE INC31 citations94
US9710069B2Jul 18, 2017
Flexible printed circuit having flex tails upon which keyboard keycaps are coupled
APPLE INC19 citations93
US9064642B2Jun 23, 2015
Rattle-free keyswitch mechanism
APPLE INC39 citations93
US9640347B2May 2, 2017
Keycaps with reduced thickness
APPLE INC33 citations90
US9916945B2Mar 13, 2018
Low-travel key mechanisms using butterfly hinges
APPLE INC4 citations84
US9908310B2Mar 6, 2018
Electronic device with a reduced friction surface
APPLE INC12 citations84
US9761389B2Sep 12, 2017
Low-travel key mechanisms with butterfly hinges
APPLE INC13 citations84
US8981243B2Mar 17, 2015
Keyboard mechanisms for electronic devices
APPLE INC6 citations84
US10002727B2Jun 19, 2018
Keycaps with reduced thickness
APPLE INC5 citations80
US10556408B2Feb 11, 2020
Electronic device with a reduced friction surface
APPLE INC3 citations73
US10262814B2Apr 16, 2019
Low travel switch assembly
APPLE INC2 citations73
US10254851B2Apr 9, 2019
Keyboard key employing a capacitive sensor and dome
APPLE INC4 citations73
US9123485B2Sep 1, 2015
Keyboard design
APPLE INC4 citations72
US11023081B2Jun 1, 2021
Multi-functional keyboard assemblies
APPLE INC0 citations63
US10699856B2Jun 30, 2020
Low-travel key mechanisms using butterfly hinges
APPLE INC0 citations52
US10211008B2Feb 19, 2019
Low-travel key mechanisms using butterfly hinges
APPLE INC0 citations52
US9449769B2Sep 20, 2016
Low travel dome and systems for using the same
APPLE INC1 citations52
US9779888B2Oct 3, 2017
Keyboard with position sensing mechanism
APPLE INC0 citations51