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Apple patent describes effort to create smoother, “unibody” earbuds through ultrasonic bonding process

Your Apple earbuds, they could get better through an ultrasonic bonding process. Per FreePatentsOnline, a new patent application entitled “Ultrasonically Welded Structures and Methods for Making the Same,” describes how different components could be welded together for a seamless look for the Apple earbuds. Apple describes the new headphones as having an appearance that they […]

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iOS Patents

Two Apple patents surface, company looking into inductive charging solutions

It’s the patents that make things interesting. According to Patently Apple, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published an Apple patent application on Thursday detailing two specific plans for an “Inductive Charging System” for iOS devices. Inductive charging is a wireless method using the electromagnetic field to transfer energy over short distances between two objects. […]