ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,787,173, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Snap Inc. (Santa Monica, Calif.).
"Air gapped dynamic-flex circuits with stripline impedance controls" was invented by Shaheen Moubedi (Los Angeles).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to flexible printed circuit boards (FPCBs) for augmented reality (AR) eyewear. Disclosed examples provide an FPCB with air gaps for enhanced bending flexibility and an Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) film for consistent ground reference, enabling high-speed signal transmission with controlled impedance. The FPCB may include asymmetrical dielectric thicknesses and a crosshatch pattern in ...