公开(公告)号：US10288788B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-14

申请号：US15451223

申请日：2017-03-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Cheng Chen ,  Masato Kuwabara ,  Christopher L. Boitnott ,  Jun Qi ,  Nathan K. Gupta ,  Victor H. Yin ,  John Z. Zhong

IPC: G02B1/14 ,  G02B5/30 ,  G02B1/18 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G02B1/11 ,  G02F1/1333

Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided with displays that have polarizers. A polarizer may have a polymer layer that has a portion covered with a dichroic dye to form a polarized region and a portion that is free of dichroic dye to form an unpolarized region. The unpolarized region may be formed by masking the polymer layer during a dye coating process. Masks may be formed from polymers. The shape of the mask may define the shape of the unpolarized region. The mask may be left in place within the polarizer or may be removed from the polarizer during fabrication. Unpolarized regions may also be formed by light bleaching, chemical bleaching, and material removal techniques. Bleached areas may be chemically stabilized. A moisture barrier layer may be incorporated into the polarizer to help prevent the unpolarized region from reverting to a polarized state.

公开(公告)号：US20190082565A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-14

申请号：US15836424

申请日：2017-12-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Wei Lin ,  Nathan K. Gupta ,  John Z. Zhong

IPC: H05K9/00 ,  H05K7/04 ,  H04M1/02

Abstract: Shield structures with reduced spacing between adjacent insulation components and systems and methods for making the same are provided. In some embodiments, different insulation components of different layers of a stack may be attached to the same surface of a shield component during a single attachment (e.g., lamination) operation to attenuate the spacing between the different insulation components attached to the shield component. Limiting the size of a spacing between adjacent insulation components along a shield component of a shield structure may limit the size of an exposed portion of the shield component, which may limit the opportunity for that exposed shield component portion to be shorted to another structure (e.g., a support structure of an electronic device that includes the shield structure).

公开(公告)号：US20180315357A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-01

申请号：US15882908

申请日：2018-01-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Donghee Nam ,  Bhadrinarayana Lalgudi Visweswaran ,  Cheng Chen ,  Meng-Huan Ho ,  Nathan K. Gupta ,  Rui Liu ,  Sebastian Knitter ,  Sudirukkuge T. Jinasundera ,  Tsung-Ting Tsai ,  Weibo Cheng

IPC: G09F13/22 ,  H01L51/52 ,  H01L27/32

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display. The display may have a display cover layer. The display may have an active area with pixels and an inactive area with dummy pixels. The dummy pixels may have structures that are optically matched to the pixels so that the dummy pixels and pixels have similar visual appearances when the display is off. An optical window may be formed in the inactive area. A light-based component such as an ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, or image sensor may be mounted in the electronic device in alignment with the optical window. A polarizer layer may overlap the active and inactive areas of the display. An opening in the polarizer or a bleached unpolarized portion of the polarizer may be aligned with the optical window.

公开(公告)号：US20170242506A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-24

申请号：US15435649

申请日：2017-02-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Dhaval C. Patel ,  Eugene C. Cheung ,  Pey-Jiun Ko ,  Po-Jui Chen ,  Robert W. Rumford ,  Steve L. Terry ,  Wei Lin ,  Xiaofan Niu ,  Xiaoqi Zhou ,  Yi Gu ,  Yindar Chuo ,  Rasmi R. Das ,  Steven M. Scardato ,  Se Hyun Ahn ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Wookyung Bae ,  Christopher L. Boitnott ,  Chun-Hao Tung ,  Mookyung Son ,  Sunggu Kang ,  Nathan K. Gupta ,  John Z. Zhong

IPC: G06F3/044

Abstract: An electronic device with a force sensing device is disclosed. The electronic device comprises a user input surface defining an exterior surface of the electronic device, a first capacitive sensing element, and a second capacitive sensing element capacitively coupled to the first capacitive sensing element. The electronic device also comprises a first spacing layer between the first and second capacitive sensing elements, and a second spacing layer between the first and second capacitive sensing elements. The first and second spacing layers have different compositions. The electronic device also comprises sensing circuitry coupled to the first and second capacitive sensing elements configured to determine an amount of applied force on the user input surface. The first spacing layer is configured to collapse if the applied force is below a force threshold, and the second spacing layer is configured to collapse if the applied force is above the force threshold.

公开(公告)号：US20170199405A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-13

申请号：US15197002

申请日：2016-06-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Nathan K. Gupta ,  Atanas V. Gagov

IPC: G02F1/1339 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  G02F1/1335

CPC classification number: G02F1/1339 ,  G02F1/133514 ,  G02F2201/503 ,  H01L51/524 ,  H01L51/5246

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display having substrate layers such as a color filter layer, thin-film transistor layer, or other display layers. An array of pixels may be formed from thin-film circuitry on a display layer. A color filter layer may be formed from an array of color filter elements on a display layer. The color filter elements may provide the array of pixels with the ability to display color images. In a liquid crystal display configuration, a liquid crystal layer may be interposed between the substrate layers. A ring of sealant may surround the liquid crystal layer and may be interposed between the substrate layers. The display may have a periphery. The substrate layers may be welded with a glass weld such as a laser glass weld or other weld on an edge surface of the substrate layers running along the periphery.

公开(公告)号：US20160334668A9

公开(公告)日：2016-11-17

申请号：US14617758

申请日：2015-02-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Mohd Fadzli A. Hassan ,  Nathan K. Gupta ,  Yu-Cheng Chen

IPC: G02F1/1335 ,  G02B5/30 ,  G02B1/14 ,  G02F1/1368

CPC classification number: G02F1/133528 ,  G02B1/14 ,  G02B5/3025 ,  G02B5/305 ,  G02F1/1303 ,  G02F1/133351 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  G02F2001/133302 ,  G02F2201/50

Abstract: An electronic device is provided with a display such as a liquid crystal display mounted in an electronic device housing. The display has a layer of liquid crystal material sandwiched between an upper display layer such as a color filter layer and a lower display layer such as a thin-film-transistor layer. An upper polarizer is formed on the upper surface of the color filter layer. A lower polarizer is formed on the lower surface of the thin-film-transistor layer. To protect display layers such as a glass color filter layer substrate for the color filter layer from damage during polarizer trimming operations, a coating is deposited on a peripheral edge of the glass color filter layer substrate. The coating may be formed from an elastomeric polymer such as silicone and may remain in place or may be removed following trimming operations.

公开(公告)号：US20160231619A1

公开(公告)日：2016-08-11

申请号：US14617758

申请日：2015-02-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Mohd Fadzli A. Hassan ,  Nathan K. Gupta ,  Yu-Cheng Chen

IPC: G02F1/1335 ,  G02B5/30 ,  G02B1/14 ,  G02F1/1368

CPC classification number: G02F1/133528 ,  G02B1/14 ,  G02B5/3025 ,  G02B5/305 ,  G02F1/1303 ,  G02F1/133351 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  G02F2001/133302 ,  G02F2201/50

Abstract: An electronic device is provided with a display such as a liquid crystal display mounted in an electronic device housing. The display has a layer of liquid crystal material sandwiched between an upper display layer such as a color filter layer and a lower display layer such as a thin-film-transistor layer. An upper polarizer is formed on the upper surface of the color filter layer. A lower polarizer is formed on the lower surface of the thin-film-transistor layer. To protect display layers such as a glass color filter layer substrate for the color filter layer from damage during polarizer trimming operations, a coating is deposited on a peripheral edge of the glass color filter layer substrate. The coating may be formed from an elastomeric polymer such as silicone and may remain in place or may be removed following trimming operations.

Abstract translation: 电子设备设置有诸如安装在电子设备外壳中的液晶显示器的显示器。 显示器具有夹在诸如滤色器层的上显示层和诸如薄膜晶体管层的下显示层之间的液晶材料层。 在滤色器层的上表面上形成上偏振片。 在薄膜晶体管层的下表面上形成下偏振片。 为了保护用于滤色器层的显示层，例如用于滤色器层的玻璃滤色器层基板，在偏光板修整操作期间的损坏，在玻璃滤色器层基板的周边边缘上沉积涂层。 涂层可以由诸如硅树脂的弹性体聚合物形成，并且可以保留在适当位置，或者可以在修剪操作之后被去除。

公开(公告)号：US08988636B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-24

申请号：US13656267

申请日：2012-10-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Mohd Fadzli A. Hassan ,  Nathan K. Gupta ,  Yu-Cheng Chen

IPC: G02F1/1335 ,  G02B27/28

CPC classification number: G02F1/133514 ,  G02F1/133528 ,  G02F2201/50

Abstract: An electronic device is provided with a display such as a liquid crystal display mounted in an electronic device housing. The display has a layer of liquid crystal material sandwiched between an upper display layer such as a color filter layer and a lower display layer such as a thin-film-transistor layer. An upper polarizer is formed on the upper surface of the color filter layer. A lower polarizer is formed on the lower surface of the thin-film-transistor layer. To protect display layers such as a glass color filter layer substrate for the color filter layer from damage during polarizer trimming operations, a coating is deposited on a peripheral edge of the glass color filter layer substrate. The coating may be formed from an elastomeric polymer such as silicone and may remain in place or may be removed following trimming operations.

Abstract translation: 电子设备设置有诸如安装在电子设备外壳中的液晶显示器的显示器。 显示器具有夹在诸如滤色器层的上显示层和诸如薄膜晶体管层的下显示层之间的液晶材料层。 在滤色器层的上表面上形成上偏振片。 在薄膜晶体管层的下表面上形成下偏振片。 为了保护用于滤色器层的显示层，例如用于滤色器层的玻璃滤色器层基板，在偏光板修整操作期间不会损坏，因此在玻璃滤色器层基板的周缘上沉积涂层。 涂层可以由诸如硅树脂的弹性体聚合物形成，并且可以保留在适当位置，或者可以在修剪操作之后被去除。

公开(公告)号：US20230178526A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-08

申请号：US17997509

申请日：2021-05-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Xia Li ,  Tore Nauta ,  Gilbert Huppert ,  Dongwoo Shin ,  Hjalmar Edzer Ayco Huitema ,  Ruize Xu ,  Wei Lin ,  Nathan K. Gupta ,  Kian Kerman ,  Elmar Gehlen ,  Jin Yan ,  Se Hyun Ahn ,  Young Cheol Yang ,  Arnoldus Alvin Barlian ,  Ran He ,  Francois R. Jacob ,  Brent J. Bollman ,  Wei-Liang Hsu ,  Di Liu ,  Jonathan P. Mar

IPC: H01L25/075 ,  G02B5/30 ,  H01L27/15

CPC classification number: H01L25/0753 ,  G02B5/3033 ,  H01L27/153

Abstract: Display structures and methods of manufacture of display structure including a display panel with a curved three-dimensional film contour are described. In an embodiment, a display panel includes display area with a main body area and a plurality of petals extending from the main body area. The petals are folded into a curved three-dimensional (3D) film contour, and are separated by corresponding trenches between petals. The trenches may be filled with various seam hiding materials to visually obscure the trenches.

公开(公告)号：US11534995B1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-27

申请号：US16904456

申请日：2020-06-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Wei Lin ,  Nathan K. Gupta ,  Shubhaditya Majumdar ,  Prabhakar Gulgunje

IPC: B29D11/00

Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing with a display. A protective display cover layer for the display may have an image transport layer such as an image transport layer formed from Anderson localization material. Anderson localization material may be formed using equipment such as heated molds, extrusion equipment, fusion tools, and fiber drawing equipment. The materials used to form a block of Anderson localization material may be polymers or other transparent materials. Elevated temperatures such as temperatures above the melting points of the polymers may be used during extrusion, fusion, drawing, and other operations.