Laser marking process
    21.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09600694B1

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-21

    申请号:US14705955

    申请日:2015-05-06

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: G06K1/12 B28D5/00 G06K19/06046

    Abstract: A manufacturing method for sapphire crystal material is disclosed, including a laser-etched bar code formed into the interior of the sapphire crystal material. The laser-etched bar code may be associated with one or more manufacturing parameters or other manufacturing data. The sapphire crystal may be used to create a cover sheet for use with a display screen of a portable electronic device.

    LAMINATING SAPPHIRE AND GLASS USING INTERMOLECULAR FORCE ADHESION
    22.
    发明申请
    LAMINATING SAPPHIRE AND GLASS USING INTERMOLECULAR FORCE ADHESION 审中-公开
    使用分子力粘合层压椴树和玻璃

    公开(公告)号:US20160270247A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-15

    申请号:US15059216

    申请日:2016-03-02

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a housing, a display coupled to the housing, and a protective cover coupled to the housing and covering the display. The protective cover comprises a transparent layer having a first surface facing the display and a second surface opposite the first surface. The protective cover also comprises a sapphire layer having a third surface corresponding to an exterior surface of the electronic device. The sapphire layer also has a fourth surface opposite the third surface and bonded to the second surface of the transparent layer via intermolecular forces.

    Abstract translation: 电子设备包括壳体,联接到壳体的显示器和联接到壳体并覆盖显示器的保护盖。 保护罩包括具有面向显示器的第一表面和与第一表面相对的第二表面的透明层。 保护盖还包括具有对应于电子设备的外表面的第三表面的蓝宝石层。 蓝宝石层还具有与第三表面相对的第四表面,并且通过分子间力与透明层的第二表面结合。

    Borderless Display With Light-Bending Structures

    公开(公告)号:US20230209880A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-29

    申请号:US18177676

    申请日:2023-03-02

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display mounted in a housing. The display may have an array of display pixels that provide image light to a user. The array of display pixels may form an active display structure with a rectangular shape. The rectangular active display structure may be surrounded by an inactive border region. Optical structures such as a sheet of glass or another optical member may have portions that are configured to bend light from the display pixels along the periphery of the active display structure. The optical member may have an area that is larger than the area of the active display structure, so that the presence of the optical member may serve to enlarge the apparent size of the display. Solidified liquid polymer may be used to support the optical structures and may be interposed between the optical structures and the active display structures.

    Electronic devices with chemically strengthened coherent fiber bundles

    公开(公告)号:US11573450B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-07

    申请号:US17408294

    申请日:2021-08-20

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may have a display and other optical components such as optical sensors. The display and other components may be overlapped by chemically strengthened glass coherent fiber bundles. The surfaces of a coherent fiber bundle may include ion-exchanged glass that places theses surfaces under compressive stress. In some configurations, the coherent fiber bundle is symmetrically stressed and has equal amounts of compressive stress on opposing surfaces. In other configurations, the coherent fiber bundle is asymmetrically stressed and has more compressive stress on one surface than the other. The coherent fiber bundle may have areas with curved cross-sectional profiles, planar areas, and/or areas with compound curvature. Sensor windows may be formed in the coherent fiber bundle that are surrounded by an opaque area. When overlapping a display, the coherent fiber bundle may serve as a display cover glass layer.

    Glass cover member for an electronic device enclosure

    公开(公告)号:US11460892B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-04

    申请号:US17185723

    申请日:2021-02-25

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: The disclosure provides members formed from multiple layers as well as enclosures and electronic devices that include the members. The members include glass members formed from multiple layers of glass. In some cases, the members include a protruding feature provided over a camera assembly of the electronic device. The member may define one or more through-holes that extend through the protruding feature. The protruding feature may define a textured region that may be configured to provide a matte or glossy appearance.

    Multiple-element light-bending structures for minimizing display borders

    公开(公告)号:US11112830B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-07

    申请号:US16774180

    申请日:2020-01-28

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display mounted in a housing. The display may have an array of display pixels that provide image light to a user. The array of display pixels may form an active display structure with a rectangular shape. The rectangular active display structure may be surrounded by an inactive border region. Optical structures such as upper structures formed from a sheet of glass and lower optical structures that lie beneath the sheet of glass may be configured to bend light from the display pixels along the periphery of the active display structure. The upper optical structures may have an area that is larger than the area of the active display structure, so that the presence of the optical structures may serve to enlarge the apparent size of the display. The lower and upper optical structures may have curved surfaces for bending the light.

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