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公开(公告)号:US20190079230A1
公开(公告)日:2019-03-14
申请号:US15900575
申请日:2018-02-20
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Que Anh S. Nguyen , Christopher D. Prest , Jody R. Akana , Marta M. Giachino , Matthew S. Rogers , Ove Lyngnes
Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing surrounding an interior in which electrical components are mounted. A display may be mounted to housing structures in the device. The housing may have a rear wall. The display cover layer and rear wall of the housing may be formed from transparent glass layers. Coatings may be formed on inwardly facing surfaces of the transparent glass layers. A coating on a transparent glass layer may be formed from a thin-film interference filter having a stack of dielectric layers. The coating may include an ink layer on the thin-film interference filter.
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公开(公告)号:US20180362396A1
公开(公告)日:2018-12-20
申请号:US16000606
申请日:2018-06-05
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Matthew S. Rogers , Que Anh S. Nguyen
IPC: C03C17/36
CPC classification number: C03C17/3639 , C03C17/36 , C03C17/3615 , C03C17/3636 , C03C17/3649 , C03C17/3652 , C03C17/3684 , C03C17/38 , C03C2217/212 , C03C2217/218 , C03C2217/253 , C03C2217/258 , C03C2217/28 , C03C2217/445 , C03C2217/478 , C03C2217/485 , C03C2217/72 , C03C2217/78 , C03C2217/90 , C03C2218/36
Abstract: An electronic device may include electrical components and other components mounted within a housing. The device may have a display on a front face of the device and may have a glass layer that forms part of the housing on a rear face of the device. The glass layer and other glass structures in the electronic device may be provided with coatings. An interior coating on a glass layer may include multiple layers of material such as an adhesion promotion layer, thin-film layers of materials such as silicon, niobium oxide and other metal oxides, and metals to help adjust the appearance of the coating. A metal layer may be formed on top of the coating to serve as an environmental protection layer and opacity enhancement layer. In some configurations, the coating may include four layers.
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公开(公告)号:US20250040329A1
公开(公告)日:2025-01-30
申请号:US18911125
申请日:2024-10-09
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Que Anh S. Nguyen , Christian Weddeling , Hoon Sik Kim , Terry C. Lam
Abstract: A foldable electronic device may bend about a bend axis. A foldable display panel may be configured to bend along the bend axis as the foldable device is folded. A display cover layer may overlap the display panel. The display panel may have an array of pixels configured to display an image viewable through the display cover layer. The display cover layer may be formed from a layer of glass. A recess may be formed in the layer of glass that runs parallel to the bend axis and that overlaps the bend axis. The recess forms a flexible locally thinned portion in the glass that allows the display cover layer to bend. A rough surface texture and polymer coating may be provided in the recess. The recess may have shallowly sloping walls.
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公开(公告)号:US20240370058A1
公开(公告)日:2024-11-07
申请号:US18596261
申请日:2024-03-05
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Christopher D. Jones , Que Anh S. Nguyen , Matthew S. Rogers , Christopher C. Bartlow
Abstract: An electronic device may have a display and may be configured to fold about a bend axis that overlaps the display. The display may have a display cover layer having first, second, and third portions that are joined side-by-side. The second portion may have a strip shape that extends along the bend axis and may be configured to bend as the first and third portions are folded towards each other. The second portion may be formed from a different material than the first and third portions to facilitate bending. The second portion may also be characterized by a compressive stress layer that is shallower than compressive stress layers on the first and third portions.
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公开(公告)号:US12030818B2
公开(公告)日:2024-07-09
申请号:US17401194
申请日:2021-08-12
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Christopher D. Prest , Matthew S. Rogers , Que Anh S. Nguyen
IPC: H05K5/00 , C04B35/119 , C04B35/46
CPC classification number: C04B35/46 , C04B35/119
Abstract: Glass ceramic components for electronic devices are disclosed, as are components including a glass ceramic material. A cover member including a glass ceramic material may be positioned over one or more device components such as an optical module or a component of a wireless communication or charging system. The cover member may have optical properties, electrical properties, magnetic properties, and/or mechanical properties compatible with the requirements of the one or more device components.
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公开(公告)号:US20240111253A1
公开(公告)日:2024-04-04
申请号:US18239671
申请日:2023-08-29
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Que Anh S. Nguyen , Andi M. Limarga , Weidi Zhu
CPC classification number: G04G17/08 , B82Y30/00 , G04G19/00 , G04G21/04 , G04G21/025
Abstract: A composite enclosure component for an electronic device is disclosed. The composite enclosure component is formed at least in part from a composite material that includes a porous ceramic structure at least partially embedded in a glass-based matrix. The glass-based matrix includes one or more sets of nanoparticles that impart a color to the composite enclosure component.
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公开(公告)号:US20240081011A1
公开(公告)日:2024-03-07
申请号:US18388700
申请日:2023-11-10
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Andi M. Limarga , James R. Wilson , Matthew S. Rogers , Que Anh S. Nguyen , Bijumon Varkey
IPC: H05K5/03 , C03C15/00 , C03C17/36 , C03C17/38 , C03C19/00 , C03C21/00 , G02B1/18 , G06F1/16 , G06F3/044 , H04M1/02 , H05K5/00 , H05K5/02
CPC classification number: H05K5/03 , C03C15/00 , C03C17/3602 , C03C17/38 , C03C19/00 , C03C21/002 , G02B1/18 , G06F1/1616 , G06F1/1637 , G06F3/0443 , H04M1/0266 , H05K5/0017 , H05K5/0243 , C03C2217/72
Abstract: Textured cover assemblies for electronic devices are disclosed. The textured cover assemblies may provide a combination of optical and tactile properties to the electronic devices. In some cases, a textured cover assembly may be provided over decorative coating.
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公开(公告)号:US20240027654A1
公开(公告)日:2024-01-25
申请号:US18223224
申请日:2023-07-18
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Lijie Bao , Que Anh S. Nguyen , Tyler R. Roschuk , Ralf Hofmann , Matthew S. Rogers
CPC classification number: G02B1/14 , C23C14/10 , C23C14/0676 , C23C14/34 , C23C14/0084 , C03C17/3435 , C03C2218/155 , C03C2217/78
Abstract: An electronic device can include a housing, a display positioned within the housing; and a cover glass disposed over the display and attached to the housing. The cover glass can include a glass sheet; a hard coat layer disposed on the glass sheet, having a hardness greater than a hardness of the glass sheet; and a gradient layer deposited on the hard coat layer and having a composition that transitions from a first composition at the hard coat layer to a second composition at a top surface of the gradient layer. The first composition can be predominantly a composition of the hard coat layer and the second composition is different than the first composition. The second composition can be predominantly SiO2. The hard coat layer can include SiON. The cover glass can include an intermediate gradient layer disposed between the glass sheet and the hard coat layer.
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公开(公告)号:US20230421679A1
公开(公告)日:2023-12-28
申请号:US18243523
申请日:2023-09-07
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Jiachen Xu , Jason M. Gillier , Matthew S. Rogers , Michael D. Quinones , Nicholas G. Merz , Que Anh S. Nguyen , Weidi Zhu , Zirui Wang
CPC classification number: H04M1/0266 , H04N23/90 , H04M1/0264
Abstract: An electronic device may include a display and an enclosure. The enclosure may include a housing, a front cover coupled to the housing and comprising a front cover member positioned over the display, and a rear cover coupled to the housing and including a rear cover member. The rear cover member may be formed from a glass material including metal nanoparticles configured to impart color to the glass material and having a dielectric constant from 5.5 to 7.5 in a frequency band from 5 GHz to 45 GHz. The rear cover member may include a first portion defining a first thickness and characterized by a first color, and a second portion defining a second thickness, greater than the first thickness, and characterized by a second color, different from the first color.
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公开(公告)号:US11849554B2
公开(公告)日:2023-12-19
申请号:US17843854
申请日:2022-06-17
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Andi M. Limarga , James R. Wilson , Matthew S. Rogers , Que Anh S. Nguyen , Bijumon Varkey
IPC: H04B1/03 , H04B1/08 , H04M1/02 , H05K5/03 , H05K5/00 , H05K5/02 , G06F1/16 , G02B1/18 , G06F3/044 , C03C19/00 , C03C15/00 , C03C21/00 , C03C17/36 , C03C17/38
CPC classification number: H05K5/03 , C03C15/00 , C03C17/3602 , C03C17/38 , C03C19/00 , C03C21/002 , G02B1/18 , G06F1/1616 , G06F1/1637 , G06F3/0443 , H04M1/0266 , H05K5/0017 , H05K5/0243 , C03C2217/72
Abstract: Textured cover assemblies for electronic devices are disclosed. The textured cover assemblies may provide a combination of optical and tactile properties to the electronic devices. In some cases, a textured cover assembly may be provided over decorative coating.
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