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公开(公告)号:US11666273B2
公开(公告)日:2023-06-06
申请号:US16879403
申请日:2020-05-20
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: James R. Wilson , Christopher D. Jones , Tyler A. Marshall
IPC: A61B5/00 , H05K5/00 , H05K5/03 , G01J1/42 , G01J1/04 , G06F1/16 , A61B5/024 , A61B5/1455 , G01J1/02 , G06F3/041 , H04N23/57
CPC classification number: A61B5/6802 , A61B5/0075 , A61B5/0077 , A61B5/02433 , A61B5/14552 , A61B5/681 , A61B5/6898 , A61B5/742 , A61B5/7475 , G01J1/0204 , G01J1/0214 , G01J1/0407 , G01J1/0474 , G01J1/0488 , G01J1/42 , H05K5/0017 , H05K5/03 , A61B2562/0238 , G06F1/163 , G06F1/1616 , G06F3/041 , H04N23/57
Abstract: An electronic device including an optical component and an enclosure comprising a glass ceramic region is disclosed. The optical properties of the glass ceramic region and the positioning of the glass ceramic region with respect to the optical component can affect the performance of the optical component, the visual appearance of the optical component, or both.
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公开(公告)号:US11639307B2
公开(公告)日:2023-05-02
申请号:US16262813
申请日:2019-01-30
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: James R. Wilson , Christopher D. Jones , Christopher C. Bartlow , Aidan R. Doan
Abstract: A glass sheet having asymmetric chemical strengthening is disclosed and described. The examples described herein are directed to a cover glass for an electronic device and other glass components that may be used as enclosure elements or may form an enclosure. Within the glass component, localized compressive stress regions may be formed on opposite sides of the glass component, which may help arrest or redirect propagating cracks or defects in the glass. The opposing compressive stress regions may also help maintain the overall flatness of the component while increasing strength and/or impact resistance of the component.
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公开(公告)号:US20230081222A1
公开(公告)日:2023-03-16
申请号:US17990207
申请日:2022-11-18
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Martin Melcher , Christopher D. Jones , James R. Wilson
Abstract: A system such as a vehicle may have windows with one or more conductive layers. The conductive layers may form part of an infrared-light-blocking layer or other layer. The infrared-light-blocking layer or other layer may be formed as a coating on a transparent structural window layer such as an outer or inner glass layer in a laminated window or may be embedded in a polymer layer between the outer and inner layers. Segmented terminals and elongated terminals that may extend past two or more segmented terminals may be coupled to the edges of the conductive layers. Using these terminals, control circuitry can apply localized ohmic heating currents and can make resistance measurements on the conductive layers to detect cracks.
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公开(公告)号:US20230002273A1
公开(公告)日:2023-01-05
申请号:US17942960
申请日:2022-09-12
Applicant: here. Apple Inc.
Inventor: Richard A. Davis , Christopher D. Jones
Abstract: Methods for chemically strengthening a cover for an electronic are disclosed. The methods include removing material from a mounting surface of the cover to counteract warping of the mounting surface due to ion exchange. The chemically strengthened covers have a high bend strength and allow a strong seal to be formed between the cover and an enclosure component.
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公开(公告)号:US11506623B2
公开(公告)日:2022-11-22
申请号:US16985088
申请日:2020-08-04
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Martin Melcher , Christopher D. Jones , James R. Wilson
IPC: H05B3/84 , H05B3/86 , H05B3/20 , H05B3/28 , G01N27/20 , H05B3/12 , H05B3/18 , B32B17/10 , G01R27/02
Abstract: A system such as a vehicle may have windows with one or more conductive layers. The conductive layers may form part of an infrared-light-blocking layer or other layer. The infrared-light-blocking layer or other layer may be formed as a coating on a transparent structural window layer such as an outer or inner glass layer in a laminated window or may be embedded in a polymer layer between the outer and inner layers. Segmented terminals and elongated terminals that may extend past two or more segmented terminals may be coupled to the edges of the conductive layers. Using these terminals, control circuitry can apply localized ohmic heating currents and can make resistance measurements on the conductive layers to detect cracks.
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公开(公告)号:US11175700B1
公开(公告)日:2021-11-16
申请号:US16874568
申请日:2020-05-14
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Joseph C. Poole , Christopher D. Jones , Christopher D. Prest , James R. Wilson , Marta M. Giachino , Matthew S. Rogers
Abstract: An electronic device may have a display for displaying images. The display may be coupled to a housing on a front face of the device. The housing may have a transparent portion on an opposing rear face of the device. The electronic device may have structures with an adjustable appearance. The adjustable-appearance structures may include a mask with openings or other mask elements and a corresponding overlapped patterned layer containing an array of visual elements. The visual elements may have different appearances, so that movement of the mask relative to the patterned layer changes the appearance of the adjustable-appearance structures. The state of the adjustable-appearance structure may be changed during use of the device by a user or may be adjusted then fixed during manufacturing.
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公开(公告)号:US11104616B2
公开(公告)日:2021-08-31
申请号:US15267088
申请日:2016-09-15
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: James R. Wilson , Christopher D. Jones
Abstract: A toughened ceramic component having a residual compressive stress and methods of forming the toughened ceramic component is disclosed. The ceramic component may include an internal portion having a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) and an external portion substantially surrounding the internal portion and forming an exterior surface of the ceramic component. The external portion may have a second CTE that is less than the first CTE. Additionally, the external portion may be in compressive stress.
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公开(公告)号:US20210096595A1
公开(公告)日:2021-04-01
申请号:US17078578
申请日:2020-10-23
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Hoon Sik Kim , Chang-Chia Huang , Christopher D. Jones , Masato Kuwabara , Nikhil D. Kalyankar , Terry C. Shyu , Yasmin F. Afsar , Paul S. Drzaic
Abstract: Protective cover layers for electronic devices are described. In an embodiment, an electronic device includes a display panel and a protective cover layer over the display panel. The protective cover layer includes a transparent support substrate and a hardcoat layer covering an exterior facing surface of the transparent support substrate. The display panel may be a flexible display panel and the protective cover layer may flex with the flexible display panel.
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公开(公告)号:US20210011516A1
公开(公告)日:2021-01-14
申请号:US17032892
申请日:2020-09-25
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Christopher D. Jones , Dale N. Memering , Christopher C, Bartlow
IPC: G06F1/16 , G02F1/1333 , G09F9/30 , H05K1/03 , H05K1/02
Abstract: Electronic devices including a display layer and a cover layer including a foldable region are disclosed herein. The display layer and the cover layer are configured to be moved between a folded configuration and an unfolded configuration by bending the cover layer along the foldable region. Methods of making a cover layer for an electronic device are also disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US10817016B2
公开(公告)日:2020-10-27
申请号:US16528271
申请日:2019-07-31
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Hoon Sik Kim , Chang-Chia Huang , Christopher D. Jones , Masato Kuwabara , Nikhil D. Kalyankar , Terry C. Shyu , Yasmin F. Afsar , Paul S. Drzaic
Abstract: Protective cover layers for electronic devices are described. In an embodiment, an electronic device includes a display panel and a protective cover layer over the display panel. The protective cover layer includes a transparent support substrate and a hardcoat layer covering an exterior facing surface of the transparent support substrate. The display panel may be a flexible display panel and the protective cover layer may flex with the flexible display panel.
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