公开(公告)号：US11330708B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-10

申请号：US16922871

申请日：2020-07-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： James R. Wilson ,  Christopher D. Prest ,  Marta M. Giachino ,  Matthew S. Rogers ,  Que Anh S. Nguyen

IPC: H05K5/00 ,  H05K5/02 ,  H05K5/03 ,  H05K1/03 ,  G09F3/02 ,  G02B5/28 ,  C03C17/22 ,  C03C27/10 ,  H04M1/02

Abstract: An electronic device may include electrical components and other components mounted within an interior of 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 may be provided with regions having different appearances. The regions may be textured, may have coatings such as thin-film interference filter coatings formed from stacks of dielectric material having alternating indices of refraction, may have metal coating layers, and/or may have ink coating layers. Textured surfaces may be formed on thin glass layers and polymer films that are coupled to the glass layer. A glass layer may be formed from a pair of coupled glass layers. The coupled layers may have one or more recesses or other structures to visually distinguish different regions of the glass layer.

公开(公告)号：US20220117094A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-14

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 ,  C04B35/46 ,  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.

公开(公告)号：US11050867B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-29

申请号：US16809062

申请日：2020-03-04

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： James R. Wilson ,  Marta M. Giachino ,  Matthew S. Rogers

IPC: H04M1/02 ,  H04M1/18 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G02B5/28 ,  G02F1/137 ,  G02F1/1523 ,  G02F1/17 ,  H05K5/02 ,  G02F1/1334

Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing in which electrical components such as a display and other components are mounted. Adjustable decoration may be formed on the electronic device. The adjustable decoration may serve as trim for the housing or a component mounted on the housing, may include a logo, or may be used to form other visual elements. The adjustable decoration may have an appearance that is electrically adjustable by control circuitry in the electronic device. The control circuitry may measure sensor data using sensors, may gather user input from input-output devices, and may gather other information with input-output devices to detect events. When an event is detected such as an incoming communication, a calendar reminder, user input, activation of an electrical component such as a camera, or other event, the control circuitry can adjust the appearance of the adjustable decoration.

公开(公告)号：US20210181512A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-17

申请号：US17185639

申请日：2021-02-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： James R. Wilson ,  James W. Vandyke ,  Matthew S. Rogers

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G02F1/1335

Abstract: An electronic device has an electrically adjustable optical layer. Displays and other optical components may be supported by a housing structure. The housing structure may form a handheld device housing, a head-mounted housing, or other housing for the electronic device. Control circuitry in the electronic device may adjust the electrically adjustable optical layer. The control circuitry may reduce light transmission for the electrically adjustable optical layer to hide the optical components, may increase light transmission to reveal the optical components while the optical components are being used to receive light or to output light, and may otherwise adjust the electrically adjustable optical layer to exhibit a desired set of optical characteristics depending on the mode of operation of the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US10969526B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-06

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

IPC: G02B5/28 ,  C03C17/42 ,  G02B1/11 ,  G02B1/10

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.

公开(公告)号：US20200344878A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-29

申请号：US16922871

申请日：2020-07-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： James R. Wilson ,  Christopher D. Prest ,  Marta M. Giachino ,  Matthew S. Rogers ,  Que Anh S. Nguyen

IPC: H05K1/03 ,  H05K5/00 ,  G09F3/02 ,  G02B5/28 ,  C03C17/22 ,  C03C27/10 ,  H04M1/02 ,  H05K5/02 ,  H05K5/03

Abstract: An electronic device may include electrical components and other components mounted within an interior of 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 may be provided with regions having different appearances. The regions may be textured, may have coatings such as thin-film interference filter coatings formed from stacks of dielectric material having alternating indices of refraction, may have metal coating layers, and/or may have ink coating layers. Textured surfaces may be formed on thin glass layers and polymer films that are coupled to the glass layer. A glass layer may be formed from a pair of coupled glass layers. The coupled layers may have one or more recesses or other structures to visually distinguish different regions of the glass layer.

公开(公告)号：US20200333510A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-22

申请号：US16843137

申请日：2020-04-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Manish Mittal ,  Feng Liu ,  Kenji Ishizeki ,  Matthew S. Rogers ,  Naoto Matsuyuki ,  Wolf Oetting

IPC: G02B1/18 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H05K5/03 ,  B05D1/00 ,  B05D5/08

Abstract: An electronic device includes electrical components in a housing. The components may include optical components such as a display. Protective structures may be used to protect the optical components. The protective structures may include one or more protective transparent layers such as layers of glass or crystalline material such as sapphire. The protective transparent layers may be coated with an oleophobic coating. To enhance coating durability, catalyst may be used to help bond the oleophobic coating. An adhesion promotion layer such as a silicon oxide layer may be deposited on the transparent protective layer. A catalyst layer such as a layer of sodium fluoride may be deposited on the adhesion promotion layer. The oleophobic material may be evaporated or otherwise deposited on the catalyst layer. Heat and moisture may help the oleophobic material form chemical bonds with the adhesion promotion layer, thereby forming a durable oleophobic coating.

公开(公告)号：US20200301527A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-24

申请号：US16506887

申请日：2019-07-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Joseph C. Poole ,  Matthew S. Rogers ,  Naoto Matsuyuki

IPC: G06F3/042 ,  H04M1/02 ,  G02B13/00 ,  G02B5/02 ,  G06F1/16

Abstract: A textured enclosure component including two different types of surface features is disclosed. The two different types of surface features are differently sized. The combination of differently sized surface features provides both anti-glare and anti-reflective properties to the enclosure component.

公开(公告)号：US20200084903A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-12

申请号：US16379272

申请日：2019-04-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Matthew S. Rogers ,  Manish Mittal ,  Marta M. Giachino

IPC: H05K5/03 ,  G02B5/02 ,  H05K5/00

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display and other electrical components. The display may be covered with a display cover layer. A rear housing member, the display cover layer, and other structures in the device may be formed from a transparent member. Transparent members in the device may be covered with layers such as layers of ink. The ink may have a polymer with colorant such as dye or pigment. Light-scattering particles such as inorganic dielectric particles may be incorporated into the polymer. The inorganic dielectric particles may have cores formed from materials such as titanium dioxide and coatings that help prevent discoloration of the titanium dioxide and degradation of surrounding polymer when the inorganic dielectric particles are exposed to ultraviolet light.

公开(公告)号：US10556823B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-11

申请号：US16000606

申请日：2018-06-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Matthew S. Rogers ,  Que Anh S. Nguyen

IPC: B32B3/00 ,  C03C17/36

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.