公开(公告)号：US20200150726A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-14

申请号：US16740646

申请日：2020-01-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher D. Jones ,  Dale N. Memering ,  Christopher C. Bartlow

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H05K1/02 ,  H05K1/03 ,  G09F9/30 ,  G02F1/1333

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.

公开(公告)号：US20190160787A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-30

申请号：US16262855

申请日：2019-01-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher C. Bartlow ,  Dale N. Memering ,  Tyler A. Marshall ,  Victor Luzzato

IPC: B32B17/00 ,  C03C21/00

CPC classification number: B32B17/00 ,  B32B17/06 ,  B32B2250/03 ,  B32B2307/558 ,  B32B2457/208 ,  C03C21/002

Abstract: A component for an electronic device including an internal compressive stress region is disclosed herein. The internal compressive stress region may be created in a glass portion of the component or in a glass ceramic portion of the component. Electronic devices comprising the components and method for making the components are also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20180217639A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-02

申请号：US15870672

申请日：2018-01-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher D. Jones ,  Dale N. Memering ,  Christopher C. Bartlow

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H05K1/03 ,  H05K1/02 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  G09F9/30 ,  H01L51/00 ,  H01L27/32

CPC classification number: G06F1/1652 ,  G02F1/133305 ,  G06F1/1616 ,  G06F1/1618 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F2203/04102 ,  G09F9/301 ,  H01L27/3244 ,  H01L51/0097 ,  H01L2251/5338 ,  H05K1/028 ,  H05K1/0306

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.

公开(公告)号：US20240075713A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-07

申请号：US18388519

申请日：2023-11-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher C. Bartlow ,  Dale N. Memering ,  Tyler A. Marshall ,  Victor Luzzato

IPC: B32B17/00 ,  B32B17/06 ,  C03C21/00

CPC classification number: B32B17/00 ,  B32B17/06 ,  C03C21/002 ,  B32B2250/03 ,  B32B2307/558 ,  B32B2457/208

Abstract: A component for an electronic device including an internal compressive stress region is disclosed herein. The internal compressive stress region may be created in a glass portion of the component or in a glass ceramic portion of the component. Electronic devices comprising the components and method for making the components are also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20240053799A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-15

申请号：US18384181

申请日：2023-10-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher D. Jones ,  Dale N. Memering ,  Christopher C. Bartlow

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  G09F9/30 ,  H05K1/03 ,  H05K1/02

CPC classification number: G06F1/1652 ,  G02F1/133305 ,  G09F9/301 ,  H05K1/0306 ,  H05K1/028 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1616 ,  G06F1/1618 ,  G06F1/1641 ,  G06F2203/04102 ,  H10K59/12

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.

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

IPC: C03C21/00 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H04N5/225

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.

公开(公告)号：US11535551B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-27

申请号：US15676860

申请日：2017-08-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Victor Luzzato ,  Dale N. Memering ,  Christopher C. Bartlow

IPC: B32B17/06 ,  C03C15/02 ,  C03C15/00 ,  C03C27/06 ,  C03B23/03 ,  C03B23/203 ,  C03C17/00 ,  B32B17/10 ,  C03C19/00 ,  C03C21/00

Abstract: A property-enhanced cover sheet, and methods for forming a property-enhanced cover sheet, for a portable electronic device are disclosed. A property-enhanced cover sheet is formed by thermoforming a glass sheet into a specified contour shape while modifying one or more properties of the glass. Other property-enhanced sheets can be formed by layering two or more glass sheets having different material properties, and then thermoforming the layered sheets into a required contour shape. Property enhancement for a cover sheet includes, hardness, scratch resistance, strength, elasticity, texture and the like.

公开(公告)号：US11822390B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-21

申请号：US17860643

申请日：2022-07-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher D. Jones ,  Dale N. Memering ,  Christopher C. Bartlow

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  G09F9/30 ,  H05K1/03 ,  H05K1/02 ,  H10K59/12 ,  H10K77/10 ,  H10K102/00

CPC classification number: G06F1/1652 ,  G02F1/133305 ,  G06F1/1616 ,  G06F1/1618 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1641 ,  G09F9/301 ,  H05K1/028 ,  H05K1/0306 ,  G06F2203/04102 ,  H10K59/12 ,  H10K77/111 ,  H10K2102/311

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.

公开(公告)号：US11385682B2

公开(公告)日：2022-07-12

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 ,  H01L27/32 ,  H01L51/00

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.

公开(公告)号：US10766810B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-08

申请号：US15890260

申请日：2018-02-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Victor Luzzato ,  Tyler A. Marshall ,  Christopher C. Bartlow ,  Dale N. Memering

IPC: C03C21/00 ,  C03C15/00 ,  C03C19/00 ,  B28D1/18 ,  C03B23/03

Abstract: Components of an electronic device, such as glass articles, are susceptible to breakage, especially in regions where machining a glass article has created flaws. Chemical strengthening can be performed to create deeper compression layers at regions of a glass article that have been machined, include and/or are adjacent to an edge feature, have greater surface roughness, and/or have more or deeper cracks.