公开(公告)号：US20170081238A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-23

申请号：US15269838

申请日：2016-09-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher D. JONES ,  Dale N. MEMERING ,  Christopher D. PREST

IPC: C03B23/03

CPC classification number: C03B23/0302 ,  C03B23/0235 ,  C03B23/0258 ,  C03B23/0307 ,  C03B32/02

Abstract: A method of modifying a substrate formed of non-deformable material is disclosed. In some embodiments, techniques are disclosed for identifying a region of a planar substrate that is susceptible to stretching during a subsequent shaping operation. In some embodiments, techniques are disclosed for adding an amount of non-deformable material to the planar substrate at an identified location and in a single operation, acting on the substrate until the substrate has a shape corresponding to a uniform thickness and a three-dimensional curvature.

公开(公告)号：US20190100457A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-04

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

CPC classification number: C03C21/002 ,  B28D1/18 ,  C03B23/0302 ,  C03C15/00 ,  C03C19/00 ,  C03C2204/08 ,  C03C2218/34

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.