公开(公告)号：US20250028085A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-23

申请号：US18906658

申请日：2024-10-04

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Wei Lin ,  Boyi Fu ,  Nathan K Gupta

IPC: G02B1/18 ,  G02B1/04

Abstract: An electronic device may have optical components that each have first and second transparent layers such as first and second glass layers. The glass layers may have outer surfaces that face away from each other and inner surfaces that face towards each other. A polymer layer is formed between the inner surfaces of the glass layers. Along the periphery of each optical component, a hermetic seal is formed to protect the polymer material of the polymer layer. The seal may include one or more electroplated metal layers that are coupled to the first and second glass layers. For example, glass prism rings may be coupled to the first and second glass layers and metal may be coupled to the prism rings. The one or more metal layers may then be bonded to the metal on the prism rings, such as through soldering.

公开(公告)号：US20240092065A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-21

申请号：US18457522

申请日：2023-08-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Wei Lin ,  Boyi Fu ,  Nathan K Gupta

IPC: B32B17/10

CPC classification number: B32B17/10302 ,  B32B17/10036 ,  B32B17/1022 ,  B32B17/1077 ,  B32B2457/00 ,  B32B2551/00

Abstract: An electronic device may have optical components that each have first and second transparent layers such as first and second glass layers. The glass layers may have outer surfaces that face away from each other and inner surfaces that face towards each other. A polymer layer is formed between the inner surfaces of the glass layers. Along the periphery of each optical component, a hermetic seal is formed to protect the polymer material of the polymer layer. The seal may include one or more metal layers that are coupled to the first and second glass layers. For example, glass prism rings may be coupled to the first and second glass layers and metal may be coupled to the prism rings. The one or more metal layers may then be bonded to the metal on the prism rings, such as through soldering.

公开(公告)号：US20240043710A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-08

申请号：US17972379

申请日：2022-10-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ken Hsuan Liao ,  Ying-Chih Wang ,  Shu Yang ,  Yu-Jen Fang ,  Po-Jui Chen ,  Andrew H Moon ,  Sarah Trabia ,  Nathan K Gupta

IPC: C09D11/52 ,  H05K5/03 ,  H01B1/24 ,  C09D11/037 ,  C09D11/101

CPC classification number: C09D11/52 ,  H05K5/03 ,  H01B1/24 ,  C09D11/037 ,  C09D11/101

Abstract: A conductive ink may include an ultraviolet-curable resin and high-aspect-ratio conductors, such as nanowires or carbon nanotubes, dispersed in the ultraviolet-curable resin. The conductive ink may be fully curable at room temperature in under a minute with a curing depth of at least 100 microns, without heat, moisture, or a secondary curing step. The conductive ink may also have pigment and/or dyes within the ultraviolet-curable resin, and the conductive ink may be opaque at infrared wavelengths and transparent at ultraviolet wavelengths. The conductive ink may ground the cover glass of an electronic device display to a metal structure within the electronic device, such as a metal plate of the display, to prevent an accumulation of charge at the cover glass.

公开(公告)号：US20230352497A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-02

申请号：US18176931

申请日：2023-03-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Meng-Tse Chen ,  Anshi Liang ,  Arnoldus A Barlian ,  Bayu A Thedjoisworo ,  Boris A Russ ,  Chun-Hsien Lee ,  Chun-Lan Wu ,  Han-Chieh Chang ,  Jiming Yu ,  Marc J DeVincentis ,  Nathan K Gupta ,  Paolo Sacchetto ,  Paul S Drzaic ,  Zhen Zhang ,  Ziyang Zhang

IPC: H01L27/12 ,  H01L25/16 ,  H05K3/10 ,  H05K1/02 ,  H05K3/32

CPC classification number: H01L27/1296 ,  H01L25/167 ,  H01L27/1248 ,  H05K3/107 ,  H05K1/028 ,  H05K3/321

Abstract: A display may have one or more bent portions. To increase the magnitude of curvature in a display and/or to allow for compound curvature in the display, a display panel may be partially formed in a planar state. The partial display panel is then bent to have desired curvature. After the partial display panel is bent, additional display components that are susceptible to damage during the bending process may be added to complete the display panel. A flexible printed circuit may be formed directly on the display panel using precise deposition of conductive material. By forming the flexible printed circuit layer-by-layer directly on the display panel, no substantive pressure needs to be applied to the display panel. Electrical connections may therefore be made to the display panel in regions of the display with high levels of curvature and/or with compound curvature without causing front-of-screen artifacts for the display panel.

公开(公告)号：US12157289B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-03

申请号：US18457522

申请日：2023-08-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Wei Lin ,  Boyi Fu ,  Nathan K Gupta

IPC: B32B17/06 ,  B32B17/10

Abstract: An electronic device may have optical components that each have first and second transparent layers such as first and second glass layers. The glass layers may have outer surfaces that face away from each other and inner surfaces that face towards each other. A polymer layer is formed between the inner surfaces of the glass layers. Along the periphery of each optical component, a hermetic seal is formed to protect the polymer material of the polymer layer. The seal may include one or more metal layers that are coupled to the first and second glass layers. For example, glass prism rings may be coupled to the first and second glass layers and metal may be coupled to the prism rings. The one or more metal layers may then be bonded to the metal on the prism rings, such as through soldering.

公开(公告)号：US12013585B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-18

申请号：US17528023

申请日：2021-11-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Prabhakar Gulgunje ,  Brian S. Medower ,  Mahmut C. Orsan ,  Nathan K Gupta ,  Shifa Xu ,  Shubhaditya Majumdar ,  Wei Lin ,  Yazan Z Alnahhas

IPC: G02B6/04 ,  G02B6/06 ,  G02B6/08 ,  G02B6/42 ,  G02B6/43 ,  G02B6/44 ,  G02B6/122 ,  G02B6/125

CPC classification number: G02B6/4403 ,  G02B6/04 ,  G02B6/06 ,  G02B6/08 ,  G02B6/4296 ,  G02B6/4298 ,  G02B6/43 ,  G02B6/1221 ,  G02B6/125 ,  G02B6/4249

Abstract: A light pipe such as a fiber ribbon may be formed from fibers joined by binder such as extruded binder. The fiber ribbon or other light pipe may have bends. A light source may provide light to an input of a fiber ribbon that is guided by the fiber ribbon to a corresponding output. The output may be located in an interior portion of an electronic device or may be positioned so that light from the output exits the electronic device and illuminates external objects. The light source may have light-emitting devices on a substrate. The light-emitting devices may be vertical cavity surface-emitting laser diodes or other lasers and/or may be light-emitting diodes. Light-emitting devices may be arranged in discrete clusters corresponding to the locations of fiber cores in the fiber ribbon.

公开(公告)号：US20240118538A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-11

申请号：US18543843

申请日：2023-12-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Wei Lin ,  Boyi Fu ,  Nathan K Gupta

IPC: G02B27/00

CPC classification number: G02B27/0006

Abstract: An electronic device may have optical components that each have first and second transparent layers such as first and second glass layers. The glass layers may have outer surfaces that face away from each other and inner surfaces that face towards each other. A polymer layer is formed between the inner surfaces of the glass layers. Along the periphery of each optical component, a hermetic seal is formed to protect the polymer material of the polymer layer. The seal may include one or more metal layers that are coupled to the first and second glass layers. Alternatively or additionally, the seal may include an internal seal, such as a metal foil layer that extends between the first and second glass layers, within the optical component to reduce the width of the optical component.

公开(公告)号：US20230382085A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-30

申请号：US18447209

申请日：2023-08-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Zachary M Beiley ,  Brent J Bollman ,  Derrick T Carpenter ,  Benjamin P Cherniawski ,  Boyi Fu ,  Nathan K Gupta ,  Wei Lin ,  Graham C Nelson ,  Isik I Nugay Ozel ,  Zhipeng Pan ,  Alexander D Schlaupitz ,  Kristina M Serratto ,  Ying-Da Wang ,  Da Yu ,  Tyler A Marshall

IPC: B32B17/10

CPC classification number: B32B17/10302 ,  B32B2307/51 ,  B32B2315/02 ,  B32B2383/00 ,  B32B2333/08

Abstract: An electronic device may have optical components that each have first and second transparent layers such as first and second glass layers. The glass layers may have outer surfaces that face away from each other and inner surfaces that face towards each other. A polymer layer is formed between the inner surfaces of the glass layers. Along the periphery of each optical component, a hermetic seal is formed to protect the polymer material of the polymer layer. The seal may have a moisture barrier layer that is attached to the first and second glass layers. The moisture barrier layer may be supported by an elastomeric buffer member. The moisture barrier layer may be formed from metal film or a polymer layer or other substrate that is coated with a moisture-impermeable coating. The moisture-impermeable coating may be formed from one or more thin-film metal layers and/or one more thin-film dielectric layers.

公开(公告)号：US20230343914A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-26

申请号：US18185237

申请日：2023-03-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Han-Chieh Chang ,  Anshi Liang ,  Arnoldus A Barlian ,  Bayu A Thedjoisworo ,  Boris A Russ ,  Chun-Lan Wu ,  Ken Hsuan Liao ,  Marc J DeVincentis ,  Meng-Tse Chen ,  Nathan K Gupta ,  Paolo Sacchetto ,  Paul S Drzaic ,  Po-Jui Chen ,  Ying-Chih Wang ,  Yong Sun ,  Zhen Zhang ,  Ziyang Zhang

IPC: H01L33/62 ,  H01L27/15 ,  H01L33/48

CPC classification number: H01L33/62 ,  H01L27/156 ,  H01L33/486

Abstract: Conductive traces may be conformally wrapped around the side of a display panel that includes an array of display pixels. The conductive traces may electrically connect contacts on an upper surface of the display panel to corresponding contacts on a flexible printed circuit that is attached to a lower surface of the display panel. The side-wrapped conductive traces may be interposed between first and second insulating layers. The flexible printed circuit may have a multi-step interface that is electrically connected to the side-wrapped conductive traces. A system-in-package including a display driver integrated circuit may be mounted to the flexible printed circuit. The system-in-package may include a plurality of redistribution layers that electrically connect contacts on the display driver integrated circuit to contacts on the flexible printed circuit.