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Device having integrated interface system

US10871828B2 · kind B2 · utility

14Cited by

45References

19Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

Christiaan A. Ligtenberg · Redwood City, US
Brett W. Degner · Menlo Park, US
Ron A. Hopkinson · Campbell, US
Asif Hussain · San Jose, US
Dinesh C. Mathew · Fremont, US
Mikael Silvanto · San Francisco, US
Chang Zhang · Santa Clara, US
Zheng Gao · Cupertino, US
Robert Y. Cao · San Francisco, US
Keith J. Hendren · San Francisco, US
Simon R. Lancaster-Larocque · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 28, 2018
Grant date	Dec 22, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 7, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH03K2217/9653
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A portable computer includes a display portion comprising a display, a base portion pivotally coupled to the display portion and including a glass top case. The glass top case defines an exterior surface and a keyboard opening through the glass top case from the exterior surface to an interior surface. The portable computer further includes a keyboard positioned at least partially within the keyboard opening and comprising a substrate, a key configured to move relative to the substrate, and a fabric cover disposed over the key and defining a user interface surface of the key.

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