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Display panel bend reinforcement

US11889647B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12References

19Claims

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Assignee

Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

Izhar Zahoor Ahmed · Corning, US
John J. Baker · Campbell, US
Bulong Wu · San Jose, US
Daniel W. Jarvis · Sunnyvale, US
Douglas G. Fournier · San Jose, US
Eric W. Bates · Lafayette, US
Hao Dong · Santa Clara, US
Isabel S Gueble · Sunnyvale, US
Jason C. Law · Foster City, US
Jingjing Xu · Eden Prairie, US
Kikue S. Burnham · San Ramon, US
Paul U. Leutheuser · Saratoga, US
Sarah Trabia · San Jose, US
Sawyer I. Cohen · Sunnyvale, US
Shaorui Yang · Milpitas, US
Shaowei Qin · Milpitas, US
Siddharth Avachat · San Jose, US
Yaocheng Zhang · Cupertino, US
Ying-Chih Wang · Sunnyvale, US
Zhen Zhang · Cupertino, US
Benjamin R. Pope · Woodside, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 19, 2020
Grant date	Jan 30, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 7, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH05K3/284
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic device includes a housing that defines an aperture, and a display assembly positioned in the aperture. The display assembly can include a display layer having a first portion, and a second portion bending at least partially below the first portion. The first portion and the second portion can define a bend volume, and a potting material can be disposed in the bend volume, such that the potting material contacts the first portion and the second portion. An internal enclosure can be contoured to the display assembly.

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