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Internal components of a portable computing device

US8897002B2 · kind B2 · utility

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23Claims

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Assignee

Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

Brett W. Degner · Menlo Park, US
Christiaan A. Ligtenberg · Redwood City, US
Ron A. Hopkinson · Campbell, US
Patrick Kessler · San Francisco, US
Bradley J. Hamel · Redwood City, US
Dinesh C. Mathew · Fremont, US
John M. Brock · Redwood City, US
Keith J. Hendren · San Francisco, US
Peteris K. Augenbergs · Woodside, US
Joss N. Giddings · San Francisco, US
Matthew C. Waldon · San Francisco, US
Cina Hazegh · Walnut Creek, US
Matthew P. Casebolt · Fremont, US
Charles A. Schwalbach · Menlo Park, US
Brandon S. Smith · Mountain View, US
William F. Leggett · San Jose, US
Gavin J. Reid · Campbell, US
Tom Tate · San Jose, US
Gary Thomason · Georgetown, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 8, 2012
Grant date	Nov 25, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 20, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F1/187
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present application describes various embodiments of systems and methods for providing internal components for portable computing devices having a thin profile. More particularly, the present application describes internal components configured to fit within a relatively thin outer enclosure.

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