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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2015
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Bartley K. Andre, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Kevin M. Robinson, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Mikael M. Silvanto, San Francisco, CA (US);
Robert Y. Cao, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bryan W. Posner, La Selva Beach, CA (US);
Wey-Jiun Lin, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Dinesh C. Mathew, Fremont, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A cover plate for a portable electronic device is disclosed. The cover plate can be used as a cosmetic feature disposed on a display or cover glass of the portable computing device. For instance, the cover plate may include one or may layers disposed on a surface of the cover plate. In some cases, the layers are formed on a rear surface of the cover plate. In addition to enhancing the appearance of the portable electronic device, the cover plate provides additional a protective layer to internal components positioned behind the cover plate. Moreover, the cover plate may formed from an electromagnetically transparent material such as glass to allow receipt and/or transmission of electromagnetic waves in the form of radio frequencies. Also, the cover plate offers protection to the display and cover glass when the portable electronic device is in a closed configuration.