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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2017
Google Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Brian Jon Hassemer, Gurnee, IL (US);
Paul Lynn Fordham, Wauconda, IL (US);
Mark Daniel Janninck, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
David Kyungtag Lim, Glenview, IL (US);
Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
An electronic device includes: a display assembly including an electronic display configured to generate an optical image viewable from in front of the electronic device; a proximity sensor coupled to at least a portion of the display assembly, the proximity sensor including a sensing element configured to be responsive to presence of an object in front of the electronic device, the sensing element supported by a support structure having an upper surface facing a frontal direction of the electronic device; and a conductor that electrically connects the sensing element of the proximity sensor and the portion of the display assembly, the conductor including a conductive path extending along the support structure to the upper surface of the support structure.