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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2017
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Jaymin Amin, Corning, NY (US);
Yuhui Jin, Painted Post, NY (US);
Timothy James Kiczenski, Corning, NY (US);
Michelle Diane Pierson-Stull, Painted Post, NY (US);
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of an electronic device comprising an enclosure and electrical components disposed at least partially inside the enclosure, wherein the enclosure comprises a substrate having a tactile surface are disclosed. The tactile surface may include a textured surface, a coated surface or a coated textured surface that exhibits a low fingerprint visibility, when a fingerprint is applied to the tactile surface. In one or more embodiments, the substrate exhibits an average transmittance of about 80% or greater over the visible spectrum, a coefficient of friction less than about 0.3, a surface roughness Ra of about 500 nm or greater, and either one or both a transmission haze greater than about 60%, and a reflection haze at either 2 degrees from specular or 5 degrees from specular greater than 60%.