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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2017
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Paul X. Wang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Whitney D. Mattson, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Christopher T. Lebedeff, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Craig C. Leong, San Jose, CA (US);
James C. Whitley, San Francisco, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An item such as a leather-based item may have a layer of leather with one or more transparent portions that are illuminated by a light source. The transparent portions of the leather may be formed by a single continuous opening in the leather or may be formed by an array of smaller openings. A flexible light guide may be attached to a lower surface of the leather. The light guide may be used to add structure and heft to a thinned portion of the leather while still allowing the leather to remain flexible and soft. The light guide may be attached to a lower surface of the leather and may diffuse and guide light from a light source towards the leather. The light guide may be formed from one or more waveguide 'pipes' or may be formed form a plate-light light guide layer that extends continuously under the leather.