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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2018
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Keith J. Hendren, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bartley K. Andre, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Duncan Robert Kerr, San Francisco, CA (US);
Christopher J. Stringer, Woodside, CA (US);
Daniel J. Coster, Woodside, CA (US);
Christiaan A. Ligtenberg, San Carlos, CA (US);
John Brock, San Carlos, CA (US);
Thomas W. Wilson, Saratoga, CA (US);
Dinesh C. Mathew, San Francisco, CA (US);
Brett W. Degner, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Tomas E. Ponce, Redwood City, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A portable computer may include battery indicator light structures. Battery status information in the portable computer may be presented to a user using an array of light-emitting diodes or other light emitters. Light-emitting diodes may be mounted on a printed circuit board. A stiffener may provide the printed circuit board with rigidity. The printed circuit board may include a connector that allows the board to be connected to a main logic board. A switch on the printed circuit board may be actuated by a power button on the portable computer. An opaque member with an array of holes may be used to reduce light bleed between adjacent light-emitting diodes. Diffusing plastic may be mounted within the array of holes. Bumps in the diffusing plastic may mate with corresponding holes on a portable computer housing.