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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2019
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Naoto Matsuyuki, Kasugai, JP;
Manish Mittal, San Jose, CA (US);
Matthew S. Rogers, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D 127/18 (2006.01); C09D 171/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D 127/18 (2013.01); C09D 171/02 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2013.01);
Abstract
Patterned and plasma-treated coatings for surfaces of electronic devices are disclosed. The patterned and plasma-treated coatings may include a linear fluorinated oligomer or linear fluorinated polymer and may be transparent. Regions of a patterned coating may be micro-sized. The pattern defined by the coating may not be visually discernable, but may affect the frictional properties of the coating.