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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2017
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Steven P. Hotelling, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Chris A. Ligtenberg, San Carlos, CA (US);
Duncan Robert Kerr, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bartley K. Andre, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Joshua A. Strickon, Key Biscayne, FL (US);
Brian Q. Huppi, San Francisco, CA (US);
Imran Chaudhri, San Francisco, CA (US);
Gregory N. Christie, San Jose, CA (US);
Bas Ording, San Francisco, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
In one exemplary embodiment, a portable computer having a display assembly coupled to a base assembly to alternate between a closed position and an open position. Palm rest areas are formed by a touchpad disposed on the surface of the base assembly. In an alternative embodiment, a touchpad disposed on the base assembly has a width that extends substantially into the palm rests areas of the base assembly.