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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2018
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Victor Luzzato, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Christopher D. Prest, San Francisco, CA (US);
Matthew S. Rogers, San Jose, CA (US);
Dale N. Memering, Langhorne, PA (US);
Christopher C. Bartlow, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 15/04 (2006.01); B32B 17/06 (2006.01); B32B 7/12 (2006.01); C03B 23/03 (2006.01); C03C 17/23 (2006.01); C03C 21/00 (2006.01); C03C 17/22 (2006.01); C03B 23/203 (2006.01); C03C 27/10 (2006.01); C03C 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 17/06 (2013.01); B32B 7/12 (2013.01); C03B 23/0302 (2013.01); C03B 23/203 (2013.01); C03C 17/225 (2013.01); C03C 17/23 (2013.01); C03C 21/002 (2013.01); B32B 2255/20 (2013.01); B32B 2307/536 (2013.01); B32B 2307/584 (2013.01); B32B 2457/20 (2013.01); C03C 19/00 (2013.01); C03C 27/10 (2013.01); C03C 2217/213 (2013.01); C03C 2217/22 (2013.01); C03C 2217/228 (2013.01); C03C 2217/281 (2013.01);
Abstract
Glass articles and methods for producing glass articles for a portable electronic device are disclosed. Properties of the glass articles, such as cover members, are improved through chemical strengthening, thermoforming, or a combination thereof. The glass articles may include barrier layers to prevent diffusion of ions between glass layers of the glass article, internal compressive stress regions, or a combination thereof.