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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2021
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0414 (2013.01); G06F 1/1616 (2013.01); G06F 1/1643 (2013.01); G06F 1/1681 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments described herein generally take the form of an electronic device including a primary and secondary display; at least the secondary display is force-sensitive and further has its force-sensing circuitry in-plane with the display. The secondary display and force-sensing circuitry may be encapsulated between two glass layers that are bonded to one another by a frit. In some embodiments the force-sensing circuitry is formed from, or constitutes part of, the frit.