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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 1995
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
William J Lewis, Mt. View, CA (US);
William J Schonfeld, Saratoga, CA (US);
Robert Ricommini, Saratoga, CA (US);
Vijay Char, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Computer, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F / ; G02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
359 83 ; 359 48 ; 361681 ;
Abstract
The use of a single metal mounting frame within an LCD assembly having an outer plastic housing provides for a thin, light, rigid, and less expensive LCD assembly. The metal mounting frame is coupled to a bezel and aligns an LCD panel between the bezel and the mounting frame. A backlighting assembly which provides illumination for the LCD panel is aligned by the mounting frame and the bezel and is aligned between the mounting frame and a plastic cover panel. The plastic cover panel couples to the bezel to form the outer housing of the LCD assembly.