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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2006
Emery Sanford, San Francisco, CA (US);
Stephen P. Zadesky, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Philip M. Hobson, Menlo Park, CA (US);
M. Evans Hankey, San Francisco, CA (US);
Stephen Brian Lynch, San Francsico, CA (US);
Tang Yew Tan, San Francsico, CA (US);
Erik L. Wang, Redwood City, CA (US);
Emery Sanford, San Francisco, CA (US);
Stephen P. Zadesky, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Philip M. Hobson, Menlo Park, CA (US);
M. Evans Hankey, San Francisco, CA (US);
Stephen Brian Lynch, San Francsico, CA (US);
Tang Yew Tan, San Francsico, CA (US);
Erik L. Wang, Redwood City, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An electronic device having an enclosure is disclosed. The electronic device includes a hole disposed at least partially through the enclosure. The electronic device also includes a detector configured to provide at least one visual indication after being immersed in water. The detector may include a moisture-indicating portion and a light-permitting moisture-proof membrane. The detector may be disposed inside at least one of the enclosure and the hole such that at least a portion of the detector is visible through the hole from outside of the enclosure without dismantling or opening the electronic device. The distance between the light-permitting moisture-proof membrane and an opening of the hole in the enclosure may be less than the distance between the moisture-indicating portion and the opening of the hole.