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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2009
Applicants:
Kyle H. Yeates, Palo Alto, CA (US);
James Bilanski, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Dennis Pyper, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kyle H. Yeates, Palo Alto, CA (US);
James Bilanski, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Dennis Pyper, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 1/00 (2006.01); H05K 1/18 (2006.01); H05K 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Multi-part substrate arrangements that yield low profile configurations are disclosed. One aspect pertains to portable electronic devices are able to have low profiles through use of multi-part substrate arrangements. Another aspect pertains to methods for assembling two or more separate substrates into a multi-part substrate. By use of multi-part substrate arrangements according to the invention, portable electronic devices are able to be thinner and more compact.