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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2011
Hsin Chin Lee, Waterloo, CA;
Bergen Albert Fletcher, Kitchener, CA;
Antanas Matthew Broga, Cambridge, CA;
Hsin Chin Lee, Waterloo, CA;
Bergen Albert Fletcher, Kitchener, CA;
Antanas Matthew Broga, Cambridge, CA;
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Abstract
A light guide apparatus for an electronic device is described. The light guide apparatus includes a light guide having a first surface and an second surface; a light source, the light guide and the light source being arranged to couple light from the source into the light guide through the second surface of the light guide, the second surface and the light source defining a gap therebetween; and a reflector positioned above the light source and the light guide, and extending over at least a portion of the gap and at least a portion of the front surface of the light guide.