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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:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2010
Applicant:
Kyle H. Yeates, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventor:
Kyle H. Yeates, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/02 (2006.01); C03C 21/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G02F 1/1333 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C 21/002 (2013.01); G02B 27/0018 (2013.01); G06F 1/1626 (2013.01); G02F 2001/133331 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments disclosed therein generally pertain to selectively strengthening glass. More particularly, techniques are described for selectively strengthening cover glass, which tends to be thin, for electronic devices, namely, portable electronic devices. In certain embodiments, selectively strengthening glass, such as cover glass, can be used to provide optical barriers (or channels) internal to the glass. The electronic devices can also provide for camera integration behind the cover glass.