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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2010
Applicants:
Silvio Grespan, Shanghai, CN;
Casey Feinstein, San Jose, CA (US);
Kuo-hua Sung, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John Z. Zhong, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Silvio Grespan, Shanghai, CN;
Casey Feinstein, San Jose, CA (US);
Kuo-Hua Sung, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John Z. Zhong, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); C03B 33/09 (2006.01); C03C 17/22 (2006.01); C03C 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/044 (2013.01); C03B 33/091 (2013.01); C03C 17/22 (2013.01); C03C 21/002 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49002 (2015.01);
Abstract
Improved techniques are disclosed for fabrication of touch panels using thin sheet glass, coupling external circuitry, and securely holding the touch panel within a portable electronic device. The thin sheet glass may be chemically strengthened and laser scribed.