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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2011
Matthew D. Hill, Mountain View, CA (US);
Wayne Wei-cheng Huang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Lee Hua Tan, Singapore, SG;
Nicholas Isaac Reid, San Francisco, CA (US);
Reid Collins, Valley Center, CA (US);
Richard Hung Minh Dinh, Cupertino, CA (US);
Ian A. Spraggs, San Francisco, CA (US);
Matthew D. Hill, Mountain View, CA (US);
Wayne Wei-Cheng Huang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Lee Hua Tan, Singapore, SG;
Nicholas Isaac Reid, San Francisco, CA (US);
Reid Collins, Valley Center, CA (US);
Richard Hung Minh Dinh, Cupertino, CA (US);
Ian A. Spraggs, San Francisco, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Various processes for creating mirrored features are discussed herein as well as devices that include the mirrored features. One embodiment includes a button having a transparent layer and an opaque layer coupled to the transparent layer. A portion of the transparent layer extends through the opaque layer so that the portion of the transparent layer is flush with a back surface of the opaque layer and generally has a shape of a desired feature. The button also includes a reflective object positioned so that it may be seen through the transparent layer.