公开(公告)号：US11921259B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-05

申请号：US16843137

申请日：2020-04-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Manish Mittal ,  Feng Liu ,  Kenji Ishizeki ,  Matthew S. Rogers ,  Naoto Matsuyuki ,  Wolf Oetting

IPC: G02B1/18 ,  B05D1/00 ,  B05D1/36 ,  B05D5/08 ,  C03C17/42 ,  C23C14/00 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H05K5/03 ,  C23C14/02 ,  C23C14/10 ,  C23C14/14 ,  C23C14/58

CPC classification number: G02B1/18 ,  B05D1/36 ,  B05D1/60 ,  B05D5/083 ,  C03C17/42 ,  C23C14/00 ,  H05K5/0017 ,  H05K5/03 ,  B05D2203/35 ,  C03C2217/76 ,  C03C2218/15 ,  C03C2218/31 ,  C03C2218/32 ,  C23C14/021 ,  C23C14/024 ,  C23C14/10 ,  C23C14/14 ,  C23C14/58 ,  H05K2203/1333

Abstract: An electronic device includes electrical components in a housing. The components may include optical components such as a display. Protective structures may be used to protect the optical components. The protective structures may include one or more protective transparent layers such as layers of glass or crystalline material such as sapphire. The protective transparent layers may be coated with an oleophobic coating. To enhance coating durability, catalyst may be used to help bond the oleophobic coating. An adhesion promotion layer such as a silicon oxide layer may be deposited on the transparent protective layer. A catalyst layer such as a layer of sodium fluoride may be deposited on the adhesion promotion layer. The oleophobic material may be evaporated or otherwise deposited on the catalyst layer. Heat and moisture may help the oleophobic material form chemical bonds with the adhesion promotion layer, thereby forming a durable oleophobic coating.

公开(公告)号：US11910552B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-20

申请号：US16904501

申请日：2020-06-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Manish Mittal ,  Brian S. Tryon ,  James A. Yurko ,  Jing Zhou ,  Matthew S. Rogers ,  Naoto Matsuyuki

IPC: H05K5/04 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H05K5/02 ,  C08K3/08

CPC classification number: H05K5/04 ,  C08K3/08 ,  H05K5/0017 ,  H05K5/0086 ,  H05K5/0217 ,  C08K2003/0831

Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing. The device may include metal structures such as a metal member forming a portion of the housing, a portion of a strap, or other portions of the device. A gold-containing coating such as a layer of elemental gold or a gold alloy may cover the metal member to provide the metal member with a gold appearance or other desired appearance. To protect the metal member and the gold-containing coating, the metal member and gold-containing coating may be covered with a protective coating layer such as an organic protective layer. The organic protective layer may have a fluoropolymer layer with thiol coupling groups to promote adhesion to the gold-containing layer or may contain a polymer layer with silane and thiol coupling groups that serves as an adhesion promotion layer for an overlapping fluoropolymer layer with silane coupling groups.

公开(公告)号：US20210400830A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-23

申请号：US16904501

申请日：2020-06-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Manish Mittal ,  Brian S. Tryon ,  James A. Yurko ,  Jing Zhou ,  Matthew S. Rogers ,  Naoto Matsuyuki

IPC: H05K5/04 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H05K5/02

Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing. The device may include metal structures such as a metal member forming a portion of the housing, a portion of a strap, or other portions of the device. A gold-containing coating such as a layer of elemental gold or a gold alloy may cover the metal member to provide the metal member with a gold appearance or other desired appearance. To protect the metal member and the gold-containing coating, the metal member and gold-containing coating may be covered with a protective coating layer such as an organic protective layer. The organic protective layer may have a fluoropolymer layer with thiol coupling groups to promote adhesion to the gold-containing layer or may contain a polymer layer with silane and thiol coupling groups that serves as an adhesion promotion layer for an overlapping fluoropolymer layer with silane coupling groups.

公开(公告)号：US20210072789A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-11

申请号：US16882361

申请日：2020-05-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Matthew S. Rogers ,  Manish Mittal ,  Marta M. Giachino ,  Sawako Kamei

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G02B1/14

Abstract: A cover assembly for an electronic device has a cover member including a glass ceramic material. An adhesion layer couples an interior coating to the cover member. The adhesion layer includes an oxide-based layer, such as a silicon oxide-based layer, and a coupling agent.

公开(公告)号：US20200180076A1

公开(公告)日：2020-06-11

申请号：US16439547

申请日：2019-06-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Matthew S. Rogers ,  Manish Mittal ,  Marta M. Giachino ,  Michael S. Nashner

IPC: B23K26/18 ,  B23K26/354

Abstract: Markings for electronic devices are disclosed. Markings are formed through a laser-based process which transforms a colorant in a multilayer structure disposed along an interior surface of a cover. The transformed colorant defines a marking visible along an external surface of the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US20200095449A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-26

申请号：US16362455

申请日：2019-03-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Naoto Matsuyuki ,  Manish Mittal ,  Matthew S. Rogers

IPC: C09D127/18 ,  G06F3/041 ,  C09D171/02

Abstract: Patterned and plasma-treated coatings for surfaces of electronic devices are disclosed. The patterned and plasma-treated coatings may include a linear fluorinated oligomer or linear fluorinated polymer and may be transparent. Regions of a patterned coating may be micro-sized. The pattern defined by the coating may not be visually discernable, but may affect the frictional properties of the coating.