US 12,189,439 B2
Multi-part device enclosure
Mikael M. Silvanto, San Francisco, CA (US); Simon J. Trivett, Waterloo (CA); Matthew S. Theobald, San Francisco, CA (US); Dinesh C. Mathew, San Francisco, CA (US); Simon R. Lancaster-Larocque, San Jose, CA (US); Robert Y. Cao, San Francisco, CA (US); Ari P. Miller, San Francisco, CA (US); Kevin M. Robinson, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Houtan R. Farahani, Cupertino, CA (US); Francesco Ferretti, Morgan Hill, CA (US); John Raff, Menlo Park, CA (US); Robert J. Lockwood, San Carlos, CA (US); Genie Kim, Sejong (KR); Karan Bir, Bangalore (IN); Keith J. Hendren, San Francisco, CA (US); Gurshan Deol, Santa Clara, CA (US); Antonio Clarke, Cupertino, CA (US); Prabhu Sathyamurthy, Austin, TX (US); and William A. Counts, Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/094,157.
Application 18/094,157 is a continuation of application No. 17/158,480, filed on Jan. 26, 2021, granted, now 11,550,369.
Application 17/158,480 is a continuation of application No. 16/145,019, filed on Sep. 27, 2018, granted, now 10,915,151, issued on Feb. 9, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/566,081, filed on Sep. 29, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0161390 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 1/18 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/181 (2013.01) [G06F 1/1613 (2013.01); G06F 1/1616 (2013.01); G06F 1/1637 (2013.01); G06F 1/1652 (2013.01); G06F 1/183 (2013.01); H04M 1/0202 (2013.01); H04M 1/0249 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A notebook computer comprising:
a base portion comprising:
an enclosure comprising:
a first layer formed of glass and defining:
a first portion of a top exterior surface of the base portion; and
a user input region along the top exterior surface of the base portion;
a second layer positioned below the first layer and defining a first portion of a bottom exterior surface of the base portion; and
a first side member at least partially surrounding a periphery of the first layer and a periphery of the second layer, the first side member defining:
a side exterior surface of the base portion;
a second portion of the top exterior surface; and
a second portion of the bottom exterior surface; and
a display portion coupled to the base portion and comprising:
a display enclosure comprising:
a third layer formed of glass and defining a first portion of a front surface of the display enclosure;
a fourth layer formed of glass and defining a first portion of a back exterior surface of the display portion; and
a second side member at least partially surrounding a periphery of the third layer and a periphery of the fourth layer, the first side member defining:
a side exterior surface of the display portion;
a second portion of the front surface; and
a second portion of the back exterior surface; and
a display at least partially within the display enclosure and configured to produce a graphical output.