US 12,202,245 B2
Laminated polymer windows
Paul M Connolly, San Francisco, CA (US); Albert J Golko, Saratoga, CA (US); Arturo Llamazares Domper, San Jose, CA (US); David E Kingman, San Francisco, CA (US); Derek C Krass, Santa Cruz, CA (US); Martin Gross, Haimhausen (DE); Olivier C Barthomeuf, Santa Clara, CA (US); Peter F Masschelein, Campbell, CA (US); and Yogesh Upreti, Riedstadt (DE)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/083,135.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/311,340, filed on Feb. 17, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0256711 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
Int. Cl. B32B 7/12 (2006.01); B32B 1/00 (2006.01); B32B 3/26 (2006.01); B32B 7/022 (2019.01); B32B 27/08 (2006.01); B32B 27/30 (2006.01); B32B 27/36 (2006.01); B32B 33/00 (2006.01); B32B 37/12 (2006.01); B32B 37/18 (2006.01)
CPC B32B 7/12 (2013.01) [B32B 1/00 (2013.01); B32B 3/26 (2013.01); B32B 7/022 (2019.01); B32B 27/08 (2013.01); B32B 27/308 (2013.01); B32B 27/365 (2013.01); B32B 33/00 (2013.01); B32B 37/12 (2013.01); B32B 37/182 (2013.01); B32B 2250/02 (2013.01); B32B 2250/24 (2013.01); B32B 2307/41 (2013.01); B32B 2307/412 (2013.01); B32B 2333/12 (2013.01); B32B 2369/00 (2013.01); B32B 2605/006 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A window, comprising:
an inner polymer layer having a first Young's modulus;
an outer polymer layer having a second Young's modulus that is less than the first Young's modulus;
an adhesive layer that attaches the inner polymer layer and the outer polymer layer together, wherein the adhesive layer has a third Young's modulus that is less than the first Young's modulus and the second Young's modulus;
a hard coating, wherein the outer polymer layer is interposed between the hard coating and the inner polymer layer; and
a thermal coating, wherein the adhesive layer is interposed between the thermal coating and the inner polymer layer.