US 11,700,760 B2
Electronic devices having displays with openings
Benjamin M. Rappoport, Santa Barbara, CA (US); Jeremy C. Franklin, San Francisco, CA (US); Fletcher R. Rothkopf, Los Altos, CA (US); Scott A. Myers, Saratoga, CA (US); Richard P. Howarth, San Francisco, CA (US); Julian Hoenig, Lisbon (PT); Christopher Stringer, Woodside, CA (US); John P. Ternus, Los Altos Hills, CA (US); and Stephen Brian Lynch, Portola Valley, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 8, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/115,547.
Application 17/115,547 is a continuation of application No. 16/745,185, filed on Jan. 16, 2020, granted, now 10,879,318.
Application 16/745,185 is a continuation of application No. 16/203,410, filed on Nov. 28, 2018, granted, now 10,546,901, issued on Jan. 28, 2020.
Application 16/203,410 is a continuation of application No. 16/179,713, filed on Nov. 2, 2018, granted, now 10,431,636, issued on Oct. 1, 2019.
Application 16/179,713 is a continuation of application No. 15/812,884, filed on Nov. 14, 2017, granted, now 10,121,831, issued on Nov. 6, 2018.
Application 15/812,884 is a continuation of application No. 15/402,009, filed on Jan. 9, 2017, granted, now 9,825,103, issued on Nov. 21, 2017.
Application 15/402,009 is a continuation of application No. 14/612,222, filed on Feb. 2, 2015, granted, now 9,543,364, issued on Jan. 10, 2017.
Application 14/612,222 is a continuation of application No. 13/273,851, filed on Oct. 14, 2011, granted, now 8,947,627, issued on Feb. 3, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2021/0091146 A1, Mar. 25, 2021
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H10K 59/60 (2023.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); H10K 59/40 (2023.01); H10K 77/10 (2023.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/042 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G09G 3/3208 (2016.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); G02B 5/20 (2006.01)
CPC H10K 59/60 (2023.02) [G02B 5/208 (2013.01); G02B 27/01 (2013.01); G06F 1/169 (2013.01); G06F 1/1626 (2013.01); G06F 1/1637 (2013.01); G06F 1/1641 (2013.01); G06F 1/1686 (2013.01); G06F 1/1688 (2013.01); G06F 1/1698 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06F 3/042 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G09G 3/3208 (2013.01); H04R 1/028 (2013.01); H05K 999/99 (2013.01); H10K 59/40 (2023.02); H10K 77/111 (2023.02); G02B 2027/014 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0138 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04101 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04108 (2013.01); G09G 2320/0626 (2013.01); G09G 2360/144 (2013.01); H04R 2499/15 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a housing;
a display mounted in the housing, wherein the display has an active area with an array of organic light-emitting diode pixels and an inactive area that at least partially surrounds the active area;
an acoustic component mounted behind a portion of the active area of the display.