ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING SELECTIVELY STRENGTHENED GLASS
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Embodiments disclosed therein generally pertain to selectively strengthening glass. More particularly, techniques are described for selectively strengthening cover glass, which tends to be thin, for electronic devices, namely, portable electronic devices.
-
Citations
45 Claims
-
1-25. -25. (canceled)
-
26. An electronic device comprising:
-
a housing; a display positioned within the housing; and a cover glass attached to the housing and defining an outward facing surface and an inward facing surface;
whereinthe outward facing surface is chemically strengthened to a greater extent than at least a portion of the inward facing surface. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
-
-
33. An electronic device housing comprising:
a selectively chemically strengthened cover glass having an outward facing surface, an inward facing surface, and a periphery, the outward facing surface and a peripheral region of the inward facing surface being strengthened to a greater degree than an other portion of the inward facing surface located away from the periphery. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
-
37. A method comprising:
-
chemically strengthening a cover glass defining an outward facing surface, an inward facing surface, and an edge surface; and further chemically strengthening the cover glass by shielding at least a portion of the inward facing surface, thereby defining; a shielded portion of the inward facing surface; and an unshielded portion including the outward facing surface and the edge surface, thereby providing enhanced strengthening of the outward facing surface and the edge surface as compared to the shielded portion of the inward facing surface. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
-
Specification