Apple inc. (20250134403). OPAQUE SPLITS EMBEDDED IN TRANSPARENT MEDIA FOR OPTICAL EMITTER/DETECTOR ISOLATION
OPAQUE SPLITS EMBEDDED IN TRANSPARENT MEDIA FOR OPTICAL EMITTER/DETECTOR ISOLATION
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Maegan K. Spencer of Emerald Hills CA US
Brian R. Land of Woodside CA US
Naoto Matsuyuki of Kasugai-shi JP
Erik L. Wang of Redwood City CA US
William C. Lukens of San Francisco CA US
Steven C. Roach of San Francisco CA US
OPAQUE SPLITS EMBEDDED IN TRANSPARENT MEDIA FOR OPTICAL EMITTER/DETECTOR ISOLATION
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250134403 titled 'OPAQUE SPLITS EMBEDDED IN TRANSPARENT MEDIA FOR OPTICAL EMITTER/DETECTOR ISOLATION
Original Abstract Submitted
an electronic device can include a housing defining an aperture and at least partially defining an internal volume of the electronic device, an electromagnetic radiation emitter and an electromagnetic radiation detector disposed in the internal volume, and an optical component disposed in the aperture. the optical component can include a first and second transparent portions disposed above the electromagnetic radiation detector and the electromagnetic radiation emitter, and an opaque portion disposed between the first and second transparent portions and extending a thickness of the optical component. the first transparent portion, the second transparent portion, and the opaque portion can define a flush exterior surface of the electronic device.