# US 10,503,209 B2 · Electronic device with structural layer > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,503,209 B2 - Document ID: US10503209B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/240,082 - Filed: 2016-08-18 - Published: 2018-02-22 - Granted: 2019-12-10 - Earliest claimed: 2016-08-18 - Assignees: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. - Applicants: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. - Inventors: Robert James Kapinos; Russell Speight VanBlon; Scott Wentao Li - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10503209B2 ## CPC - G06F 1/1637: {Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing} - G06F 1/1616: {with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position} - G06F 1/1626: {with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]} - G06F 1/1658: {related to the mounting of internal components, e.g. disc drive or any other functional module} - G06F 1/18: Packaging or power distribution - G06F 1/183: Internal mounting support structures, e.g. for supporting printed circuit boards - Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION ## Abstract A device can include a structural layer; a first glass-reinforced epoxy circuit board mounted to one side of the structural panel; a second glass-reinforced epoxy circuit board mounted to an opposing side of the structural panel; components where the components include a processor, memory operatively coupled to the processor and a display operatively coupled to the processor; and a housing material supported by the structural layer. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device comprising: a structural layer that comprises a first side surface, an opposing, second side surface, an opening, and connectors; a first glass-reinforced epoxy circuit board mounted to the first side surface of the structural layer; a second glass-reinforced epoxy circuit board mounted to the opposing, second side surface of the structural layer; components wherein the components comprise a processor, memory operatively coupled to the processor, a flexible pouch lithium-ion battery, and a display operatively coupled to the processor, wherein the flexible pouch lithium-ion battery is disposed at least in part in the opening of the structural layer and operatively coupled to the processor, the memory, and the display; a housing material supported by the structural layer wherein the housing material comprises couplings that couple directly to the connectors of the structural layer that transfer force applied to the housing material to the structural layer to protect the flexible pouch lithium-ion battery from the force applied to the housing material; and display glass wherein the display glass forms, at least in part, a first side of the device, wherein the housing material forms, at least in part, a second, opposing side of the device, and wherein a thickness of the device between the first side and the second, opposing side is less than 10 mm. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 wherein the structural layer comprises carbon. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 wherein the structural layer comprises graphene. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 wherein the structural layer comprises at least one transition metal. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 wherein the structural layer comprises cells. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The device of claim 5 wherein the cells are defined by walls wherein at least a portion of the walls comprise wall openings. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The device of claim 5 wherein the cells comprise hexagonal cells. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 wherein the structural layer comprises a modulus of elasticity greater than 50 GPa. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 wherein the housing material comprises a polymeric material. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The device of claim 9 wherein the polymeric material is bonded to the structural layer. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 wherein the housing material comprises a shell connected to connectors of the structural layer. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 wherein the structural layer comprises a ground plane. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 wherein the connectors of the structural layer comprise at least one post. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 comprising a component connected to a post wherein the post is connected to the structural layer. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 wherein the flexible pouch lithium-ion battery is mounted to the structural layer. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 comprising a tablet. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 comprising a smart phone. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 comprising at least a portion of a clamshell computer. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 wherein the structural layer comprises a thickness less than 5 mm. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 wherein the thickness of the device between the first side and the second, opposing side depends largely on a thickness of the flexible pouch lithium-ion battery.