# US 11,079,801 B2 · Electronic device with luminous pattern

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- Number: US 11,079,801 B2
- Document ID: US11079801B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/592,212
- Filed: 2019-10-03
- Published: 2020-11-26
- Granted: 2021-08-03
- Earliest claimed: 2019-05-21
- Assignees: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
- Applicants: Asustek Computer Inc.
- Inventors: Fu-Yu Cai; Ming-Chih Huang; Tong-Shen Hsiung; Meng-Chu Huang; Shang-Chih Liang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11079801B2

## CPC

- G09F 13/08: using both translucent and non-translucent layers
- G06F 1/1637: {Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing}
- G09F 13/04: Signs, boards or panels, illuminated from behind the insignia
- 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 1/1656: {Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories (mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203)}
- G06F 1/181: {Enclosures (for portable computers G06F1/1613)}
- H04M 1/0283: {for providing a decorative aspect, e.g. customization of casings, exchangeable faceplate}
- H04M 1/22: Illumination; Arrangements for improving the visibility of characters on dials
- G09F: DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08)

## Abstract

An electronic device including a housing, a light source, and a printed pattern layer is provided. The housing includes an inner side and an outer side. The light source is disposed on the inner side of the housing. The printed pattern layer covers the outer side of the housing. The printed pattern layer includes a shielding area and a transparent area. A light beam from the light source transmits outward through the transparent area.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An electronic device, comprising:
a housing, comprising an inner side and an outer side;
a light source disposed on the inner side;
a printed pattern layer covering the outer side, the printed pattern layer comprising a shielding area and a transparent area; and
a non-transparent nameplate, located in the transparent area;
wherein, a light beam from the light source transmits outward through the transparent area,
wherein the printed pattern layer covers the outer side of the housing,
wherein the printed pattern layer comprises a first in-mold rolling pattern film and a second in-mold rolling pattern film, and the first in-mold rolling pattern film is located outside the second in-mold rolling pattern film,
wherein the first in-mold rolling pattern film comprises a first pattern area and a first blank area, and the second in-mold rolling pattern film comprises a second pattern area and a second blank area,
wherein the first pattern area is a non-transparent pattern and corresponds to the shielding area, and the second pattern area is a transparent pattern and corresponds to the transparent area, and
wherein the second pattern area covers a portion of the transparent area to define a low transparent portion and a high transparent portion in the transparent area.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a plane display, and the light source is a backlight module.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the printed pattern layer comprises a first in-mold rolling (IMR) pattern film.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the second pattern area corresponds to a position of the first blank area.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a color of the transparent area is different from a color of the housing.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a display panel, the display panel and the printed pattern layer are located on opposite sides of the light source.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the housing is a plastic housing.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a notebook computer.