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US 12,492,492 B2Granted
Single repeat woven panel
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorKelly Marie Bogan
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Abstract
A woven panel for a computing device includes a woven pattern having a repeat size of greater than 25 cm by 25 cm. The woven pattern has a thread density of at least 25 threads by 25 threads per square cm. The woven panel is integrated to a computing device and is tailored to the specifics of the computing device, thereby improving the visual aesthetic and the tactile feel of the computing device.
Claims13
A computing device, comprising:
- one or more electronic components;
- a housing surrounding the one or more electronic components, the housing including an input surface, the input surface including a plurality of input sensors;
- and
- a woven fabric panel positioned on the input surface and at least partially covering the input surface, the woven fabric panel including:
- a palmrest zone on the input surface having a tactile feel based on the woven fabric panel in the palmrest zone having a high loft weave pattern that is irregular throughout the palmrest zone;
- a cutout zone on the input surface including a plurality of keyset cutouts cut from the woven fabric panel for the plurality of input sensors, the cutout zone being fray resistant at the plurality of keyset cutouts based on the woven fabric panel in the cutout zone having a smaller thread size than both the palmrest zone and an edge zone of the woven fabric panel;
- and
- the edge zone on the input surface cut to an edge of the housing, the edge zone being fray resistant based on the woven fabric panel in the edge zone having a greater thread density than the cutout zone and the palmrest zone of the woven fabric panel;
- wherein the woven fabric panel has a repeat size that does not repeat across the input surface.
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