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US 2022/0187500 A1Published application
Overlay with integral tabs for a display
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsSteven T. Swartz, Keith R. Jacobs, David C. Mercord, Michael S. Schrack
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Abstract
Overlay is described. In particular, an overlay with integral tabs for a display is described. The integral tabs is made by a laser machining process, to obtain the required thickness of the tabs. The overlay described herein is particularly suitable for display screens of devices such as laptop, tablet computers, cellular phones etc.
Claims21
An overlay for a display, the overlay comprising:
- a substrate
- having a first planar surface and a second planar surface, the substrate is configured to be positioned adjacent to a planar surface of the display;
- and
- a plurality of tabs defined integrally along a periphery of the substrate,
- wherein, thickness of each of the plurality of tabs is less than thickness of the substrate.
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A method of forming tabs in an overlay for a display, the method comprising:
- providing a substrate;
- and
- machining the substrate selectively along a periphery of the substrate to form a plurality of tabs, such that each of the plurality of tabs are integrally formed with the substrate;
- wherein, thickness of each of the plurality of tabs is less than thickness of the substrate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.