ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,302,521, issued on May 13, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).
"Insert molding around glass members for portable electronic devices" was invented by David Pakula (San Francisco), Stephen Brian Lynch (Portola Valley, Calif.), Richard Hung Minh Dinh (Cupertino, Calif.), Tang Yew Tan (Palo Alto, Calif.) and Lee Hua Tan (Singapore).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic device having an enclosure formed from at least one glass cover and a peripheral structure formed adjacent the periphery of the glass cover is disclosed. The peripheral structure can be secured adjacent to the glass cover with an adhesive. The peripheral stru...