Apple wins multi-touch and glass process patents
Friday, December 28, 2012 - 06:30
in Mathematics & Economics
(Phys.org)—The US Patent and Trademark Office has published thirty-six patents granted for Apple. Patently Apple has highlighted two of those patents. One has to do with multi-touch displays. The multi-touch patent relates to sensor panels using capacitive sensors to detect and localize touch events. The other patent has to do with new ways to shape glass for iDevices, e.g., the iPhone and iPad. One of the advantages of Apple's proposed process on glass is that it would not involve dangerous chemicals and gasses.