ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,549,214, issued on Feb. 10.
"Electronic devices having optical and audio components" was invented by Daniel P. Kumar (Fremont, Calif.), Michael B. Wittenberg (San Francisco) and Aditya B. Nayak (San Jose, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic device housing may include a display cover layer that overlaps an array of pixels. The cover layer or other portion of the housing may have an opening that forms an optical and audio port. Optical and audio components may be coupled to the port. A port cover may cover some or all of the port. The port cover may include one or more layers of mesh or other materials that allow light and ...