ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,710,792, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).

"Electronic device enclosure having a textured glass component" was invented by Andi M. Limarga (Cupertino, Calif.), James R. Wilson (Cupertino, Calif.), Matthew S. Rogers (San Jose, Calif.), Que Anh S. Nguyen (San Jose, Calif.) and Bijumon Varkey (San Jose, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Textured cover assemblies for electronic devices are disclosed. The textured cover assemblies may provide a combination of optical and tactile properties to the electronic devices. In some cases, a textured cover assembly may be provided over decorative coating."

The pat...