According to the latest patent application, Apple may bring back the luminous logo in future devices. In the early years, we often saw the luminous logo on Apple’s MacBook laptops in coffee shops, but Apple eliminated this design in the new 2015 MacBook.
Apple filed a new patent in May 2022 and published by the US Patent and Trademark Office last week, titled ” Electronic Device with Partially Mirror Structure for Backlight,” and it appears that Apple is considering bringing back the design.
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Electronic devices such as laptops or other devices may have enclosures, the patent describes. Components such as the display and keyboard can be installed in the housing.
The rear of the case may be provided with a logo. Devices in logos or other structures can be equipped with partial mirrors that are backlit. Mirrors can provide a shiny appearance to signs or other structures while blocking the view of internal components.
At the same time, the partial transparency of the mirror allows backlighting from inside the device to pass through the mirror.
The patent also states that one or more thin film layers can be configured to provide the partially reflective mirror with a desired visible light reflection spectrum, a desired visible light transmission spectrum, and a desired visible light absorption spectrum.
The reflectivity of the mirror can be configured such that the mirror acts as a one-way mirror for signs or other structures. Mirrors can have neutral colors, such as light gray, or non-neutral colors, such as gold.
Moreover, Patently Apple pointed out that the three engineers listed in the patent joined Apple in 2018 when the luminous logo of the MacBook laptop had been removed for a long time, indicating that the patent is a different way to achieve a luminous logo.
