Patent 7880131 was granted and assigned to Apple (company) on February, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An invisible, light-transmissive display system with a light resistant material is provided. Substantially invisible, tapered, light-transmissive holes are penetrated in a light-transmissive pattern through at least a portion of the light resistant material using a laser beam having a focal width less than the smallest diameter of the tapered holes.