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公开(公告)号：US20240276660A1
公开(公告)日：2024-08-15
申请号：US18423800
申请日：2024-01-26
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Isabel Yang , Todd S. Mintz , James A. Curran , Timothy D. Burks , Harshal U. Shinde
CPC classification number: H05K5/0217 , C23C14/12 , C25D13/14 , H05K5/04
Abstract: To eliminate galvanic corrosion, a housing includes a clad. The clad includes an interior metal disposed within an exterior metal and a clad interface. The exterior metal includes a lower electrical conductivity potential than the interior metal. An aperture can extend through the exterior metal and the clad interface and an actuator or a plug can be disposed within the aperture. The housing further includes a corrosion resistant coating disposed on a portion of the interior metal at the clad interface. The corrosion resistant coating can include a thickness between about 2 μm and about 10 μm.
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公开(公告)号：US20240229288A1
公开(公告)日：2024-07-11
申请号：US18316530
申请日：2023-05-12
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： James A. Curran , Kar-Wai Hon , Todd S. Mintz , Isabel Yang
CPC classification number: C25D11/246 , C23C28/00 , C25D11/08 , C25D11/10 , H05K5/04
Abstract: An enclosure for an electronic device includes a titanium-aluminum clad substrate and an anodic oxide coating disposed on the titanium-aluminum clad substrate. The anodic oxide coating includes a density of between about 2.1 g/cm3 and about 2.4 g/cm3 or includes a maximum porosity between about 21% and about 31% and can be exposed to a temperature of over 150° C. without cracking or crazing.
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公开(公告)号：US11547005B2
公开(公告)日：2023-01-03
申请号：US16125352
申请日：2018-09-07
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： James A. Curran , Todd S. Mintz , Isabel Yang
IPC: H05K5/02 , C25F3/14 , H04M1/02 , H05K5/04 , H05K5/06 , C23F1/20 , B29C45/14 , C25D11/10 , C25D11/08 , H05K5/00 , C23G1/12 , B29K705/00 , C23F1/02
Abstract: This application relates to a multi-piece enclosure for a portable electronic device. The enclosure includes a metal part including a metal substrate and a metal oxide layer overlaying the metal substrate, the metal oxide layer having an external surface that includes openings that lead into undercut regions. The openings are characterized as having a first width, and the undercut regions are characterized as having a second width that is greater than the first width. The enclosure further includes a non-metallic bulk layer including protruding portions that extend into the undercut regions such that the non-metallic bulk layer is interlocked with the metal part.
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公开(公告)号：US11511519B2
公开(公告)日：2022-11-29
申请号：US16867200
申请日：2020-05-05
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： James A. Curran , Todd S. Mintz , Isabel Yang
Abstract: This application relates to a part for a portable electronic device. The part includes a titanium alloy substrate including a network of branching channels. The branching channels include a first channel and a second channel, where the first channel is defined by a first channel wall that extends away from a first opening in the exterior surface, and the second channel is defined by a second channel wall that extends away from a second opening in the first channel wall.
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公开(公告)号：US12252799B2
公开(公告)日：2025-03-18
申请号：US18316530
申请日：2023-05-12
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： James A. Curran , Kar-Wai Hon , Todd S. Mintz , Isabel Yang
Abstract: An enclosure for an electronic device includes a titanium-aluminum clad substrate and an anodic oxide coating disposed on the titanium-aluminum clad substrate. The anodic oxide coating includes a density of between about 2.1 g/cm3 and about 2.4 g/cm3 or includes a maximum porosity between about 21% and about 31% and can be exposed to a temperature of over 150° C. without cracking or crazing.
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公开(公告)号：US12151453B2
公开(公告)日：2024-11-26
申请号：US17654566
申请日：2022-03-11
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： James A. Curran , Isabel Yang , Todd S. Mintz
Abstract: A component for an electronic device can include a part including a first metal and a second metal diffusion bonded to the first metal. The first metal can be aluminum and the second metal can be different from the first metal. A porous aluminum oxide layer can overlie a portion of the first metal and can be disposed adjacent to an interface between the first metal and the second metal. The component can further include a non-metallic material bonded to the part and extending into pores defined by the porous aluminum oxide layer.
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公开(公告)号：US20240326383A1
公开(公告)日：2024-10-03
申请号：US18670718
申请日：2024-05-21
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： James A. Curran , Isabel Yang , Todd S. Mintz
CPC classification number: B32B15/20 , B32B7/12 , C25D11/04 , C25D11/08 , H04M1/0249 , H04M1/026 , B32B2255/06 , B32B2255/20
Abstract: A component for an electronic device can include a part including a first metal and a second metal diffusion bonded to the first metal. The first metal can be aluminum and the second metal can be different from the first metal. A porous aluminum oxide layer can overlie a portion of the first metal and can be disposed adjacent to an interface between the first metal and the second metal. The component can further include a non-metallic material bonded to the part and extending into pores defined by the porous aluminum oxide layer.
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公开(公告)号：US20230227947A1
公开(公告)日：2023-07-20
申请号：US18082980
申请日：2022-12-16
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Herng-Jeng Jou , Isabel Yang , Sonja R. Postak , Tyler J. Harrington , James A. Curran , Todd S. Mintz , Abhijeet Misra
Abstract: The disclosure provides aluminum alloys having varying ranges of alloying elements and properties.
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公开(公告)号：US20230221782A1
公开(公告)日：2023-07-13
申请号：US17903963
申请日：2022-09-06
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： David A. Hurrell , Gregory N. Stephens , Isabel Yang , John J. Baker , Sherry Lee , Matthew D. Hill , Obinna Onyemepu , Douglas G. Fournier , Benjamin J. Pope , Michael W. Firka , Griffin L. Schmitt , Arun R. Varma , Robert Hrabchak
CPC classification number: G06F1/203 , H05K7/20481 , H05K7/205 , H04M1/0202
Abstract: A mobile phone may include an enclosure defining an internal volume, the enclosure including a front cover formed from a transparent material and defining a front exterior surface, a rear cover formed from a glass material and defining a rear exterior surface, and a housing component defining a side exterior surface. The mobile phone may include a circuit board assembly within the internal volume. The circuit board assembly may include a circuit board, a circuit component coupled to an exterior surface of the circuit board, and a cowling coupled to the circuit board and covering the circuit component, the cowling having a thickness less than about 0.5 mm and including a base structure formed from an aluminum alloy having a thickness less than about 0.4 mm and a thermally conductive structure positioned over the base structure and configured to dissipate heat.
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公开(公告)号：US11136672B2
公开(公告)日：2021-10-05
申请号：US16539944
申请日：2019-08-13
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Brian S. Tryon , Isabel Yang , Todd Mintz , Jeremy Li , Brian Gable , Lijie Bao , Yi Chen , Christopher D. Prest , James Yurko
Abstract: An electronic device such as a wristwatch may include a conductive housing. A corrosion-resistant coating may be deposited on the conductive housing. The coating may include transition layers and an uppermost alloy layer. The transition layers may include a chromium seed layer on the conductive housing and a chromium nitride layer on the chromium seed layer. The uppermost alloy layer may include TiCrCN or other alloys and may provide the coating with desired optical reflection and absorption characteristics. The transition layers may include a minimal number of coating defects, thereby eliminating potential sites at which visible defects could form when exposed to salt water. This may allow the electronic device to exhibit a desired color and to be submerged in salt water without producing undesirable visible defects on the conductive housing structures.
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