公开(公告)号：US10669642B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-02

申请号：US15715014

申请日：2017-09-25

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： James A. Dean ,  James A. Curran

IPC分类号： C25D11/22 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H05K5/04 ,  C25D11/16 ,  C25D11/24 ,  C25D11/08 ,  C25D11/04

摘要： This application relates to a part that includes a metal oxide layer having pore structures. In some embodiments, dye molecules having aromatic rings can be disposed within at least one of the pore structures. Additionally, the at least one pore structures can include dispersion molecules, where the dispersion molecules form non-covalent interactions with the dye molecules. By forming non-covalent interactions between the dye molecules and the dispersion molecules, the aromatic rings of the dye molecules are prevented from forming other non-covalent interactions with other dye molecules. Additionally, techniques for chemically stabilizing the color dye bath for dyeing anodized parts are also described.

公开(公告)号：US11214886B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-04

申请号：US16360851

申请日：2019-03-21

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： James A. Curran ,  Rohit G. Puranik ,  Shi Hua Zhang ,  James A. Dean ,  Karin H. Rasmussen

IPC分类号： C25D11/24 ,  C25D11/34 ,  C25D11/14 ,  B32B15/01

摘要： This application relates to an enclosure for a portable electronic device. The enclosure includes an aluminum alloy substrate and an anodized layer overlaying and formed from the aluminum alloy substrate, wherein the anodized layer has an external surface that has a concentration of zinc that is between about 3 wt % to about 7 wt %.

公开(公告)号：US11795564B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-24

申请号：US16104477

申请日：2018-08-17

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： James A. Curran ,  James A. Dean ,  Todd S. Mintz

IPC分类号： C25D11/24 ,  H05K5/02 ,  H05K5/04 ,  B32B15/00

CPC分类号： C25D11/243 ,  H05K5/0243 ,  H05K5/04 ,  B32B15/00 ,  Y10T428/24917

摘要： This application relates to an enclosure for a portable electronic device. The enclosure includes an aluminum alloy substrate and an anodized layer overlaying and formed from the aluminum alloy substrate. The anodized layer includes pores, where the pores include (i) dye particles that impart the anodized layer with a color, and (ii) divalent metal cations.

公开(公告)号：US11371157B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-28

申请号：US16360871

申请日：2019-03-21

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： James A. Curran ,  Sonja R. Postak ,  Karin H. Rasmussen ,  James A. Dean

IPC分类号： C25D11/34 ,  H05K5/04 ,  G06F1/16 ,  C25D11/24

摘要： This application relates to a method for forming an enclosure for a portable electronic device, the enclosure including a metal substrate that is overlaid by an anodized layer. The method includes dyeing the anodized layer by exposing pores of the anodized layer to a dye. The method further includes sealing the dye within the pores by exposing the anodized layer to a zinc-based sealing solution, where an external surface of the anodized layer having the pores that are sealed includes an amount of zinc between about 3 wt % to about 6 wt %.