Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ceramic sintering for uniform color for a housing of an electronic device
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Application No.: US16298809Application Date: 2019-03-11
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Publication No.: US10561033B2Publication Date: 2020-02-11
- Inventor: Colin M. Ely , Dale N. Memering , Kazuya Takagi , Naoto Matsuyuki , Theodore A. Waniuk
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: APPLE INC.
- Current Assignee: APPLE INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Dorsey & Whitney LLP
- Main IPC: H05K5/02
- IPC: H05K5/02 ; C04B35/486 ; C04B35/48 ; C04B35/64 ; C09C1/00

Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a housing of an electronic device includes determining a sintering profile configured to produce a selected color at a selected depth within a wall of the housing, sintering a ceramic housing precursor in accordance with the determined sintering profile, thereby forming the housing, and removing material from the housing up to the selected depth.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190208653A1 Ceramic Sintering for Uniform Color for a Housing of an Electronic Device Public/Granted day:2019-07-04
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