Apple Inc.

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Erik D Gillow

Christopher J Stringer

Daniel J Coster

John Raff

Jeremy C Franklin

John Patrick Ternus

Benjamin M Rappoport

Sean S Corbin

Derek William Wright

Qingxiang Li

Donald Q Ross, Iii

Brian Kinting Shiu

Kevin David Gibbs

Justin Richard Wodrich

Elvis Mwenda Kibiti

Erik Andrew Uttermann

Christopher R Pasma

Carl R Peterson

Alex Chun Lap Yeung

Ming Yu

Chuan You Su

Max A Maloney

Norman Chow

William Masek

Napthaneal Yuen Tan

Piotr S Trzaskos

Katharine R Chemelewski

Jules B Henry

Daniel A Green

David Kim

Brian K Copeland

Junhua Liu

Hirotsugu Oba

Steven Labovitz

Xiao Liu

Michael P Zhang

Joshua Walter

Michael H Tsai

William S Masek

Stephan P Abdo

Stephen R Mcclure

Mark E Wilcox

Brianna C Wilson

Iii Donald Q Ross

Gomez Rodney A Angulo

Battery systems according to embodiments of the present technology may include a battery including a first electrode terminal and a second electrode terminal accessible along a first surface of the battery. The battery may define a recessed portion of the battery along the first surface of the battery between the first electrode terminal and the second electrode terminal. The battery systems may include a module electrically coupled with the battery. The module may include a circuit board. The module may include a first conductive tab extending from a second surface of the circuit board opposite the first surface of the circuit board. The first conductive tab may be electrically coupling the module with the first electrode terminal. The module may include a second conductive tab extending from the second surface of the circuit board. The second conductive tab may be electrically coupling the module with the second electrode terminal.

Non-rectangular metal batteries

A method for machining may include providing a workpiece with a major (e.g., top) surface and an edge at a perimeter thereof. The method may also include providing a machining tool including an outer rotary cutter and an inner rotary cutter. The workpiece may be machined in a single pass of the machining tool around the perimeter thereof. Machining the workpiece may include simultaneously machining the edge with the inner rotary cutter and machining at least a portion of the major surface with the outer rotary cutter. Accordingly, the edge and at least a portion of the major surface of the workpiece may be simultaneously machined in a single pass. The inner rotary cutter may also simultaneously machine an undercut at the edge of the workpiece. A related machining apparatus including the machining tool is provided. Further, a computer readable medium may include program code for performing the above-described operations.

Method for machining and related machining tool, machining apparatus, and computer code

A method and an apparatus for machining an exterior surface of a metal alloy casing of a portable electronic device to form a combination of a flat edge surface, a curved edge surface and a flat bottom surface is disclosed. The flat edge surface is abraded by contacting a first flat section of a rotating cutting tool along a first circuit of a pre-determined continuous spiral path. The curved edge surface is abraded by contacting a convex section of the rotating cutting tool along additional circuits of the first pre-determined continuous spiral path. The pitch of vertical movement of the cutting tool is adjusted for each circuit of the continuous spiral path based on a resulting curvature of the metal alloy casing. The bottom surface is abraded by contacting a flat section of the cutting tool along a second pre-determined alternating direction linear path.

Apparatus for shaping exterior surface of a metal alloy casing

Methods and structures for manufacturing and assembling matching parts in a manufacturing line are described. In some embodiments, the parts are portions of a consumer product, such as an electronic device. The matching parts are manufactured and assembled in a way such that the interface between the matching parts is substantially seamless. In some embodiments, the interface has a feature with curved portions. Methods involve measuring the dimensions of a primary part and custom machining a secondary part to seamlessly fit with the primary part. In this way, the secondary part is made to uniquely fit the primary part. The primary and secondary parts can be marked to identify them as matching parts in a manufacturing environment where numerous pairs of parts are made.

Adaptive machining for improving assembly fit of consumer electronics

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Santa Clara, CA, United States of America

Erik D Gillow