Apple Inc.

Facebook, Inc.

Richard Walter Heley

Tang Yew Tan

David A Pakula

Scott A Myers

Matthew Theobald

Adam Thomas Stagnaro

Richard Hung Minh Dinh

Richard Hung Dinh

Christopher D Prest

Stephen Paul Zadesky

Joseph C Poole

Matthew S Scott

Dermot J Stratton

Adam Duckworth Mittleman

Erik L Wang

Charles B Woodhull

Bryan Patrick Kiple

Thomas Johannessen

John T Payne

Erming Luo

Mathias W Schmidt

Wayne Cowan

Michael Brickner

Dave Pakula

Brett A Rosenthal

Rajesh Prasannavenkatesan

Michael P Coleman

Michael Coleman

Michael Beadle

This is directed to an electronic device enclosure. The enclosure includes an outer periphery member forming an outer surface of a device, and to which an internal platform is connected. Electronic device components can be assembled to one or both surfaces of the internal platform. The enclosure can include front and back cover assemblies assembled to the opposite surfaces of the outer periphery member to retain electronic device components. One or both of the cover assemblies can include a window through which display circuitry can provide content to a user of the device.

Handheld device enclosure with an internal platform

This is directed to providing a cosmetic finish on a component constructed by connecting several elements. A single manufacturing process, such as machining or grinding, can be applied to the connected elements to remove material from some or all of the elements and to form a smooth and continuous surface across interfaces between the individual elements of the component. In some cases, settings of the material removal process can be adjusted based on the material of the component elements. For example, the settings can be adjusted based on the manufacturing or mechanical properties of each element material.

Cosmetic co-removal of material for electronic device surfaces

Handheld device enclosure

Handheld device enclosure having an outer periphery member and front and rear cover assemblies

In one embodiment, a method includes determining an ornamental pattern to be transferred to a substrate. The ornamental pattern is specific to a particular user, and one or more parameters of the ornamental pattern are based at least in part on social-graph information of the user. The method also includes generating one or more instructions for controlling a laser-treatment system to transfer the ornamental pattern to the substrate; sending the instructions to the laser-treatment system to transfer the ornamental pattern to the substrate; and transferring the ornamental pattern to the substrate.

Personalized substrates

Handheld device enclosure having outer periphery members and a front cover assembly

Various components of an electronic device housing and methods for their assembly are disclosed. The housing can be formed by assembling and connecting two or more different sections together. The sections of the housing may be coupled together using one or more coupling members. The coupling members may be formed using a two-shot molding process in which the first shot forms a structural portion of the coupling members, and the second shot forms cosmetic portions of the coupling members.

Components of an electronic device and methods for their assembly

This is directed to an electronic device enclosure. The enclosure includes an outer periphery member forming an outer surface of a device, and to which an internal platform is connected. Electronic device components can be assembled to one or both surfaces of the internal platform. The enclosure can include front and back cover assemblies assembled to the opposite surfaces of the outer periphery member to retain electronic device components. One or both of the cover assembles can include a window through which display circuitry can provide content to a user of the device.

Provided in one embodiment is a method of forming a connection mechanism in or on a bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy by casting in or on, or forming with the bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy, a machinable metal. The connection mechanism can be formed by machining the machinable metal.

Insert casting or tack welding of machinable metal in bulk amorphous alloy part and post machining the machinable metal insert

Methods and apparatus for creating an integral assembly formed from a transparent member and a housing formed at least in part of a bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy. The methods and systems create integral transparent member and amorphous metal alloy-containing parts using thermoplastic molding techniques in which the amorphous metal is molded to the transparent member in a thermoplastic, not liquid, state.

Methods and systems for forming a glass insert in an amorphous metal alloy bezel

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Palo Alto, CA, United States of America

Richard Walter Heley