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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018

Filed:

Apr. 23, 2012
Applicants:

Christopher D. Prest, San Francisco, CA (US);

Matthew S. Scott, San Jose, CA (US);

Stephen P. Zadesky, Portola Valley, CA (US);

Richard W. Heley, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Dermot J. Stratton, San Francisco, CA (US);

Joseph C. Poole, San Francisco, CA (US);

Inventors:

Christopher D. Prest, San Francisco, CA (US);

Matthew S. Scott, San Jose, CA (US);

Stephen P. Zadesky, Portola Valley, CA (US);

Richard W. Heley, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Dermot J. Stratton, San Francisco, CA (US);

Joseph C. Poole, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 19/04 (2006.01); B22D 19/04 (2006.01); C22C 1/00 (2006.01); C22C 45/10 (2006.01); C03C 27/00 (2006.01); C03C 27/04 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 19/04 (2013.01); B22D 19/04 (2013.01); C03C 27/00 (2013.01); C03C 27/04 (2013.01); C22C 1/002 (2013.01); C22C 45/10 (2013.01); G06F 1/1626 (2013.01); G06F 1/1637 (2013.01); Y10T 29/4998 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49865 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49908 (2015.01);
Abstract

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.


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