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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2015
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Ken Silverman, San Jose, CA (US);
Ronald Moller, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Peter Russell-Clarke, San Francisco, CA (US);
Christopher D. Prest, San Francisco, CA (US);
Rimple Bhatia, Woodside, CA (US);
Paul Choiniere, Livermore, CA (US);
Lucy Elizabeth Browning, San Francisco, CA (US);
Masashige Tatebe, Hyogo, JP;
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Anodized electroplated aluminum structures and methods for making the same are disclosed. Cosmetic structures according to embodiments of the invention are provided by electroplating a non-cosmetic structure with aluminum and then anodizing the electroplated aluminum. This produces cosmetic structures that may possess desired structural and cosmetic properties and that may be suitable for use as housing or support members of electronic devices.