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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2013
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Derek C. Krass, Cupertino, CA (US);
Douglas J. Weber, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jen-Chun Hsu, Taipei, TW;
Osamu Yabe, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 43/18 (2006.01); B29C 70/46 (2006.01); B32B 25/10 (2006.01); B32B 5/04 (2006.01); A44C 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); B29C 35/02 (2006.01); B29C 43/08 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29K 283/00 (2006.01); B32B 3/26 (2006.01); B29K 83/00 (2006.01); B29K 105/08 (2006.01); B29K 309/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 43/184 (2013.01); A44C 5/00 (2013.01); A44C 5/0053 (2013.01); A44C 5/0069 (2013.01); A61B 5/681 (2013.01); A61B 5/6824 (2013.01); B29C 35/02 (2013.01); B29C 43/08 (2013.01); B29C 66/729 (2013.01); B29C 70/46 (2013.01); B32B 5/04 (2013.01); B32B 25/10 (2013.01); B29K 2083/00 (2013.01); B29K 2105/0845 (2013.01); B29K 2283/005 (2013.01); B29K 2309/08 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0082 (2013.01); B32B 3/266 (2013.01); B32B 2260/021 (2013.01); B32B 2260/023 (2013.01); B32B 2260/046 (2013.01); B32B 2260/048 (2013.01); B32B 2307/51 (2013.01); B32B 2383/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods of providing a composite material that is bendable but substantially resists stretching under tension. One embodiment may take the form of a composite material formed by over-molding a woven glass fiber with silicone. The woven glass fiber may be rolled out with a silicon polymer melted into the woven fabric as the rolling process continues. The composite of the two materials may provide a material that bends easily but does not substantially stretch.