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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2019
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Patrick S. Wieler, Justin, TX (US);
Charissa Rujanavech, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Sean P. Shannon, San Francisco, CA (US);
James Fikert, Bartlett, IL (US);
Roy Mahalas, Bartlett, IL (US);
Dan Powell, Bartlett, IL (US);
Jason Schwarz, Bartlett, IL (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
According to some embodiments, a method for processing an electronic component associated with a portable electronic device by a conveyor system subsequent to removing the electronic component from a housing of the portable electronic device, where the conveyor system includes a container that is capable of carrying the electronic component, is described. The method can include depositing, at a receiving station of the conveyor system, the electronic component within a cavity of the container. The method can further include while moving the container that carries the electronic component from the receiving station in a direction towards a removal station of the conveyor system: monitoring a temperature of the electronic component, and in response to determining that the temperature of the electronic component exceeds a temperature threshold range associated with a thermal event: cooling the electronic component by dissipating thermal energy associated with the thermal event.