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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2016
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Colin M. Ely, Cupertino, CA (US);
Dale N. Memering, Cupertino, CA (US);
Kazuya Takagi, Tokyo-to, JP;
Naoto Matsuyuki, Tokoyo-to, JP;
Theodore A. Waniuk, Cupertino, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a housing of an electronic device includes applying a mask to a portion of a ceramic green body to define a masked portion and an unmasked portion, applying a pigment to the ceramic green body to color the unmasked portion, and sintering the ceramic green body to remove the mask and form a ceramic housing. The ceramic housing may comprise a first portion corresponding to the masked portion and having a first color, and a second portion corresponding to the unmasked portion and having a second color different from the first color.