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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2019
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Brian S. Tryon, Redwood City, CA (US);
Alexander W. Williams, Santa Clara, CA (US);
James A. Curran, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Sonja R. Postak, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 15/20 (2006.01); C23C 14/58 (2006.01); B32B 15/04 (2006.01); C23C 14/20 (2006.01); C23C 14/18 (2006.01); C23C 14/06 (2006.01); C23C 14/14 (2006.01); C23C 28/00 (2006.01); C23C 14/00 (2006.01); B32B 18/00 (2006.01); C23C 14/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 14/5853 (2013.01); B32B 15/043 (2013.01); B32B 15/20 (2013.01); C23C 14/18 (2013.01); C23C 14/20 (2013.01); B32B 18/00 (2013.01); B32B 2255/06 (2013.01); B32B 2255/205 (2013.01); C23C 14/0015 (2013.01); C23C 14/06 (2013.01); C23C 14/08 (2013.01); C23C 14/083 (2013.01); C23C 14/14 (2013.01); C23C 28/00 (2013.01); C23C 28/3455 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of forming a surface coating on a component of an electronic device can include depositing an aluminum layer including at least about 0.05 weight percent (wt %) of a grain refiner on a surface of the component by a physical vapor deposition process, and anodizing the aluminum layer to form an anodized aluminum oxide layer having a L* value greater than about 85 in the CIELAB color space.