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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2019
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventor:
Michael S. Nashner, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/362 (2014.01); B23K 26/00 (2014.01); B23K 26/062 (2014.01); H05K 5/02 (2006.01); H05K 5/04 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01); B44C 1/22 (2006.01); B23K 26/0622 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/362 (2013.01); B23K 26/0006 (2013.01); B23K 26/0624 (2015.10); H05K 5/0243 (2013.01); H05K 5/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A housing for an electronic device including a marking comprising multiple pixels is disclosed herein. The housing comprises one or more oxide layer, such as a metal oxide layer, and the marking comprises pixels formed into or within the oxide layer. In some instances, the pixels cooperate to form an image along an exterior surface of the electronic device.