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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2020
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Zechariah D. Feinberg, San Francisco, CA (US);
James A. Curran, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Todd S. Mintz, San Jose, CA (US);
Justin Memar-Makhsous, Toronto, CA;
Assignee:
APPLE, INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H05K 5/04 (2006.01); C25D 11/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C25D 11/26 (2013.01); G06F 1/1626 (2013.01); H05K 5/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
An enclosure for a portable electronic device can include a titanium substrate defining a textured surface and a nominal surface. The titanium substrate can include a first region that extends above the nominal surface and a second region adjacent to the first region and extending below the nominal surface. A separation distance between an apex of the first region and a bottom of a trough defined by the second region can be at least 1 micrometer. A metal oxide layer can overlay the trough defined by the second region.