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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2021
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Leonardo Aldana, Tracy, CA (US);
Michael James Louris, San Jose, CA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Examples are disclosed herein that relate to creating undercuts and other complex geometries in an injection molded article. One example provides a method of forming an injection molded article comprising an undercut structure, the method comprising inserting an insert piece into a mold for forming the molded article, the insert piece comprising sacrificial material, injection-molding the molded article, thereby incorporating the insert piece into the injection molded article, and machining the insert piece to form the undercut structure from the sacrificial material.