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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2022
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
James A. Curran, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Isabel Yang, San Jose, CA (US);
Todd S. Mintz, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 15/20 (2006.01); B32B 7/12 (2006.01); C25D 11/04 (2006.01); C25D 11/08 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 15/20 (2013.01); B32B 7/12 (2013.01); C25D 11/04 (2013.01); C25D 11/08 (2013.01); H04M 1/0249 (2013.01); H04M 1/026 (2013.01); B32B 2255/06 (2013.01); B32B 2255/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A component for an electronic device can include a part including a first metal and a second metal diffusion bonded to the first metal. The first metal can be aluminum and the second metal can be different from the first metal. A porous aluminum oxide layer can overlie a portion of the first metal and can be disposed adjacent to an interface between the first metal and the second metal. The component can further include a non-metallic material bonded to the part and extending into pores defined by the porous aluminum oxide layer.