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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2022
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Eric W. Hamann, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abhijeet Misra, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Anthony D. Prescenzi, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Brian M. Gable, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Christopher D. Prest, San Francisco, CA (US);
Hoishun Li, San Jose, CA (US);
James A. Yurko, Saratoga, CA (US);
Lee E. Hooton, Massapequa, NY (US);
Michael B. Wittenberg, San Francisco, CA (US);
Richard H. Dinh, Saratoga, CA (US);
Jennifer D. Schuler, Mountain View, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A component for an electronic device can include a pre-formed substrate comprising a first metal and an additively manufactured portion bonded to the pre-formed substrate. The additively manufactured portion can include a first portion comprising a second metal and defining a volume, the first portion having a first value of a material property, and a second portion disposed in the volume, the second portion having a second value of the material property that is different from the first value.