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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2022
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Ronald G. Powers, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Robert V. Weber, Redwood City, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
This application relates to a dispensed or injected structural reinforcement or hardening element, such as an injected internal strain relief, as incorporated into electrical cables. An electrical cable includes a cable portion comprising one or more electrical conductors that are positioned within an internal volume of the cable portion. Additionally, an electrical connector component is positioned at a terminating end of the cable portion. In addition, an internal strain relief element is positioned within the internal volume of the cable portion such that the internal strain relief element at least partially surrounds one or more of the electrical conductors, wherein the internal strain relief element comprises a cured injectable fluidic substance.