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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2008
Richard Lidio Blanco, Jr., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Richard Lidio Blanco, Jr., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a thermal contact arrangement. The method including the operations of providing a thermal conductor and forming a first zone having a first roughness on a first portion of a first exterior surface of the thermal conductor. The method further including the operation of forming a second zone having a second roughness on a second portion of the first exterior surface of the thermal conductor. The second portion is unique from the first portion and formed from a part of the thermal contact arrangement other than the first portion and the second roughness is rougher than the first roughness.