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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2012
Applicant:
Way Chet Lim, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
Way Chet Lim, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/38 (2014.01); B23K 15/08 (2006.01); B23K 26/36 (2014.01); H04M 1/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/385 (2013.01); B23K 15/085 (2013.01); B23K 26/367 (2013.01); B23K 26/383 (2013.01); H04M 1/03 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49117 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49165 (2015.01);
Abstract
Electronic devices are provided with housing components that have improved aesthetics. One or more holes may be formed through a portion of the housing and then the housing portion may be anodized. The anodization process may increase or decrease the geometries of each hole. The holes may be formed through the housing portion from a cosmetic side of the housing portion to an interior side of the housing portion.