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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2012
Piotr S. Trzaskos, Saratoga, CA (US);
Donald Q. Ross, Iii, San Jose, CA (US);
William S. Masek, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Brian K. Copeland, San Jose, CA (US);
John P. Ternus, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Erik D. Gillow, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Napthaneal Y. Tan, San Jose, CA (US);
Piotr S. Trzaskos, Saratoga, CA (US);
Donald Q. Ross, III, San Jose, CA (US);
William S. Masek, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Brian K. Copeland, San Jose, CA (US);
John P. Ternus, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Erik D. Gillow, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Napthaneal Y. Tan, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for machining may include providing a workpiece with a major (e.g., top) surface and an edge at a perimeter thereof. The method may also include providing a machining tool including an outer rotary cutter and an inner rotary cutter. The workpiece may be machined in a single pass of the machining tool around the perimeter thereof. Machining the workpiece may include simultaneously machining the edge with the inner rotary cutter and machining at least a portion of the major surface with the outer rotary cutter. Accordingly, the edge and at least a portion of the major surface of the workpiece may be simultaneously machined in a single pass. The inner rotary cutter may also simultaneously machine an undercut at the edge of the workpiece. A related machining apparatus including the machining tool is provided. Further, a computer readable medium may include program code for performing the above-described operations.