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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
May. 27, 2014
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventor:
Kyle H. Yeates, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); H05K 7/02 (2006.01); B22D 19/04 (2006.01); C03C 27/02 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); B22D 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/02 (2013.01); B22D 19/00 (2013.01); B22D 19/04 (2013.01); C03C 27/02 (2013.01); G06F 1/1656 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01); Y10T 428/2457 (2015.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for creating an overall assembly formed from a transparent member and a metal member are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method includes positioning a transparent member in a mold configured for insertion molding, and providing a liquid metal into the mold. The method also includes hardening the liquid metal in the mold. Hardening the liquid metal includes binding the metal to the transparent member to create the integral assembly.