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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017

Filed:

Jul. 03, 2012
Applicants:

Christopher D. Prest, San Francisco, CA (US);

Joseph C. Poole, San Francisco, CA (US);

Matthew S. Scott, Campbell, CA (US);

Dermot J. Stratton, San Francisco, CA (US);

Inventors:

Christopher D. Prest, San Francisco, CA (US);

Joseph C. Poole, San Francisco, CA (US);

Matthew S. Scott, Campbell, CA (US);

Dermot J. Stratton, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23F 1/00 (2006.01); B44C 1/22 (2006.01); C03C 15/00 (2006.01); C03C 25/68 (2006.01); C25F 3/00 (2006.01); C22C 33/02 (2006.01); B22F 3/22 (2006.01); B22F 5/10 (2006.01); C22C 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C22C 33/02 (2013.01); B22F 3/225 (2013.01); B22F 5/10 (2013.01); C22C 1/0458 (2013.01); C22C 1/0466 (2013.01); B22F 2005/103 (2013.01); C22C 2200/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided in one embodiment is a method of forming a movable joint or connection between parts that move with respect to one another, wherein at least one part is at least partially enclosed by at least one second part. The method includes positioning an etchable material over an at least one first part, molding or forming an at least one second part over at least the etchable material, and removing the etchable material.


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