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Patent No.:

US 9643364 B1

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Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017

Filed:

Apr. 04, 2014

Molded parts

Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Bryan P. Kiple, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Michael B. Wittenberg, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Dhaval N. Shah, Fremont, CA (US);

Daniel W. Jarvis, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:

Downey Brand LLP

Primary Examiner:

Christopher Polley

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/10 (2006.01); B29C 70/62 (2006.01); B29C 45/16 (2006.01); H05K 7/18 (2006.01); B29K 105/16 (2006.01); B29C 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/62 (2013.01); B29C 45/164 (2013.01); H05K 7/18 (2013.01); B29C 45/0013 (2013.01); B29K 2105/16 (2013.01); Y10T 428/24802 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24909 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24926 (2015.01);
Abstract

A method and apparatus for injection molding plastic parts is described. In one embodiment, at least two materials are simultaneously injected into a mold. The resulting molded part can include at least two different regions. Each region can have distinct physical properties. Positions of the regions within the molded part can be at least partially controlled by controlling flow fronts of the at least two materials within the mold.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Kiple, Bryan. (2017). Molded parts (U.S. Patent No. 9643364). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9643364

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