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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2012
Christopher D. Prest, San Francisco, CA (US);
Matthew S. Scott, Campbell, CA (US);
Stephen P. Zadesky, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Dermot J. Stratton, San Francisco, CA (US);
Joseph C. Poole, San Francisco, CA (US);
Christopher D. Prest, San Francisco, CA (US);
Matthew S. Scott, Campbell, CA (US);
Stephen P. Zadesky, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Dermot J. Stratton, San Francisco, CA (US);
Joseph C. Poole, San Francisco, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Provided in one embodiment is a method of selective microstructural transformation, comprising: providing a part comprising a bulk amorphous alloy; heating selectively a portion of the part to a first temperature such that at least some of the portion is transformed into a crystalline phase; and processing the transformed portion.