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Titanium part having an etched surface

US11511519B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

James A. Curran · Sunnyvale, US
Todd S. Mintz · San Jose, US
Isabel Yang · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 5, 2020
Grant date	Nov 29, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 2, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC22C14/00
WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

This application relates to a part for a portable electronic device. The part includes a titanium alloy substrate including a network of branching channels. The branching channels include a first channel and a second channel, where the first channel is defined by a first channel wall that extends away from a first opening in the exterior surface, and the second channel is defined by a second channel wall that extends away from a second opening in the first channel wall.

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