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Method of forming a housing for an electronic device

US9710017B2 · kind B2 · utility

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51References

21Claims

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Assignee

Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

Stephen R. McClure · San Francisco, US
Sean S. Corbin · Menlo Park, US
John P. Ternus · Loomis, US
Kevin D. Gibbs · Menlo Park, US
Jeremy C. Franklin · San Rafael, US
Elvis M. Kibiti · Daly City, US
John Raff · Menlo Park, US
Jules B. Henry · Palo Alto, US
Benjamin M. Rappoport · Los Gatos, US
Derek W. Wright · San Francisco, US
Erik A. Utterman · Mill Valley, US
Ming Yu · Saratoga, US
Carl R. Peterson · Santa Clara, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 19, 2013
Grant date	Jul 18, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 8, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49002
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A portable computing device is disclosed. The portable computing device can take many forms such as a laptop computer, a tablet computer, and so on. The portable computing device can include at least a single piece housing. The single piece housing can be machined from a single billet of material, such as a billet of aluminum. The single piece housing can include ledges with a surface receiving a trim bead and a cover. Corner brackets can be attached to the single piece housing to improve the damage resistance of the housing.

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