Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Zinc-based seal for anodized parts
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Application No.: US16360851Application Date: 2019-03-21
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Publication No.: US11214886B2Publication Date: 2022-01-04
- Inventor: James A. Curran , Rohit G. Puranik , Shi Hua Zhang , James A. Dean , Karin H. Rasmussen
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Dorsey & Whitney LLP
- Main IPC: C25D11/24
- IPC: C25D11/24 ; C25D11/34 ; C25D11/14 ; B32B15/01

Abstract:
This application relates to an enclosure for a portable electronic device. The enclosure includes an aluminum alloy substrate and an anodized layer overlaying and formed from the aluminum alloy substrate, wherein the anodized layer has an external surface that has a concentration of zinc that is between about 3 wt % to about 7 wt %.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190382911A1 ZINC-BASED SEAL FOR ANODIZED PARTS Public/Granted day:2019-12-19
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