CRYSTALLINE GOLD ALLOYS WITH IMPROVED HARDNESS
    1.
    发明申请
    CRYSTALLINE GOLD ALLOYS WITH IMPROVED HARDNESS 审中-公开
    具有改善硬度的结晶金合金

    公开(公告)号:WO2015038636A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-19

    申请号:PCT/US2014/054974

    申请日:2014-09-10

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    CPC classification number: C22C5/02 H05K5/04

    Abstract: The disclosure provides gold alloys. The alloys can have improved strength and hardness. The gold alloys can have various gold colors, including yellow gold and rose gold. The gold alloys can be used as enclosures for electronic devices.

    Abstract translation: 本公开提供了金合金。 合金可以提高强度和硬度。 金合金可以有各种金色,包括黄金和玫瑰金。 金合金可用作电子设备的外壳。

    DURABLE COSMETIC FINISHES FOR TITANIUM SURFACES
    2.
    发明申请
    DURABLE COSMETIC FINISHES FOR TITANIUM SURFACES 审中-公开
    钛表面耐用的化妆品表面处理

    公开(公告)号:WO2017058344A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-06

    申请号:PCT/US2016/043663

    申请日:2016-07-22

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: A method for providing a surface finish to a metal part includes both diffusion hardening a metal surface to form a diffusion-hardened layer, and oxidizing the diffusion-hardened layer to create an oxide coating thereon. The diffusion-hardened layer can be harder than an internal region of the metal part and might be ceramic, and the oxide coating can have a color that is different from the metal or ceramic, the color being unachievable only by diffusion hardening or only by oxidizing. The metal can be titanium or titanium alloy, the diffusion hardening can include carburizing or nitriding, and the oxidizing can include electrochemical oxidization. The oxide layer thickness can be controlled via the amount of voltage applied during oxidation, with the oxide coating color being a function of thickness. An enhanced hardness profile can extend to a depth of at least 20 microns below the top of the oxide coating.

    Abstract translation: 用于向金属部件提供表面光洁度的方法包括扩散硬化金属表面以形成扩散硬化层,并且氧化扩散硬化层以在其上产生氧化物涂层。 扩散硬化层可以比金属部分的内部区域更硬,并且可以是陶瓷,并且氧化物涂层可以具有不同于金属或陶瓷的颜色,颜色不可仅通过扩散硬化或仅通过氧化 。 金属可以是钛或钛合金,扩散硬化可以包括渗碳或氮化,氧化可以包括电化学氧化。 可以通过在氧化期间施加的电压量来控制氧化物层厚度,氧化物涂层颜色是厚度的函数。 增强的硬度分布可以延伸至低于氧化物涂层顶部至少20微米的深度。

    ANODIC OXIDE BASED COMPOSITE COATINGS OF AUGMENTED THERMAL EXPANSIVITY TO ELIMINATE THERMALLY INDUCED CRAZING
    4.
    发明申请
    ANODIC OXIDE BASED COMPOSITE COATINGS OF AUGMENTED THERMAL EXPANSIVITY TO ELIMINATE THERMALLY INDUCED CRAZING 审中-公开
    阳极氧化物基复合涂层的热膨胀热膨胀消除热诱导的破裂

    公开(公告)号:WO2017052738A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-30

    申请号:PCT/US2016/043384

    申请日:2016-07-21

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: A process is disclosed for minimizing the difference in thermal expansivity between a porous anodic oxide coating and its corresponding substrate metal, so as to allow heat treatments or high temperature exposure of the anodic oxide without thermally induced crazing. A second phase of higher thermal expansivity than that of the oxide material is incorporated into the pores of the oxide in sufficient quantity to raise the coating's thermal expansion coefficient. The difference in thermal expansion between the anodic oxide coating and underlying metal substrate is reduced to a level such that thermal exposure is insufficient for any cracking to result. The second phase may be an electrodeposited metal, or an electrophoretically deposited polymer. The second phase may be uniformly deposited to a certain depth, or may be deposited at varying amounts among the pores.

    Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于最小化多孔阳极氧化物涂层与其相应的衬底金属之间的热膨胀差的方法,以便允许阳极氧化物的热处理或高温暴露而没有热诱导的裂纹。 比氧化物材料高的热膨胀性的第二阶段以足够的量掺入到氧化物的孔中以提高涂层的热膨胀系数。 阳极氧化物涂层和下面的金属基底之间的热膨胀差减小到使热暴露不足以导致任何开裂的程度。 第二相可以是电沉积金属或电泳沉积的聚合物。 第二相可以均匀地沉积到一定深度,或者可以在孔之间以不同的量沉积。

    CORROSION RESISTANCE FOR ANODIZED PARTS HAVING CONVEX SURFACE FEATURES

    公开(公告)号:EP3620554A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-11

    申请号:EP19196126.7

    申请日:2019-09-09

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Anodic oxide coatings that provide corrosion resistance to parts having protruding features, such as edges, corners and convex-shaped features, are described. According to some embodiments, the anodic oxide coatings include an inner porous layer and an outer porous layer. The inner layer is adjacent to an underlying metal substrate and is formed under compressive stress anodizing conditions that allow the inner porous layer to be formed generally crack-free. In this way, the inner porous layer acts as a barrier that prevents water or other corrosion-inducing agents from reaching the underlying metal substrate. The outer porous layer can be thicker and harder than the inner porous layer, thereby increasing the overall hardness of the anodic oxide coating.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH OPTICAL MODULE POSITIONING SYSTEMS

    公开(公告)号:EP4382992A2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-12

    申请号:EP24166427.5

    申请日:2021-04-14

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A head-mounted device may have optical modules that present images to a user's eyes. Each optical module may have a lens barrel with a display and a lens that presents an image from the display to a corresponding eye box. To accommodate users with different interpupillary distances, the optical modules may be slidably coupled to guide members such as guide rods. Actuators may slide the optical modules towards or away from each other along the guide rods. The guide rods may be formed from fiber-composite tubes with end caps that are fastened to a frame in the head-mounted device. The tubes may be partly or completely filled with cores to add strength. Low-friction coatings such as metal coatings may be formed on the fiber-composite tubes and the corresponding inner surfaces of the optical module structures that slidably engage the fiber-composite tubes.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH OPTICAL MODULE POSITIONING SYSTEMS

    公开(公告)号:EP3904933A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-03

    申请号:EP21168401.4

    申请日:2021-04-14

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A head-mounted device may have optical modules that present images to a user's eyes. Each optical module may have a lens barrel with a display and a lens that presents an image from the display to a corresponding eye box. To accommodate users with different interpupillary distances, the optical modules may be slidably coupled to guide members such as guide rods. Actuators may slide the optical modules towards or away from each other along the guide rods. The guide rods may be formed from fiber-composite tubes with end caps that are fastened to a frame in the head-mounted device. The tubes may be partly or completely filled with cores to add strength. Low-friction coatings such as metal coatings may be formed on the fiber-composite tubes and the corresponding inner surfaces of the optical module structures that slidably engage the fiber-composite tubes.

    CRYSTALLINE GOLD ALLOYS WITH IMPROVED HARDNESS
    9.
    发明公开
    CRYSTALLINE GOLD ALLOYS WITH IMPROVED HARDNESS 审中-公开
    KRISTALLINE GOLDLEGIERUNGEN MIT VERBESSERTERHÄRTE

    公开(公告)号:EP3044343A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-20

    申请号:EP14766647.3

    申请日:2014-09-10

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: C22C5/02 H05K5/04

    Abstract: The disclosure provides gold alloys. The alloys can have improved strength and hardness. The gold alloys can have various gold colors, including yellow gold and rose gold. The gold alloys can be used as enclosures for electronic devices.

    Abstract translation: 本公开提供了金合金。 合金可以提高强度和硬度。 金合金可以有各种金色,包括黄金和玫瑰金。 金合金可用作电子设备的外壳。

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