# US 10,369,730 B2 · Method of manufacturing a portable electronic device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,369,730 B2 - Document ID: US10369730B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/422,181 - Filed: 2017-02-01 - Published: 2017-05-18 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2012-12-17 - Assignees: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd - Applicants: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd. - Inventors: Pascal Heck; Cedric Nicolas - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10369730B2 ## CPC - B29C 45/1418: {the inserts being deformed or preformed, e.g. by the injection pressure} - B29C 51/082: {by shaping between complementary mould parts} - B29C 65/02: by heating, with or without pressure - B29C 66/41: {Joining substantially flat articles (B29C66/47 and subgroups take precedence); Making flat seams in tubular or hollow articles (B29C66/51 and subgroups take precedence)} - G04B 37/0008: {for pocket watches and wrist watches} - G04B 37/225: {Non-metallic cases} - G04C 10/02: the power supply being a radioactive {or photovoltaic} source - G04G 17/04: Mounting of electronic components - G04G 17/08: Housings - G06F 1/163: {Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt} - B29K 2105/256: {Sheets, plates, blanks or films} - B29K 2995/0067: non-permeable - B29L 2031/3481: {Housings or casings incorporating or embedding electric or electronic elements} - Y10T 156/1002: with permanent bending or reshaping or surface deformation of self sustaining lamina - B29C: SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING (making preforms B29B11/00; making laminated products by combining previously unconnected layers which become one product whose layers will remain together B32B37/00 - B32B41/00) - G04B: MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS (spring- or weight-driven mechanisms in general F03G; electromechanical clocks or watches G04C; electromechanical clocks with attached or built-in means operating any device at pre-selected times or after predetermined time intervals G04C23/00; clocks or watches with stop devices G04F7/08) - G04C: ELECTROMECHANICAL CLOCKS OR WATCHES - G04G: ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - B29K: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR {MOULDS, } REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS - B29L: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract Portable electronic device capable of processing information, said portable electronic device including a body arranged to be capable of being secured to the user, and at least one electronic assembly for processing information, the body of the portable electronic device being formed by a layer of plastic material which gives the portable electronic device a shape and thickness, characterized in that the portable electronic device includes a first impermeable plastic film which serves as a coating for the layer of plastic material, and a second impermeable plastic film secured to the periphery of the first impermeable plastic film, and in that the electronic assembly for processing information is arranged between the first and second impermeable plastic films. The invention also concerns a method of manufacturing a portable electronic device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of manufacturing a portable electronic device capable of processing information, the portable electronic device including a body arranged to be securable to a user and at least one electronic assembly for processing information, wherein the body of the portable electronic assembly is formed of a layer of plastic material which gives the portable electronic device a shape and thickness, the method comprising: overmoulding the layer of plastic material, which forms the body of the portable electronic device, on an external face of a first impermeable plastic film; mounting the electronic assembly for processing information on an inner face side of the first impermeable plastic film; and securing a second impermeable plastic film to the first impermeable plastic film, so as to delimit, between the first and second impermeable plastic films, an impermeable cavity which houses the electronic assembly for processing information. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of manufacturing a portable electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising, prior to the moulding of the plastic material which forms the body of the portable electronic device, thermoforming the first impermeable plastic film to give the first impermeable plastic film the desired contour. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of manufacturing a portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic assembly, which is housed in the impermeable cavity, includes a printed circuit board. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of manufacturing a portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic assembly, which is housed in the impermeable cavity, includes integrated and discrete electronic components mounted on a printed circuit board. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of manufacturing a portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic assembly, which is housed in the impermeable cavity, includes a display device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of manufacturing a portable electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the display device is covered by the second impermeable plastic film. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of manufacturing a portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the securing secures the second impermeable plastic film to a periphery of the first impermeable plastic film.