Components with mating surfaces
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsMIGUEL C. CHRISTOPHY, Daniel W. Jarvis, Michael B. Wittenberg
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Loading patent…
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsMIGUEL C. CHRISTOPHY, Daniel W. Jarvis, Michael B. Wittenberg
Estimating the term…
A manufacturing method is provided. A first component with a first mating surface is provided. A second component defining a second mating surface with a profile configured to match the first mating surface may be formed from a material by contacting the material with the first mating surface of the first component. The first component and the second component may be assembled into an assembly by engaging the first mating surface of the first component with the second mating surface of the second component. Assembling the assembly may be conducted simultaneously with forming the second component, or thereafter. Further, the method may include decoupling the first mating surface of the first component from the second mating surface of the second component. Thereby, for example, the components may move relative to one another, or the components may be separated and assembled together at a later time.
A manufacturing method, comprising:
An assembly, comprising:
A non-transitory computer readable medium for storing computer instructions executed by a processor in a manufacturing apparatus for creating an assembly from a first component comprising a first material and defining a first mating surface, the non-transitory computer readable medium comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.