Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Color-matched polymer materials and method for forming the same
- Patent Title (中): 颜色匹配的聚合物材料及其形成方法
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Application No.: US14497857Application Date: 2014-09-26
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Publication No.: US09438710B2Publication Date: 2016-09-06
- Inventor: Brian P. Demers , Peteris K. Augenbergs , Brandon Scott Farmer , Garrett David Poe , Joni Leighan Kay
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Downey Brand LLP
- Main IPC: H05K5/00
- IPC: H05K5/00 ; H05K5/02 ; H04M1/18 ; G06F1/16

Abstract:
Polymer materials that are color-matched with non-polymer materials are disclosed. Methods involve incorporating the same type of dyes used to colorize the non-polymer materials within the polymer materials. In some embodiments, a solvent casting process is used, which involves dissolving a polymer material and a dye with a solvent or a combination of solvents forming a dye-polymer mixture. In some embodiments, the dye-polymer mixture is dispensed onto a carrier and the solvent is removed forming a dyed polymer layer that can be applied onto a part as a color veneer. In some embodiments, the dye-polymer mixture is dispensed into mold and the solvent is removed forming a dyed polymer structure that can be used as a stand-alone structure or as part of a larger structure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150173222A1 COLOR-MATCHED POLYMER MATERIALS AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2015-06-18
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