Abstract: A housing component of a handheld electronic device, the housing component comprising a cellular material which has a density of from 0.02 to 0.6 g/cc and a Young's modulus of from 32 to 5500 Mpa, the cellular material being three-dimensionally shaped to form a substantially resilient body. There is also disclosed a method of manufacturing a housing component of a handheld electronic device, the method comprising the steps of: a. providing a cellular material; and b. three-dimensionally shaping the cellular material to form a substantially resilient body in the form of a housing component of a handheld electronic device.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 21, 2012
Date of Patent:
September 20, 2016
Assignee:
Gurit (USA) Inc.
Inventors:
Garry Christopher Jolliffe, Chai Zachary Pocknett, Sam Shehyee Ang, Richard Alden Downs-Honey, Matthew Evan Bodoff
Abstract: A housing component of a handheld electronic device, the housing component comprising a cellular material which has a density of from 0.02 to 0.6 g/cc and a Young's modulus of from 32 to 5500 Mpa, the cellular material being three-dimensionally shaped to form a substantially resilient body. There is also disclosed a method of manufacturing a housing component of a handheld electronic device, the method comprising the steps of: a. providing a cellular material; and b. three-dimensionally shaping the cellular material to form a substantially resilient body in the form of a housing component of a handheld electronic device.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 21, 2012
Publication date:
June 26, 2014
Applicant:
Gurit (USA) Inc
Inventors:
Garry Christopher JOLLIFFE, Chai Zachary Pocknett, Sam Shehyee Ang, Richard Alden Downs-Honey, Matthew Evan Bodoff