A mobile device can include a unibody component (e.g. chassis shell) with at least a co-mold feature that isolates a contiguous portion of the unibody component from an outer portion of the unibody component. For example, the outer portion and the contiguous portion can be made of an electrically conductive material. The co-mold feature can be made of non-conductive material that electrically isolates the contiguous portion from the outer portion. The co-mold feature can be made by co-molding a resin material in a channel cut into a piece of metal and later exposing the cured resin material on two sides.

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›1.independentA method of manufacturing a chassis of a mobile device, comprising:nmachining a channel partway into a first side of a metal piece in a pattern surrou…+8

›2.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein injecting the resin includes injecting the resin into the channel until the resin fill up to a top surface of the metal…d2

›3.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein the resin is an adhesive and wherein, after curing the resin, the resin hardens and creates a bond with immediately adj…d2

›4.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein the resin is an adhesive and wherein, after curing the resin, the resin hardens and creates a bond with immediately adj…d2

›5.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein said shaving off the layer includes shaving off only a localized region on the second side opposite from the resin in t…d2

›6.↳ 1The method of claim 1, further comprising installing a sensor on the second side of the metal piece to detect human finger touch events.d2

›7.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein the channel is a loop around the contiguous portion.d2

›8.↳ 1The method of claim 1, further comprising cutting the metal piece into a plurality of pieces, wherein said cutting includes cutting through at least t…d2

›9.↳ 1The method of claim 1, further comprising installing a display onto the metal piece to hermetically seal a space surrounded by the display and the met…d2

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Section H — Electricity

H04M1/02
H04M1/23

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provisional	US 62249130	30 Oct 2015

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