Patent ID: 9596794
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: C23C,H05K,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method for applying a protective coating to a previously fully assembled electronic device, comprising: at least partially disassembling an electronic device from a fully assembled arrangement to an at least partially disassembled arrangement to expose one or more internal surfaces, features or components of the electronic device; after at least partially disassembling, placing a portion of the electronic device in the at least partially disassembled relationship, including the one or more internal surfaces, features or components within a coating chamber; applying a mask to at least a portion of at least one of the one or more internal surfaces, features or components; applying a mask to at least a portion of a housing of the electronic device, the housing defining an exterior of the electronic device; applying a protective coating to at least some of the internal surfaces, features or components of the electronic device in the at least partially disassembled relationship and to the mask while at least the portion of the electronic device in the at least partially disassembled relationship resides within the coating chamber; after applying the protective coating, removing a periphery of protective coating around the mask and any portion of the protective coating located over the mask; and reassembling the electronic device to re-place the electronic device in the fully assembled arrangement, the protective coating being located at least partially within an interior of the electronic device in the fully assembled arrangement.