“Two Liquidmetal patent applications have surfaced in Europe,” Jack Purcher reports for Patently Apple.
“One of them covers an customized injection mold for creating iPhone parts while the other addresses the creation of the iPhone’s bottom portion with input/output port and jack created with a liquidmetal composition,” Purcher reports. “The patent also restates constantly that the iPhone’s housing is made from a bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy.”
Purcher reports, “In another segment of the patent Apple references a ‘glassy alloy’ may be formed using a deeply undercooled glass forming liquid which strongly suggests that the backside of the iPhone is liquidmetal composite and not simply glass as their new TV ad presented.”
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“The one constant perception in the marketplace today is that liquidmetal is something that’s on the way; something that’s just around the corner,” Purcher reports. “Yet a new round of Liquidmetal patents from Apple published in Europe on October thirty-first would appear to contradict that myth.”
“Further proof came by way of new patent figures clearly spelling out the process of using Liquidmetal for the current iPhone with its classic metal bezel antenna,” Purcher reports. “Our report covers the most definitive proof to date that Apple’s current iPhone uses Liquidmetal and even reveals a possible new Apple accessory product that is shown to utilize this new material as well.”
Apple teases us with Liquidmetal gold:
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Erik Pineda reports for International Business Times, “For the iPhone 6, it is highly likely that Liquidmetal is the dominant exterior covering that will protect the inner components of the large-screen smartphone. The ‘bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy’ will be paired with sapphire.”
“This new iPhone possibilities came into light as Bloomberg reported this week that Apple’s blueprint for the next-gen iOS smartphone involves the use of curved or flexible display with two screen sizes – 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch,” Pineda reports. “The handsets are also equipped with enhanced sensors, possibly enabling the iPhone 6 to detect pressures at various levels, Bloomberg said.
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