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Wow, the pack of wolves is trying to drum up some bombshells to create sellers... Funny stuff that it is a 24/7 job for the wolves. They must know about some big price increases ahead...
And, even more significant is that TS gave away the only profitable segment, the LQMT coatings business, to John Kang and Ricardo Salas. Talk about gross stupidity and incompetence. This on top of selling out our technology to our country's most serious enemy, the communist party of China.
It’s too bad they can’t collect a single penny from that expansion where sales are in the millions according to LL.
We can thank former CEO TS and anyone else from LQMT for signing on to that debacle guaranteeing zero $$$ back in 2016.
You could add this one from BB back in 2018…
“During 2018, we validated our first multi-cavity production molds for our amorphous and metal injection molding operations, resulting in production orders,” said Bruce Bromage, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer. “In addition, we have recently received our first amorphous production tooling order for a higher volume medical device application with validation and acceptance protocols in process. We are also working with our customer to develop the next generation of this application, demonstrating their commitment to our technology and to Liquidmetal as a trusted supplier. We are focused on bringing more applications into our production pipeline.”
Dr. Bromage continued, “Our building power upgrade is near completion, allowing us to further expand our manufacturing footprint.“
The answer to yesterdays Pop Quiz:
"This has resulted in securing our first orders for recurring, volume, deliveries of functional parts utilizing our technology. Monthly shipments began in July and will result in regular supply into a targeted market, along with providing market participants with needed benchmarks on the advantages of our technology."
Martin Guitar Pins
Boy oh boy! Re-read that quote again from Bryce Van in 2020. Sounds wonderful doesn't it? Sounds like LQMT was finally take us to the Holy Land, no? And this was laid out in perfect LQMT fashion, Two sentences buried in a press release--just hidden enough to stroke the egos of LQMT investors like they have stumbled on something secret, something the mainstream investing community had not yet found out about....it would finally be their chance to cash-in.
As a product, I would classify the guitar pins as a success. In that, it was in-fact a product that actually made it to market. The price for 6 of them was about $300 retail. There are many, many other products that caught the imagination of investors but fell flat just turning out to be a rumor or an idea, only to be replaced with a different wild goose chase. Again, this quote from a LQMT press release was made just under 4 years ago--you'd think it'd stick out in everyones memory.
On the other hand, the guitar pins just turned out to be a gimmick that didn't work. It's fair to say the guitar playing community gave a thumbs down to BMG guitar pins and I'm sure it is not because of price, it's simply that they do not produce better sound. From a LQMT investor prospective, guitar pins were a failure. They did not produce the revenues we all hoped for. They did not inspire sales from other whales. And in no way did they add to the bottom line in any significant way. As a matter of fact their revenues went unnoticed.
The movie is Downfall.
There must have been some pirate software that allowed you to fill in your own subtitles to a key scene of the film. I had seen it done to a couple other things, but never as good as LQMT, it was absolutely perfect. The harshness of the German language, the anger and frustration of the scene, the worried and uncomfortable assembled generals—- just like an old and grey conspiracy believing LQMT shareholder completely losing his shit.
When you talked about a WWII movie, I immediately jumped to Dr Strangelove with Peter Sellers and Slim Pickens. I see me on that bomb riding it to oblivion. It could be a metaphor for riding LQMT into the dirt!
I stand corrected about a dental product, I apologize. Chalk up a “successful” product for LQMT.
Todays quiz answer is also a “successful” LQMT product.
Always thought the 2020 10Q2 was about Zyris. Guess I’m wrong.
Small edit. After Tesla hing but before Oppo/ iPhone crazyness….add LG phones!
Real beauties, the LG Wing and their intentional curved phone which the name escapes me. Most notably though the LG Wing, iHubbers were crazy with excitement for LG being another whale that was going to be a part of the LQMT customer base.
The LG rumors all came for that same familiar source.
LG ceased production of all cell phones in 2021.
No, not Zyris! I don’t believe that BMG dental parts ever became a product.
Over time rumored dental products have come and gone on no less than two separate occasions.
The most notable IMO was during the parody video of that overdubbed scene of a famous WWII movie when the main character at the end is angry, bitter, frustrated; and then finally realizing all hope is lost says “At least we’ll have dental”
This video has long been taken down from Vimeo and you have to speak about in code on this board otherwise the Mods go crazy.
But Watts, whats the chance you could repost your brilliant creation for old times sake? …In a cryptic post of course.
Incorrect answer—but close!
For those playing at home, the hinges/LQMT started about 2016 with hopes of being implemented in a Mac laptop. Then hinges in a Tesla were a long subject of speculation. Then the whole hing thing became epidemic when the creative video of the complex hing that could have been implemented into a iPhone or an Oppo device.
There is a common thread to any rumor of hing/LQMT and that is Joshua. You’ll find that it is he that has brought each and every suggestion forward.
Sounds like Zyris.
By BB.
TS made similar claims back in 2012. “In the midst.”
EONTEC in 2016...........phone hinges.
POP QUIZ
"This has resulted in securing our first orders for recurring, volume, deliveries of functional parts utilizing our technology. Monthly shipments began in July and will result in regular supply into a targeted market, along with providing market participants with needed benchmarks on the advantages of our technology."
When was this said and what was it about?
Exactly and once the Big Whales start hoping aboard around the Globe .... many of those small accounts will actually be pretty huge deals because so many 'Early Adopter' Customers who are already educated about the advantages will also be wanting to place orders once they start seeing a Whale or two has made some decent size purchases to validate that things are ready to roll.
Like Wray really cares. He always seems late to the show. I would bet he is heavily invested in China just like Vanguard and Blackrock.
As long as LQMT keeps picking up small accounts that is fine with me. China would be happy too as long as they keep the biggies.
You told us weeks ago when this was in the 0.06's this was going to drop, but it has held on quite well.
It seems the only thing your really good at is informing us of the current share price for the day or week. It takes a real research guru to spout off that information to the Board!
Good luck to you and all the broken records, and conspiracy theorists.
Trading anemic volumes returning to pre March CC.
Not a good indicator of good things to happen imminently. The SP always rises rapidly and usually walks back slowly unless new news is released by LQMT via a PR, a filed document or a website updated blog. That being the case. LQMT can be expected to slow walk all the way back down into the 0.04’s again and even the 0.03’s again too.
Nothing is out of reach for LQMT, be it up or down. So hang on to your shares. It’s like riding a Mechanical Bull Ride in very slow motion, where only those who hang on long enough get to depart with their shares, when they pass on to receive their heavenly reward as some unfortunately have.
Good luck to all in LQMT.
Wish TC luck.
Come on TC, I’m getting tired of riding the Bull (Shit.) it’s time for me to hang up my spurs.
28 months and you got nothing to show for it. A damn shame Imo. Is that a Bull🥩steak I smell on the grill? Yippee 😋🍴share price is going up.
You raise an accurate point based on the expansion of financials in amorphous metals abroad and the contractions of LQMT’s bottom line owned and operated by the same individual over the exact same period of time.
Contracts with whales abroad. millions in investing in plant space and equipment. None here. Only rent. No new contracts going into 28 months. Same owner.
That is SUM impression. Pun intended.
Good luck to you.
It is no secret that I have the ongoing impression that the success of LQMT Valencia and its general shareholders, is not necessarily the primary objective here. The published financials would seem to support that. I wish it was not so.
The conspiracy theorists are out again today. China conspiracy, Apple conspiracy, etc.
It’s like they find a conspiracy affecting Lqmt under every rock.
These conspiracy theories have been spun here for a decade now. The gullable bite right in and follow along.
Investors should beware as these theories have not an iota of grounding in facts, but as fiction they have derailed many who bought in hook, line and sinker.
Good luck to all and even to the conspiracy theorists and the broken records!
Guess that officially confirms what many invested in LQMT already knew beginning in 2016.
What took Wray so long to get the word out. This has been going on for over two decades. No, make that at least seven decades with foreign countries and forever domestically. The difference domestically its called competition. Beyond our borders it is called espionage/spying.
Good luck to you.
"You could close your eyes and pull an industry or sector out of a hat and, chances are, Beijing has targeted it," Wray said. "The PRC is engaged in the largest and most sophisticated theft of intellectual property and expertise in the history of the world, leveraging its most powerful weapons, starting with cyber."
Christopher Wray
I call on Chairman Xi and LQMT to endorse this company as a token of goodwill and advancement of the free human spirit.
https://www.shenyunperformingarts.org/
Couldn't have said it better overall except to add the difficulty of navigating the political tangles especially as to China during an epoch where the future direction of the immediate struggle for power over the markets, physical assets, finances, and dominant currency hangs in balance. Given these conditions I say the company has done well to survive. Funny how bashers arrive when a company is in the midst of a turnaround.
Without a little more buying volume it looks like LQMT is headed again into the 0.05’s.
Of course a few LQMT blog updates from time to time on any business endeavors would help keep the share price in the 0.06’s or 0.07’s.
From historical behavior regarding blog updates I don’t expect that to happen. Not with LL in control.
Not only was LL able to shut down the power upgrade and IMO, able to prevent domestic expansion with equipment to fulfill new orders. He managed (under the guise of slowing down cash burn,) transferring all domestic production to China, where their companies seem not to be having difficulty in finding a whale or two or three. He has also managed to put a muzzle on who is left at LF CA.
The silence says it all. Be quiet or leave. Many have left or were shown the exit door. Kind of makes sense. It could be either a cultural thing or just a characteristic trait on how business is done in China. Either way, it is obviously not what investors here in the USA are used to.
So if you plan on rolling the dice from your DD. Keep in mind there are no fluff PR’s from LQMT in a long long long time. Unless LQMT is required to release information, they do not. It cuts down on the spin and BS from market gurus who know less than you do. It doesn’t cut down on individual speculation theories hype or FOMO.
Good luck to all in LQMT.
Wish TC luck.
Would be nice if LQMT bought 10% of its stock back about $6 million with their own assets.
That would increase shareholder value a little and without any new revenues from part sales. The base value would be up a half penny. The speculation and hype imo, at that point would be worth a lot more.
As always my opinions are always worth less than the price of a LQMT share.
What does it matter ???... This is not about Watts ... I know he would like it to be but it is essentially about something he has nothing to do with...
Why. He is not missing anything important. Maybe you appreciate grumpy, frustrated old men who lost a boatload of money, and can't get past it. But most don't give a cr*p.
Once again....you do not know the history of Watts and this board.
I wish you did.
I am not shifting responsibility away from LQMT.... I am simply being realistic as to expectations when others are making an effort to pioneer new Multi-Billion Dollar or even Trillion Dollar Industries... When is the last time you did that ?? So what do youhave in your chest drawers of accomplishments that you can out your money where your mouth is.... You and others who constantly bash don't have a clue and certainly do not have any perspective whatsoever upon which you can be in a position to bash becasue the bottom line is that you don't know that you don't know that you don't know and you should try to get educated before you take the bashing so far... There is zillions of variable and yes the early adopters are oftentimes and almost always a huge reason for delays, mismanagement, redo's, misinformation, lousy forecasting etc..... Other new materials customarily take many decades so why is it that you feel this should be different...? Those who keep their mouth shut about things usually are the ones that are super confident they will produce and therefore they don't need to blow a lot of smoke becasue they know or feel super confident that they will have the last word..... I would say LQMT management and personnel is using their time a lot wiser than the way you and Research and others use theirs.. That is a super easy observation...
What a crock. All you do is shift responsibility away from liquidmetal management to past and prospective customers.
Do you honestly believe that it was the fault of Samsung, Verizon, Nokia and Motorola to drop and not continue the purchases of liquidmetal for components in their products?
Or was it because Lqmt MGMT repeatedly failed to follow through with new customers and make them long term accounts.
Why do you think lqmt reputation sucks in the metallurgical industry? A failure to perform. A failure to address mistakes. A continued record of falling short on their assurances and commitments to prospects and clients. In short, incompetence at the highest levels of management. Don't forget, tony Chung has been with lqmt since 2004. He long since risen to his level of incompetency. He is in way over his head. A glorified bean counter should never have been elevated to this position. What is needed and always has been lacking is a manufacturing executive who knows metallurgy. You simply are a Johnny come lately who just doesn't t understand principles of doing things right the first time instead of abandoning solid customers and chasing after small potato novitiates who can't pay their way.
I’m thinking that it’s all AI generated because I can’t imagine anyone devoting so much of their life on that drivel.
The part about 40 words or less was deleted.
Again..... this is nonsense for a company such as LQMT until you start seeing the Early Adopters start stepping up to the Plate.... and there are just as many reasons the fault lies with the Buyers as there is with the Suppliers .......but that is the process and growing pains of innovation and getting things to sync up to big global adoption is not a perfect science and nobody has the combination becasue there is just way too many variables.... So your Another Week Passes is just a bunch of Hocus Pocus as it relates to companies such as LQMT and it serves no purpose until the Early Adopters begin to get serious with Orders... And the delays could have zero to do with LQMT and everything to do with the buyers indecision on priorities, capabilities, even very tiny refinements of 'this or that' ......... until finally a whale or two pulls the trigger on some significant orders ..... then it is off to the races... The long delays in progress can also be attributed to the screw-ups and mismanagement of the Buyers and their flip-flopping around on top priotities and the back and forth on their wish list etc...
That’s a lot of prototypes too that can generate both revenues and operating costs.
Maybe Demo the Martin guitar and send their 20 sales reps to the companies with the highest product sales first.
My gosh that's a bunch of strings. Who would have thunk it?
Another week passes and LQMT’s share price is down 8.27% from 0.0689 cents to 0.0632 cents on extremely weak trading volumes and little interest. The same when LQMT moves up or down.
LQMT is now into its 27th month without a new contract announcement for the order of parts and about to go into its 28th month next week.
Since the first trading day in January 03, of 2024, to April 19th, how many days has LQMT closed in the 0.07’s? 5, 10, 15 or 20 days?
No peeking….
Answer: 5 days.
Same question for last year 2023.
Since the first trading day in January 2023, to April 19th, how many days has LQMT closed in the 0.07’s? 5, 10, 15 or 20 days?
Hint: it is not 5, 10, or 15 days.
Answer: 20 days
Source: Nasdaq.
The questions and answers are very similar to the questions political parties or economist ask. Are you doing better this year than last year? Are you better off? Is your LQMT portfolio better off?
However with LQMT, unlike actual factual data with the economy and crime, things get sort of skewed by the rhetoric and feelings on LQMT, rather than the facts. Although there were more trading days where the share price closed higher in the 0.07’s a year ago during the same time frame as this year. People feel more optimistic this year, More upbeat and with higher expectations.
However, Factually, LQMT is not doing any better. Factually LQMT is not doing any worse either. For the share price of LQMT is doing just about the same this year as it was doing last year. Both the interest, liquidity and trading volumes are still anemic. The difference. Instead of LQMT heading into its 15th month of no new contract announcements from new customers in 2023. This year LQMT, is heading into its 28 month of no new contract announcements in 2024, with added stock options for executives and another new partnership.
The difference this year is the feeling that something good, something different, something positive will happen this year or is expected to happen this year for several good reasons. A few of those reasons for increasing expectations (mine as well) were the comments made by TC in March.
And when you look at the last fact of positive expectations, you have to say to yourself; isn’t this the way I/we have been feeling since I/we rolled the dice in LQMT every year and the dice keeps bouncing off the table? Only to be rolled and bet on again and again an again?
Answer: Yes
Keep in mind if anyone expects LQMT to break even by the end of this year, either operating costs have to be reduced by $2 million dollars or income from all sources have to be increased by $2 million dollars. Or a combination of reducing one and increasing the other. From what I have observed it would be very difficult to reduce the operating costs based on the fact, they have already been cut back and inflation makes it more difficult to do so. It is also going to be very difficult to increase the interest earned on investments and rent. That leaves increasing income from fees and part orders. My bet is on the expectations of increasing part orders and fees.
Increasing income from rent or income from investments does nothing for increasing shareholder value, meaning the share price. (It does though, increase the possibility for LQMT to be a Going Concern for years to come.)
Increasing revenue from fees and part sales does maintain and or increase shareholder value, and would attract new interest to take the daily trading volumes off of life support. Increasing liquidity would also increase trading volatility. Increasing volatility would increase rumors, theories and hype giving it more of a role to increase the share price. It then feeds upon itself until the price rises to a level that can no longer be supported by actual income from all sources. Like what happened in 2017, 2018 etc.
Most folks get the stock options and get the partnerships and get the 33% increase in revenue sum, although big, is still minuscule and get the rose colored painted Conference Call by TC for this year.
What some folks don’t get (some do) are fundamentals of the company have not changed and are factually supported by how LQMT actually trades every day without hype, rumors, expectations or pumping having any impact. For if expectations could move the share price, LQMT should be trading around $4 or $5 dollars a share by now, with volumes in the tens of millions. Or at least 0.50 cents a share.
And whether you feel LQMT will do it this year or maybe not. I do believe all know by now that it is going to take more than just a good feeling about the stock to move it up to $4 or $5 dollars a share.
All know, It is going to take contracts, contracts, contracts. Are you there TC? Believe it or not, Just about one third, 33% of this year is over. Time to take off the John Lennon glasses. Imo, outside shareholders are looking for a green colored portfolio and not a rosy red one at the end of this year. I can see it now, LQMT announces a medical contract and another one with license fees and possibly another agreement.
Don’t let the giddy feelings get to you. The fact is LQMT, is trading around the same share price this year as it did last year for the same time period, despite all of the positive hoopla. And why? Because nothing really has changed, nothing new by way of increasing real revenues has happened from any announced new reoccurring contracts. Only increased future possibilities as expressed by TC and interpreted by outsiders posting around the www.
Imo, I don’t think LQMT is a scam nor is it a shell company. Neither is it doing anything that have resulted in growing revenues quarterly as it once did many, many, many moons ago as stated in their 10K’s from the Samsung, San Disk days and government requests via grants.
There is nothing Big happening and there are no links to directly connect LQMT with any theories out there, where by LQMT is going to receive $$$$$. Do you think LQMT would be trading under a dime if they were true or probable. Even concluding that some of those theories were possible would be a far stretch of the imagination.
It is a fact that other companies are claiming to be selling amorphous metal parts and at least five of the companies incorporating Liquid Metal (big or small) are in fact purchasing parts made with LQMT’s amorphous metal IP from Yihao, Liquidmetal’s manufacturing partner. If you don’t know this, you truly are not doing your DD. And if you need a link to that last fact, you might want to rethink about why you bought LQMT shares in the first place. Other than that, if you don’t understand this paragraph, then just hold onto those shares and wait for the day of the big payoff happening or not and forget about opinions pro or con.
It is always good to know what is going on in the world of Liquidmetal imo, and what is not going on in the world of Liquidmetal. In fact there are at least three mega companies out there using a hinge made out of amorphous metals. One of them verifiably using LQMT’s Liquidmetal. Yet there will be no income received. Samsung uses an amorphous metal hinge. Thier phones are sold here. Yet there will be no income received.
The $$$$ received from these parts are unverifiable from each customer here or abroad, and I don’t mean just China. Although $$$$$$ millions are being claimed, from amorphous metal sales, there does not appear to be any one manufacturing company claiming a profit yet from this material, as far as I know. However they are expanding their investment in manufacturing capacity, always a good indication for more demand.
One invested in the amorphous metal world would have to be totally oblivious not to know millions are earned every year and millions more will be in the future from increasing amorphous metal demand. You don’t have to wait years for veins of gold in the world of amorphous metal to be struck. It’s already here.
More importantly. Even if one could verify the global $$$$$$, it would mean nothing for it is much easier to verify the portion (the slice) that LQMT is receiving. What is even more astounding or disappointing is, although amorphous metal use and $$$$$ monies earned have grown around the world over the past decade. With more growth on the way. The portion that LQMT has received from this growth has not! In fact, LQMT, now earns less from part sales today than they earned from well over a decade ago! (And back then there were no rental incomes or large interest on investments reported to offset all operational costs on a 10K.)
Sounds crazy? Well yes, but it is a fact! Or to putting it another way; Proportionally, the LQMT revenues received from world amorphous metal sales were greater over a decade ago than today. Not only was LQMT reporting more revenues. They had a bigger share of the amorphous metal pie vs the competition.
Another fact is more than half (66%) of their (LQMT’s) gross income, comes from rent and other sources of income as reported in their 10K and not from parts sold. And the revenues from parts sold was reduced (devoured )by nearly 71% by the cost to sell them.
Now these facts are not hidden they are not surprising. TC himself stated and referenced and requested for anyone to read the 10K, when comparing and listening to his outlook, and follow more closely what LQMT is trying to do.
Now does this mean the last 10K is any worse or any better than those prior?
Answer: No! It just means nothing has changed fundamentally.
It’s not called bashing, when reading the risks. It is not called bashing, when the realities of what LQMT has achieved over the years are not in sync with the realities of what people expect them to achieve. It is not bashing to point out these facts and factual expectations in a post and how they realistically differ.
If anyone is still not getting the picture and I suspect it is only a few. Let’s put it this way. If you just listened to the CC last month. Set aside what you think you know. TC says LQMT has cash. TC says LQMT has investments or liquid assets. TC said LQMT might be near to breaking even by the end of this year.
Now if LQMT were as optimistic or giddy as some investors seem to be. Don’t you think if something big was going to happen, that LQMT would take some of those assets and cash and buy an investment in their own stock, their own company as TC did last November? If they did that, they could earn potentially a 300% return on their investment too. Thus potentially increasing the share price to at least 0.50 cents a share.
Seems like no matter what is really going on with LQMT, the culture and the mindset for just a few are; Never let reality get in the way of a good theory, a good hype, a good rumor.
But don’t take my word for it or any of my opinions, as everyone knows, they are always worth less than the price of a LQMT share.
To sum it up. The bottom line is simply this: if LQMT can break even or come close to it this year. What do you think the minimum share price will be? If LQMT can raise revenues $2 million dollars or near it. What do you think the minimum share price will be?
0.10, 0.15, 0.25, 0.30.
No peeking…
My answer: 0.25 cents.
My answer would be 0.25 cents as the base price. Factor in hype, rumor, theories and pumping and the share price can go much, much higher. Sort of like what happened in 2017 only higher.
My bet is on two factors.Two executives of the company who own shares and revenues expected to increase. One reality and one variable.
If you are in LQMT, do your own DD and decide for yourself. I never offer investment advice. Read the 10k, there are absolutely no guarantees. This year does appear to look better than the year before and for good reasons.
Perhaps in 2025 or 2026 LQMT might succeed and if they ever do make it in 2024, all in it will be very thankful and glad that they did.
FOMO lives and is probably the main reason why anyone holds on regardless of any other opinion at this time. Not wanting to take a loss at this point may be another.
I try to present a balanced view based on the facts not on the emotions of anyone hyping or bashing LQMT. I believe I nailed it correctly. This board has had it correct past and present from potential to expectations to hope to FOMO, to opinions both pro and con. There is no ccp here, where there might be in using another venue to share information. As in be positive or leave.
Trading volumes seem to be tapering off again. The pps appears to be heading south again as predicted by what happens with the lack of contract progress updates impacting on both interest and buying volume.
Again, my opinions are always worth less than the price of a LQMT share.
Good luck to all in LQMT
Wish TC luck.
245 days to hit 0.25 cents minimum.
And all TC & Co., have to do, is secure about a 2/10ths. slice of 1% of the world’s pie of amorphous metal/bulk metal glass sales to accomplish it.
Earnings Report….In 2023 we reported the Q1 results on 5/5 which happened to be the first Friday in May. This year the first Friday is 5/3 so I’m thinking that may be too early. My guess is Tuesday May 7.
A lot of Liquidmetal.There are over 400 stringed instruments around the world. Here are the more known ones.
Appalachian dulcimer
Autoharp
Baglama
Bajo quinto/sexto
Balalaika
Bandola
Bandurria
Banjo
Barbitos
Bass guitar
Berimbau
Biwa
Bouzouki
Bulbul tarang
Cavaquinho
Cello
Chapman stick
Charango
Charanguita
Cheng
Chillador
Cifteli
Cinco
Classical kemancha
Clavichord
Clavinet
Craviola
Cuatro
Cumbus
Double bass
Dutar
Ektara
Epigonion
Guitar
Guitarra baiana
Guitarra de golpe
Guitarrón
Guitarrón chileno
Guitarrón cuyano
Guzheng
Hammered dulcimer
Harp
Harpsichord
Hatun charango
Hualaycho
Hurdy gurdy
Kamancheh
Kannel
Kantele
Kemancha
Khonkhota
Kitara
Kokyu
Kopuz
Kora
Koto
Lap steel guitar
Lavta
Lute
Lyre
Mandolin
Oud
Phorminx
Psaltery
Qanun
Quirquincho
Ranka charango
Rubab
Requinto
Ronroco
Sanshin
Santoor
Sarod
Shamisen
Sitar
Sou
Strumstick
Surbahar
Tambura
Tanbur
Tar
Tiple
Tremolo
Tumbi
Tuntuna
Ukulele
Veena
Vihuela
Viola
Violin
Yazh
Zither
That’s a lot of Liquidmetal. I only recognized 13 of this list.
May well be most all string instruments could see some quality enhancements. That's a fairly sizeable market. Who knows, perhaps better resonance would come from wind instruments as well, especially the mouth pieces on horns.
What do you think about strings for an acoustic bass guitar? I think I read a patent on BMG guitar strings at one point.
Boy, that is a real good question. I am not sure I have any idea. I do think the cost would be prohibitive and strings do need to be changed regularly. I can't seem to analyze or conclude how BMG strings would have value per se to the sound, the mechanics, or the guitarist.
okpj
Thank you for that explanation…I never had an appreciation for the differences.
What do you think about strings for an acoustic bass guitar? I think I read a patent on BMG guitar strings at one point.
If LiquidMetal components can improve the sound of a guitar….why can’t this application be incorporated into a piano?
Guitar strings are strung across a piece of bone, or plastic, before being connected to the guitar via the bridge. The thought with liquid metal, LM, is that some of the vibration and resonance "loss", if any, can be enhanced by allowing the liquid metal bridge pins to absorb LESS of that "lost" resonance and vibration, thereby making the volume greater.
Piano strings are wound around a metal piece that is directly connected to the sound board on the piano, where is there is no sound "board" on a guitar. Piano's per se, do not necessarily have to be "louder" where as increased volume on a guitar can be taken advantage of by the person playing the guitar.
I don't know if that makes any sense to non guitarists, but I don't see any great value in replacing anything in a piano contacting the string with a liquid metal component.
okpj
If LQMT had anything to do with that Defense contract, don't you think all employees would be buying stock every week? It's so secret, no one knows it exists. LOL!
If LiquidMetal components can improve the sound of a guitar….why can’t this application be incorporated into a piano?
I’m still waiting for LL to develop an extrusion process for LiquidMetal to make musical strings/wire. The trick is the cooling and maintaining a vacuum above the extrusion head.
When one thinks of glass reinforced polyester (boats and cars) the fiberglass enhances the properties of the resin to impart desirable physical characteristics. What would happen if someone added fiberglass or graphite nanotubes to the amorphous metal mix prior to moulding? These materials melt far above the AM and would act as a reinforcing filler in the system ….Hmmm
Oh yeah!!! Rumor has it they're going to rebuild the whole bridge out of lqmt. That way those pesky run away boats will just bounce off.
If true and it is something that becomes significant .... Word will get out through the Grapevine via General Public one way or another at some point in time ....
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Liquidmetal® Technologies (ISO 9001:2008 certified) is a leading force in the research, development and commercialization of amorphous metals. Our revolutionary class of patented alloys and processes form the basis of high performance materials in a broad range of medical, military, consumer, industrial, and sporting goods products.
Discovered by researchers at the California Institute of Technology, Liquidmetal alloys’ unique atomic structure enables applications to achieve performance and accuracy levels that have not been possible before. The revolutionary class of patented materials technology redefine performance and design paradigms institutionalized by traditional materials.
As Liquidmetal Technologies controls the intellectual property rights with more than 70 U.S. patents, these high performance materials are dramatically changing the way companies develop new products.
LINKS
Featured: Automotive Pressure Sensors, 9.36 billion market by 2020
1. LiquidMetal Website
2. LiquidMetal Manufacturing Facility
3. OTC Market Report
4. Engel Liquidmetal Forum (Nov 2015)
5. ENGEL Symposium 2015
6. ENGEL Interview on Liquidmetal
PATENTS (USPTO)
1. Search Crucible Intellectual (Apple and LiquidMetal R&D)
2. Search Apple and LiquidMetal
3. Search Cross-license Patents w/Eontec
4. Search Vitreloy
5. Search Pre-grant Patents
VIDEOS
1. OMEGA Liquidmetal Bezel
2. ENGEL e-motion 110T
3. Liquidmetal Bouncing Ball
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE - BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Professor Lugee Li, Chairman
Professor Li was appointed as a member of our board of directors in March 2016 and became Chairman of our board of directors in October 2016. Professor Li is the founder, Chairman, and majority stockholder of DongGuan Eontec Co. Ltd., a Hong Kong company listed on the Shenzen Stock Exchange engaged in the production of precision die-cast products and the research and development of new materials. Professor Li founded Eontec in 1993 and has served as Chairman since that date. At Eontec, Professor Li is responsible for strategic development and research and development. Professor Li is also the founder and sole shareholder of Leader Biomedical Limited, a Hong Kong company engaged in the supply of biomaterials and surgical implants. Professor Li serves as an analyst for the Institute of Metal Research at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and serves part-time as a professor at several universities in China.
Abdi Mahamedi, Vice Chairman
Abdi Mahamedi has served on our board of directors since May 2009 and became Vice-Chairman of our board of directors in October 2016. Since 1987, Mr. Mahamedi has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Carlyle Development Group of Companies (“CDG”), which develops and manages residential and commercial properties in the United States on behalf of investors worldwide. At CDG, Mr. Mahamedi evaluates and supervises all of the investment activities and management personnel. Prior to joining CDG, Mr. Mahamedi founded Emanuel Land Company, a subsidiary of Emanuel & Company, a Wall Street investment banking firm, and served as a managing director for Emanuel Land Company from 1986 to 1987. In 1983, Mr. Mahamedi received his B.S.E. degree in Civil and Structural Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, and in 1984 he received his M.S.E. degree in Civil and Structural Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.
Isaac Bresnick
Currently serves as Legal and Regulatory Affairs Director for the Leader Biomedical Group, a private company based in Hong Kong and operating from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and has served in that role since October 2014. At Leader Biomedical, Mr. Bresnick is responsible for the direction and management of legal affairs, regulatory affairs, quality control, and quality assurance, as well as for advising executive management of Group companies. Mr. Bresnick also currently serves as Director of AAP Joints GmbH, a private company in Berlin, Germany, and has served in that role since July 2013. Mr. Bresnick received his J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 2013, and his B.S. in Industrial Design from the University of Bridgeport in 2008. After completion of his undergraduate studies and continuing through his enrollment at UCONN Law, Mr. Bresnick worked as Senior Arrangements Designer for Electric Boat Corporation, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, from June 2008 to December 2012.
Vincent Carrubba
An experienced corporate leader and serial entrepreneur with extensive senior executive, technical and manufacturing experience. Mr. Carrubba has created and guided new products to success in the consumer goods, electronics, automotive and construction industries and has conceptualized, financed and built factories and developed new manufacturing technologies throughout Asia. From September 2014 through the present, Mr. Carrubba has served as the CEO of Admiral Composite Technologies Inc. (“Admiral”), where he has developed new technologies for environmentally responsible and innovative building materials which represent Admiral’s product lines. Mr. Carrubba has also served as Admiral’s Chairman since its inception in 2009. From September 2014 through the present, Mr. Carrubba has served as the CEO of Asia Sourcing & Communications USA Inc. and he has served as its Chairman since its inception in 2013. From 2002 through August 2014, Mr. Carrubba served as the Director of R&D for Interdynamics Inc., IDQ Holdings, where he was responsible for all R&D and QC matters, including the management of engineering, legal, patenting, regulatory, insurance and consumer relations matters. From 1989 through 1992, Mr. Carrubba designed and installed the New York Stock Exchange telecommunications and information technology systems. Mr. Carrubba has held engineering and executive positions with Xerox, General Electric, Bristol-Meyers Squibb and AT&T and he is the inventor of several patents related to telecommunications, professional tools and consumer products. Mr. Carrubba received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Engineering Science and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University SEAS in 1982.
Tony Chung
Mr. Chung was appointed to our board of directors in August 2017. Mr. Chung had previously served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer from December 2008. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Chung served as CFO at BETEK Corporation, a real estate and investment subsidiary of SK Engineering and Construction, and as CFO of Solarcity, a company providing advanced solar technology and installation services. Mr. Chung is a Certified Public Accountant and served eight years at KPMG as an Audit and Consulting Manager for several large multinational companies. He received his B.S. degree in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley. Mr. Chung is also an Attorney at Law and received his J.D. degree from Pacific Coast University School of Law.
Reporting Status | U.S. Reporting: SEC Reporting |
Audited Financials | Audited |
Latest Report | August 4, 2020 10Q |
CIK | 0001141240 |
Fiscal Year End | 12/31 |
OTC Marketplace | OTCQB |
Market Value1 | $129,851,894 | a/o Sep 24, 2020 | |
Authorized Shares | 1,100,000,000 | a/o Dec 31, 2016 | |
Outstanding Shares | 914,449,957 | a/o Sep 24, 2020 | |
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Float | 487,690,350 | a/o Dec 31, 2017 | |
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Shareholders of Record | 217 | a/o Dec 31, 2017 |
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