Liquidmetal Technologies Inc (LQMT)

[Almosthere]

Nice work Joshua.

Patents behind Apple Watch Explorer

[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-26/apple-considers-launching-rugged-watch-for-extreme-sports](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-26/apple-considers-launching-rugged-watch-for-extreme-sports)

First rumor by Mark Gurman back in march 2021 (shipped by end of 2022)

[https://www.cultofmac.com/781686/ruggedized-apple-watch-explorer-edition-mockups/](https://www.cultofmac.com/781686/ruggedized-apple-watch-explorer-edition-mockups/)

Latest Mock Up.

https://preview.redd.it/e5owqdi2su791.png?width=1989&format=png&auto=webp&s=47a43170fca32b7c03832e9c0b30b639ebd61c37

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Since this is a niche high end device, volume will be small. Most likely YiHao would be able to cover the early volume.

Below is the patents from both Apple and LQMT (CIP)

Note all patents were created during Lugee Era.

[https://patents.google.com/patent/US20200096948A1/en?oq=20200096948](https://patents.google.com/patent/US20200096948A1/en?oq=20200096948)

*A composite housing of an electronic device can include a substrate having a shape that partially defines an internal volume of the electronic device and includes ceramic fibers arranged in a* ***weave*** *pattern and embedded in a matrix material. The composite housing can also include an overmold material at least partially surrounding the substrate and an antenna integrated into the overmold material.*

[Apple Watch](https://preview.redd.it/8zvv8je7mv791.png?width=1005&format=png&auto=webp&s=82ce041017f3ecbe8d0a345601024eff7ec2710b)

[iPhone](https://preview.redd.it/2qrea0c9mv791.png?width=802&format=png&auto=webp&s=3aa6d4c49265b100cc80b47f2a2d5ad1ae7616b6)

[iPad](https://preview.redd.it/jsiptskbmv791.png?width=767&format=png&auto=webp&s=a640830f92f8ac16567cfd706ab40f1670cec24c)

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[https://patents.google.com/patent/US20170090515A1/en?oq=us20170090515A1](https://patents.google.com/patent/US20170090515A1/en?oq=us20170090515A1)

*Bulk metallic glass sheets and parts fabricated from individual bulk metallic glass fibers and tows are provided. Bulk metallic glass fibers and tows are used to prepare complex* ***weave*** *designs having desired thickness and fiber orientation for a particular use of a BMG feedstock. Appropriately designed bulk metallic glass weaves can be thermo plastically heated to form sheets and feedstock for parts having desired wall thickness and area coverage.*

[BMG Weave](https://preview.redd.it/i4bz4jmdmv791.png?width=742&format=png&auto=webp&s=22c6fe12dc693d039dd430f6dad77e76c86b7f55)

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[https://patents.google.com/patent/US20170087804A1/en?oq=US20170087804A1](https://patents.google.com/patent/US20170087804A1/en?oq=US20170087804A1)

*Laminate BMG-fiber feedstock and parts made from one or more fiber layers and two or more bulk metallic glass (BMG) layers are described herein. The hot formed BMG-fiber laminates have vastly superior strength, ductility and use parameters as compared to the fiber or BMG alone as well as to conventional metal-fiber* ***weaves***\*\*. Methods of formation for both the BMG-fiber laminate and for near-to-net parts made there from are also provided.\*\*

[BMG Weave Laminate](https://preview.redd.it/04ijpc3lmv791.png?width=467&format=png&auto=webp&s=192de407dfb6176f449995fdc39bcd5e719995c5)

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