Liquidmetal Technologies Inc (LQMT)

[Ronin]

Ok, this is what I read, "exclusive..."

"Apple secured a “perpetual, worldwide, fully-paid, exclusive license.”

Since it's "exclusive" that means the same hinge mechanism is allowed to be used by others...

exclusive /ik-skloo?'siv/
adjective
1. Excluding or tending to exclude.
"exclusive barriers."

2. Not allowing something else; incompatible.
"mutually exclusive conditions."

3. Not divided or shared with others.
"exclusive publishing rights."


“Reportedly, the new foldable iPhones may measure up to 5.5 mm thick, and the liquid metal hinge makes it malleable and functional. Interestingly, Apple secured a “perpetual, worldwide, fully-paid, exclusive license” for liquid metal intellectual property in consumer electronics. The Cupertino-based tech giant has been exploring the idea of liquid metal since as far back as 2010...”

https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/apple-intelligence/articles/apple-foldable-iphone-liquid-metal-091940022.html