Liquidmetal Technologies Inc (LQMT)

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I cannot post PM's, LQMTHope.

This is Apple's specific patent for fuel cell collector plates made of bulk metallic glass (Liquidmetal).

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7862957.html

The recent research of Jan Schroers associate indicates

http://www.yourpublicmedia.org/content/wnpr/breakthrough-micro-fuel-cell-research

mass production of micro fuel cells.

Without having detailed access to Andre Taylor's specific paper, it is difficult to compare the two for infringement.

However, what I suspect is that, while Apple has a patent on collector plates, it does not mean that they have available to them the best process technology for making these collector plates.

Apparently, what Yale is doing is research on how to best or most efficiently or optimally manufacture these micro cells. Apple could still be very well, clueless on how to make what they have already patented.

This is not uncommon. Apple is simply taking pre-emptive strikes to limit competition.

Indeed, as JPaige suggested and I as well, Apple will seek to obtain the assignment of this manufacturing technology for its own interests in making the first fuel cell effectively utilizing liquidmetal for micro fuel cells (and/or components [my words])

Rather than conflict, I see collaboration between Apple and Yale, in regards to fuel cells.

The big deal for Liquidmetal, if it ever applies the fuel cell technology acquired from Apple via the technology transfer program is that military contracts for fuel cells made by VPC (with the correct processing equipment (blow molding) would be mind-boggling in the returns it would make to LQMT.