Replies to post #140317 on Liquidmetal Technologies Inc (LQMT)

[MakingMine]

Well this link should stir some debate…

http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2018/01/apple-was-granted-40-patents-today-relating-to-new-liquid-metal-materials-apple-watch-activity-app-apple-pay-more.html

"On December 19th Patently Apple posted a report titled "Apple Wins an Interesting Patent Today covering Customized Metallic Glass Alloys that Offer Advantages over Liquidmetal." The report covered Apple's acquisition of patents from a company called "Glassimetal," a company that made liquid metals with a 'hardness factor' higher than Liquidmetal's alloys such as LM 105. Today Apple was granted two more patents that were originally from Glassimetal. Is Apple looking for new metal composites for future iPhones or new iDevices?"


I see know that that this was originally posted on December 9……but does this "replacement of LM 105" seem to say that Apple is doing an end run around Lugee Li's LM 105 formula?

Just asking the equation…I don't know the answer…perhaps someone out there does.

[BLOnGO]

Regarding the “Hardness Value” graph on the Patently Apple link you posted, I must point out that relative hardness is only one of a number of performance criteria that must be considered when searching for a suitable material for, say, an i-phone case. Is Glassinickel suitably “transparent” for use with wireless charging technology (for that matter, is LM-105)? Beyond that, how hard does a material need to be for this application, given that LM-105 is itself harder than Stainless Steel. And does hardness equal toughness; glass is very hard but also brittle and shatters when dropped. Just spitballin’ here...