The most important thing to regard in this and many more contemporary patent filings of Apple and others is the new reference to BULK METALLIC GLASSES instead of the older previous references to Liquidmetal.
This is a catalclysmic major shift in patent nomenclature.
It certainly portends the new wave of lack of prestige that the once famous Liquidmetal oxymoronic terminology of John Kang enjoyed.
LQMT is more than ever, fading into oblivion.
So much for "getting the name of Liquidmetal" out in the marketplace.
It is, in fact, the continued wave of bad publicity created by failed LQMT management that has ruined the name of Liquidmetal.
Scientists shying away from using this nomenclature says a lot, BIGLY.