Apple gets patents incorporating Liquid Metal and Sapphire Glass in iPhone

ByShelley brunt

Acquired headphone maker "Beats" for about 300 billion yenApple announced that it will strengthen music service, but on May 27, 2014 (local time), Apple acquired a patent for welding sapphire glass to a liquid metal bezel made by iPhone , It has been reported that they have purchased exclusive use right of Liquid Metal.

Apple granted patent for embedding sapphire displays in LiquidMetal iPhone chassis
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May 27, 2014 (local time)US Patent and Trademark OfficeGrant Apple a patent on the process of welding sapphire glass display to iPhone bezel made of liquid metal. In addition, Apple has gained a lot of attention as a result of purchasing exclusive use rights on Liquid Metal's use for consumer electronics.

"Liquid metal"California Institute of Technologyof"Liquidmetal TechnologiesTeam developed and soldAmorphous (amorphous) alloyOne kind of. It is an alloy similar to plastic with high elongation strength and excellent corrosion resistance, very strong resilience, golf club · watch · mobile case and iPhone's "SIM removal toolIt is also used for.

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"Sapphire glass"Glass is made of sapphire literally. Following diamonds, the hardness is high, sapphire glasses are used in watches, etc, which are slightly scratched and will not get scratched, they are superior to gorilla glass. Apple in November 2013Construction of sapphire glass manufacturing plant in Arizona, USAIt has been reported that sapphire glass is used for iPhone 5 rear camera lens and iPhone 5s home button.

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Patents acquired by Apple include manufacturing technology used in plastics "Metal injection molding method(MIM) "describes the process of pouring liquid liquid metal into the gap of sapphire glass and welding it, making it possible to manufacture iPhone with two sturdy materials.


It is unknown whether these technologies will be used for the new iPhone (iPhone 6), but since it acquired the exclusive use right of liquid metal and the patent on sapphire glass next to the sapphire glass factory, Apple not only has music We are also working on full-scale efforts to strengthen wear.