Amalungelo obunikazi ambalwa asanda kukhishwa yi 'I-US Patent kanye ne-Trademark Office'Kuleli sonto kuqinisekisa ukusetshenziswa okuqhubekayo kwe-Apple kweLiquidmetal, ongayibona lapha Cha 9,101,977. Inkampani yaseCupertino ayikabusebenzisi lobu buchwepheshe beLiquidmetal kunoma imuphi umkhiqizo ongathengiseka, kepha amalungelo obunikazi afana nalawa akhombisa ukuthi ingakwenza lokho ngokuzayo.
I-Apple yandise i- ilayisense ekhethekile eneLiquidmetal kuze kube ngu-2016, okusetshenziswe yiLiquidmetal ukwenza Ithuluzi lokukhipha i-SIM ye-iPhone, ithuluzi elilula futhi eliqinile ngokumangazayo, kepha izinhlelo zokusebenza ze-patent eziphume namuhla ziphakamisa ukuthi isebenza ekwenzeni okuningi ngalolo lwazi.
Ku-patent, enesihloko "Indlela yokusebenzisa isakhiwo segobolondo sangaphambi kwengxubevange ukwenza ama-alloys ngendlela elawulwayo", (Uxolo ngokuhumusha), i-Apple ichaza indlela yokwenza ifayela le- impahla yakhiwa izibuko zensimbi eningi (BMG) nenye insimbi noma ingxubevange yensimbi ye- hlanganisa okuhle kakhulu kwezakhiwo ngakunye.
Ubunikazi be-Apple busikisela ukuhluka okuthathu okwehlukile, kufaka phakathi i- Umgogodla we-BMG ngegobolondo lensimbi, ngomphefumulo wensimbi kanye no Ukumbozwa kwe-BMG, ne-alloy yensimbi / i-BMG.
Lezi zinto zenzelwe ukulwa nezinkinga ezikhona ezingavela lapho kufakwa i-BMG, kanye nokwakhiwa kwamakristalu ngaphakathi kwensimbi lapho amazinga okupholisa awekho kahle. Lapho lokhu kwenzeka, impahla ilahlekelwa yizo zonke izinto zayo zokwenziwa.
I-patent yesibili ye-Apple, enesihloko "ICold Chamber Die Casting yama-Alofoys ama-Amorphous Kusetshenziswa Izindlela Zokuncibilikisa I-Cold Crucible Induction, imininingwane a Indlela yokuncibilika kweBMG isebenzisa ukwenziwa okubandayo okubethelekayo.
Amagunya obunikazi akulula ukuqonda, ekuqaleni kokuthunyelwe ungaya kwelungelo lobunikazi ngesiNgisi. I-Apple ibilokhu ihlola amathuba okusebenzisa i-Liquidmetal, kepha sisazoyibona ingena kulayini womkhiqizo wenkampani. Kepha kulula ukubona ukuthi kungani i-Apple ingahle ifune ezinye izindlela kune-aluminium esetshenziswa namuhla.
Yize inezinzuzo zayo, i-aluminium ingaklwebheka futhi ifakwe kalula kalula, futhi ube neyodwa ukuthambekela kokugoba, njengoba kukhonjisiwe ku-iPhone 6 Plus. Noma kunjalo, i-Apple isiqalile ukusebenzisa i- 7000 uchungechunge aluminium, yini okuningi iqine kune-aluminium ejwayelekile.