Apple made aluminum an excellent building material (as well as stainless steel). The Mac, iPhone, Apple Watch, and even the iPad (Apple, by the way, has obtained a non-polluting aluminum) contain parts from this material, giving them the touch of high-end, elite devices.

However, It should be noted that the designs also change according to the innovations. and to new, more sustainable materials is something that happened to Apple. One recent leak suggests that the company wants to forget about aluminum in Apple devices and make new devices, all with shot glass.

Molten glass, possible new construction material for Apple

The trusted website Patently Apple has leaked a new Apple patent, it’s about construction and materials issues. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has successfully filed a document stating that there will be new melted or shot glass devices..

The patent shows a possible future Apple TV and/or an iMac that will abandon a long-standing love affair with aluminum. Molten glass designs could also extend to future iDevices.

Example of a patent for devices with large screens such as iMac

This patent seems to give Apple new glass case structuresBesides covering the screen, it will also fully protect the electronic components and sensitive interiors of the device. In addition, other elements of the mobile phone, such as the camera, can be covered.

Various flat glass elements can be fused together to form a five-sided box in which the electronics can be mounted. Display structures and other internal components can be placed in place by sliding them between opposite glass sides of the case.

More than anything else, the patent exemplifies what an iPad and/or an iMac display can be., so it was originally going to be an invention for large-screen devices. The web even mentioned that this could be a new device like a big-screen Apple TV or television.

Other features of the new Apple Patent

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Como siempre te decimos, las patentes son ideas que Apple registra para futuros dispositivos o nuevas tecnologías que puede lanzar. Por tal motivo, no quiere decir que sean lanzamientos programados, ya que incluso pueden jamás salir al mercado.