Apple now has patent rights for a new process using high temperatures to shape and mould a curved glass casing, covering glass of all shapes and sizes. This glass could be shaped for larger devices, including: ‘displays, monitors and televisions’.
Apple has been granted patent rights for a new process using high temperatures to shape and mould a curved glass casing, similar to the one currently on newer Samsung devices, as opposed to the very flat screen found on the iPhone 5.
This exact patent does not have a great effect on Apple’s present production line, and definitely does not indicate anything as interesting as a new iPhone design. But it does show that Apple has been researching how to make this kind of curved glass for a long time, and that the company’s very interested in finding more and easier ways to make its world-famous device components.
The process also covers glass of all shapes and sizes, so while the images included with the patent seem to indicate that it would be used to make new iPhones and other portable devices, the documents also say that the glass could be shaped for larger devices, including: ‘displays, monitors and televisions’.