Apple Invents Break & Shock Resistant Sapphire Cover Glass for Future Devices

J LSep 29, 2014Science and Technology

Recently, WIPO published a patent application from Apple that reveals another invention relating to a break resistant and shock protected sapphire plate which is particularly intended to be used as a cover for display devices. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for producing this break resistant and shock protected sapphire plate.

Apple Invents Break & Shock Resistant Sapphire Cover Glass for Future iDevices such as the iPhone and iPad - Patently Apple
The newly revealed Sport Collection of the Apple Watch that is coming to market in 2015 will be using a new kind of cover glass called Ion-X glass which has been patently strengthened. This strengthening process was first uncovered by Patently Apple in an August report covering this patent pending invention. This week, another patent pending invention came to light in Europe about strengthening sapphire glass for larger cover display glass that Apple may use for future iDevices such as the iPhone and iPad.