After the carbon fiber revolution, those from Apple are thinking of revolutionizing covers for iPhone terminals, and in a patent DESCRIBING the whole procedure. Apple presents a process through which it could manufacture covers for iPhone terminals using textile material and polymer foils. This combination of materials would give the cover resistance over time, but also against possible accidents, but the real "revolution" lies elsewhere. Apple emphasizes a technology that would allow better printing of logos, and other graphic elements, on covers of this kind, explaining in detail a method by which it can use lasers to print its apple on the cover.
For many years, embroidery, printing ink and/or a print stamping process has been used for marking fabric items with individual or band names, company logos and the like. Apple thinks that such processes are insufficient and lack accuracy and precision and have invented a new way of printing their logo on fabric that is designed for an all-new iPhone carrying case. The proposed fabric carrying case is designed for an electronic device such as the iPhone as noted below in patent FIG. 1 may be constructed with a fabric base layer that incorporates a plurality of thick films coupled to the fabric base. Regions of the top thick film may be selectively etched through to expose an underlying film. The selectively etched regions may be arranged for marking of textual or graphical indicia on the fabric carrying case for the portable device.
To be honest, I don't really see why Apple would enter the market of case manufacturers, since there are so many good products in the wide world, but if Apple did, they would make hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Sacrifice partners is in the DNA of those at Apple and probably next year we will find out how revolutionary this cover for iPhone terminals is.
