UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No. )*

                            Liquidmetal Technologies
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                     53634X
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                December 19, 2002
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

                       [ ] Rule 13d-1(b)

                       [x] Rule 13d-1(c)

                       [ ] Rule 13d-1(d)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).

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CUSIP No. 53634X
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    1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
           I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
           Ricardo Salas
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    2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
           (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                                  (a)  [ ]
                                                               (b)  [ ]
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    3      SEC USE ONLY
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    4      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
           United States
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                                 5     SOLE VOTING POWER
          NUMBER OF                    2,428,267
            SHARES        ----------- ------------------------------------------
         BENEFICIALLY            6     SHARED VOTING POWER
           OWNED BY                    322,581
             EACH         ----------- ------------------------------------------
          REPORTING              7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
            PERSON                     2,428,267
             WITH         ------------ -----------------------------------------
                                 8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                       322,581
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    9         AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
              2,750,848
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   10         CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
              SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                                      [ ]
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   11         PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
              6.7%
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   12         TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
              IN
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CUSIP No. 53634X
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  Item 1(a).       Name of Issuer:
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                   Liquidmetal Technologies

  Item 1(b).       Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
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                   100 N. Tampa St., Suite 3150, Tampa, Florida 33602

  Item 2(a).       Name of Person Filing:
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                   Ricardo Salas

  Item 2(b).       Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
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                   4300 West Cypress Street, Suite 900, Tampa, Florida  33607

  Item 2(c).       Citizenship:
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                   United States

  Item 2(d).       Title of Class of Securities:
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                   Common Stock

  Item 2(e).       CUSIP Number:
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                   53634X

  Item             3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or
                   13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
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                   N/A

  Item 4.          Ownership (as of December 31, 2002)
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                   (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 2,428,267

                   (b) Percent of Class: 6.7%



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                  (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

                      (i)   sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
                            2,428,267

                      (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
                            322,581*

                      (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
                            of:
                            2,428,267

                      (iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
                            of:
                            322,581*

                    *These are shares that the reporting person has the right to
                    acquire (jointly with another person) pursuant to Rule 13d-3
                    upon the  exercise of  outstanding  stock  options.

Item 5.        Ownership  of  Five  Percent  or  Less  of a  Class.
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               N/A

Item 6.        Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
               Person.
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               N/A

Item 7.        Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
               Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding
               Company
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               N/A

Item 8.        Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
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               N/A

Item 9.        Notice of Dissolution of Group.
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               N/A



Item 10.       Certification.
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               By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
               belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and
               are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or
               influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were
               not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a
               participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.


                                    SIGNATURE

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

December 31, 2002
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Date

/s/ Ricardo Salas
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[Signature]

Ricardo Salas
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[Name/Title]