Foldable Smartphones Patenting trends
Foldable Smartphones are now becoming the reality. As expected, tech giants Samsung, LG, OPPO are now the key players of this technology. For this month itself (Jan 2019) more than 100 of patents are being filed in Foldable Smartphones.
Motorola’s latest patent shows a RAZR-like phone with a foldable display
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Motorola’s recent registration with WIPO deals with a device that has a folding screen on the inside and a second smaller screen on the outside. Although the RAZR name does not appear anywhere on Motorola Mobility’s registration, the design bears an uncanny resemblance to the iconic handset, right down to the thick chin on the bottom of the device.
Lenovo’s latest patent gives you more screen for your money
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Lenovo’s latest patent deals with a flexible and foldable laptop. The patent published by USPTO deals with a foldable notebook with a screen portion and a keyboard portion. This laptop mentioned in the patent points to a nifty-looking flexible notebook.
LG patents smartphone that can fold outwards
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LG has patented a phone mechanism that folds outwards. This patent describes one large screen which folds back on itself and this means that you always have one screen on the front and one on the back.
Active-Semi patents system to detect fake batteries
securingindustry
US electronics firm Active-Semi has obtained a patent on a system that is used to identify counterfeit and potentially hazardous rechargeable batteries. This patent suggests that the solution is used to generate an electrical and chemical “signature” when a battery is made.
Samsung’s patent application deals with a phone of two separate screens
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The latest filed patent application of Samsung deals with a dual screened phone that allows both screens to detach and operate independently of each other. Magnets are used to attach the two screens together. The screens act like one giant screen when attached together or each display can act separately.
Huawei files a patent for smartphone case with a large camera cut-out
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Huawei has filed a patent with China National Intellectual Property Administration for a smartphone case with a large camera cut-out. The patent reveals that there is no rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. The big cut out of the case in rectangular shape indicates that the company is aiming to bring a phone with the penta-lens camera.
Dell patents Laptop with two detachable displays
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Dell has patented one of the weirdest laptop. The patent of Dell states that the 2-in-1 hybrid computer-tablet device unfolds to reveal not one but two detachable displays. This states that the laptop includes two displays.
Apple obtains patent for a two-way folding phone design
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Apple has recently obtained a patent for a two-way folding phone design. The patent of Apple suggests a device that can be folded both inward and outwards. The patent also states the use of a proprietary coating that can serve as a protective coating and also survive multiple-way bends without sustaining damages very easily.
ASUS files patent for pop-up camera on smartphones
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Asus has filed a patent for smartphone that includes pop-up camera with European Intellectual Property Office. The patent states that the smartphone may have a pop-up module for the camera or a display hole for the selfie camera.
ZTE files patents for Foldable, Double-Sided Phones
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ZTE has filed patents for smartphones that are foldable. The designs shown in the two patent applications indicates that the foldable phone also includes a screen that wraps around three sides of the device.
