Samsung Patents a Dual-Pixel Architecture for High Dynamic Range Image Sensors
Samsung is patenting an image sensor layout that uses two fundamentally different pixel types side by side — one tuned for sensitivity,…
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Cell phone patents
Filings where the phone itself is the target: folding bodies, antennas hidden in the frame, cameras, charging, and screens built for pockets. Most also appear under their component type; this page gathers everything phone-bound in one place.
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Samsung Patents a Widening Sound Channel Built Into the Phone Frame
Samsung is engineering the path sound takes through a phone's structural frame itself — using a tapered channel that widens as it…
Samsung Patents a Multi-Processor Display System That Adjusts Brightness Without Waking the Main Chip
Every time your phone adjusts screen brightness, it risks nudging a power-hungry processor out of sleep. Samsung's new patent tries to fix…
Samsung Patents a Spiral-Driven Hinge Mechanism for Foldable Phones
The hinge is the most mechanically stressed part of any foldable phone — and Samsung is quietly rethinking how it works from…
Samsung Patents a Crease-Swipe Screenshot Gesture for Tri-Fold Phones
Samsung is working on a tri-fold phone with a genuinely clever trick: swipe your finger along the physical crease between display panels…
Samsung Patents a System That Pauses Voice Filters Mid-Call Automatically
Samsung is patenting a voice-processing system that can apply audio filters to your voice during a phone call — and then automatically…
Qualcomm's New Patent Cleans Up the Seams Between Video Decoding Tiles
When your phone decodes a video, it quietly slices each frame into processing tiles — and the seams between those tiles can…
Samsung Patents a Magnetic Shield System for Foldable Phone Cameras
Foldable phones use magnets to snap shut cleanly — but those same magnets can mess with the tiny motors inside your camera.…
Samsung Patents a Foldable Display That Shows Port Icons Where the Ports Actually Are
When you plug a charger into a folded Galaxy phone, shouldn't the screen just tell you what's happening — right next to…
Samsung Patents a Linear Guide System for Sliding Expandable Displays
Slide-out and rollable phones sound cool in demos, but the engineering challenge is keeping a flexible display perfectly flat and aligned as…
Samsung Patents a Dual-Film Window Stack for Tougher Foldable Displays
The most vulnerable part of any foldable phone isn't the hinge — it's the display cover. Samsung is filing patents on a…
Samsung Patents a Smarter Touch Sensor Layout Around Hole-Punch Displays
Every hole-punch camera on your phone creates a dead zone in the touch sensor grid — Samsung's new patent is a carefully…
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