Apple Patents a Touchscreen That Knows the Difference Between Water and Your Finger
A wet finger is one thing. A puddle of water sitting on your screen is another. Apple has patented a way for…
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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 Three-Layer Waterproof System for Foldable Phones
Foldable phones are already harder to waterproof than ordinary slabs, and having two screens makes the problem worse. Samsung's latest patent tries…
Apple Patents a Self-Flattening Hinge for Foldable iPhones
Every foldable phone today leaves a crease where the screen bends. Apple's latest patent targets that crease directly, using spring-loaded parts inside…
Samsung Patents a Storage Chip That Pre-Loads Broken-Up Files Before Your Device Asks
Files stored on your phone are often split into dozens of scattered pieces. Samsung's new patent describes a storage chip that figures…
Apple Patents a System for Splitting Your Screen Across Two Devices
When your iPhone connects to another screen, who decides what goes where? Apple has filed a patent describing exactly how two devices…
Samsung Patents a Mobile Chip That Splits AI Work Across Two Processors
Samsung has filed a patent for a chip architecture that splits AI calculations between two separate processors sitting in the same mobile…
Samsung Patents a Faster Storage Method That Prevents Database Slowdowns
Every database write your phone or tablet makes has to go somewhere, and Samsung is patenting a way to make sure those…
Samsung Patents a Molded Waterproof Frame Built Around a Curved Display Edge
Keeping water out of a phone with a curved, edge-bending display is an engineering headache. Samsung's latest patent describes a molded frame…
Samsung Patents a Molded Shell That Protects Phone Screens From the Inside Out
The part of a phone screen most likely to crack is the edge you never see, where the display bends back inside…
Samsung Patents a Slimmer Camera Design That Makes Phone Cameras Thinner
Samsung is rethinking how the circuit board inside a phone camera is built, using two zones of different thickness to squeeze more…
Sony Patents a Way to Pay for Games Through Your PS5 Controller
Sony has filed a patent that turns a PlayStation controller into a payment relay, letting your phone hand off credit card details…
Qualcomm Patents a Way to Stop Your Phone Recording Audio When Nothing Is Happening
Your phone's microphone doesn't need to be active every second of the day, and Qualcomm is filing patents to make sure it…
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