Samsung's New Patent Tries to Shrink the Black Border Around Phone Screens
Samsung Display has filed a patent describing a new way to arrange the internal wiring strips that sit at the edge of…
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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 Way to Fit More Light Into Each Camera Pixel
Every smartphone camera pixel needs its own set of transistors to read out light, and those transistors eat up space that could…
Google's New Patent Hides the Tap-to-Pay Antenna Inside a Foldable Phone's Frame
Google is working on a way to hide the NFC coil that powers tap-to-pay inside the metal frame of a foldable phone,…
Apple Patents a Two-Layer Glass Treatment to Make iPhone Screens Tougher
Apple is working on a new way to toughen the glass cover on its devices by stacking two different chemical treatments into…
Google Splits AI Noise Cancellation Between Earbuds and Phone in New Patent
Your earbuds don't have enough computing power to fully clean up your audio on their own. Google's latest patent describes a way…
Samsung Patents a Speaker System That Adjusts Sound Automatically When You Unfold Your Phone
When two speakers are crammed close together, they can cancel each other out and make audio sound thin and weak. Samsung's new…
Samsung Patents a Magnetic Phone Case That Shields the Camera From Its Own Magnets
When you add magnets to a phone case for snap-on attachment, those same magnets can mess with the camera sitting right next…
Samsung Patents a Mechanism That Controls How Far a Foldable Phone Bends
Getting a foldable phone to open and close smoothly, without wobble or premature snap, is harder than it looks. Samsung is filing…
Samsung Patents Technology to Keep Two Screens Matched at the Same Brightness
If you've ever unfolded a foldable phone and noticed the two halves of the screen look slightly different, this patent is Samsung's…
Foldable Screen Patent Tackles the Stubborn Crease Issue
The weakest point on any foldable phone isn't the hinge or the screen itself, it's the glue holding everything together. Samsung Display…
Samsung Patents a Shortcut That Speeds Up How Phones Decode Wi-Fi Signals
Samsung thinks it can speed up one of the most repeated math operations in every modern wireless chip by replacing a complex…
Samsung Patents Technology That Keeps Moving Images Sharp Across Every Color Layer
Every time a video plays on your phone, a decoder is racing to reconstruct millions of color blocks per second. Samsung's latest…
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