Samsung Patents a Two-Layer Shield for Stacked Camera Sensor Chips
Modern smartphone camera sensors are built from multiple chips stacked on top of each other — and the tiny electrical pins connecting…
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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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Qualcomm Patents an AI System That Manages 5G Chip Memory on the Fly
Your phone's 5G modem constantly juggles memory to handle dropped packets and incoming data — and Qualcomm thinks a generative AI model…
Qualcomm Patents a Fix for the Flicker That Ruins High-Contrast Phone Photos
HDR photos look great in theory — but artificial lighting can sneak in a subtle flicker that makes merged shots look patchy…
Qualcomm Patents a System That Syncs Your Screen's Refresh Rate to What Apps Actually Draw
Your phone's screen often refreshes 120 times per second even when the app it's showing can only produce 30 frames per second…
Samsung Patents a Layered Cushion System to Fight Foldable Screen Creases
The crease down the middle of a foldable phone is one of the most persistent complaints from owners. Samsung is now patenting…
Samsung Patents Deliberately Mismatched Light-Capturing Filters to Sharpen Phone Camera Photos
Most camera sensors are built on strict symmetry — every pixel filter is the same size and shape. Samsung's new patent breaks…
Samsung Patents a Phone That Previews How Your Image Will Look on a Reflective Screen
Before your phone sends an image to a separate reflective screen — like an e-ink display — this system shows you exactly…
Google's New Patent Fixes the Dark-Face Problem in Backlit Photos
Your phone's camera picks one exposure for an entire scene — which is why your friend's face goes dark when there's a…
Apple's New Patent Stops You From Holding Your Phone the Wrong Way for 3D Video
Shooting spatial video wrong is easy — you hold the phone in portrait when you should be in landscape, and the 3D…
Samsung Patents an Antenna That Wraps Around the Camera to Save Space
As smartphone cameras keep growing, they're eating up the real estate that antennas need. Samsung's latest patent tackles that trade-off head-on by…
Apple Patents a Hinge That Keeps a Foldable Phone Folding Smoothly
Apple's latest patent digs deep into the mechanical guts of a foldable device hinge — describing a multi-axis roller system with interlocking…
Samsung Patents a Display That Speeds Up While It Rolls Out
When a rollable phone physically extends its screen, the display is doing something genuinely unusual — and Samsung has a specific plan…
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