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…
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Display patents
Screens are Big Tech's favorite battleground: folding panels, pixel circuits, brightness tricks, and the seams where two displays meet. We read every display filing and translate it into plain English.
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Nvidia Patents a System That Keeps Video Sharp While Cutting File Size
Nvidia is patenting a smarter way to compress video: scan the footage once to build a plan, then scan it again to…
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 Patent Details Display Wear Data Compression Method to Reduce Memory Usage
Every pixel on an OLED screen gradually wears out, and Samsung's displays already track that wear. This patent is about squeezing all…
Samsung Patents a Display That Changes How It Scans Its Own Pixels to Cut Power
Samsung is patenting a display controller that can detect a specific pixel pattern on screen and automatically switch between two different ways…
New Display Patent Tackles Screen Flicker When Devices Slow Down to Save Battery
One of the trickiest problems in modern OLED screens is keeping the image stable when the display deliberately slows down to save…
Samsung Patents a Fix That Keeps Colors True When Streaming Compressed Video
Color and brightness are encoded separately in most modern video formats, which means color can drift when a video is compressed hard.…
Samsung Patents a Stretchable Screen That Can Feel Where You Press It
Samsung is working on a screen that can stretch like fabric and still know exactly where and how hard you're pressing it.…
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…
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Samsung Patent Targets Failing Display Pixels With Built-In Backup Circuit Technology
A dead pixel on an otherwise perfect screen is a frustrating, costly problem. Samsung Display is patenting a way to wire a…
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…
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