Samsung Patents a Wireless Charger That Negotiates Voltage on Both Ends
Most wireless chargers accept whatever voltage the wall adapter feeds them and deal with the rest internally. Samsung's new patent describes a…
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Samsung Patents a Ray Simulation Correction Method for LiDAR Sensors
LiDAR sensors are only as good as the light signals they receive — and in the real world, those signals get messy.…
Samsung Patents a Display Trick That Fakes Brightness to Save Battery
Samsung's latest patent describes a way to make a display appear brighter to your eyes without actually cranking up the backlight —…
Samsung Patents a Glass-Cutting Method That Kills Edge Moiré on Displays
That subtle rippling or grid-like distortion you sometimes see at the edge of a phone screen? Samsung thinks the fix is in…
Samsung Patents an Adaptive Voltage-Shifting System for Wireless Charging
Wireless charging can stall when the charger and battery aren't in sync — Samsung's new patent tackles that by automatically bumping the…
Samsung Patents a No-Reset Method for Switching Wearables Between Phones
Switching your Galaxy Watch from one phone to another usually means a factory reset — wiping your settings and starting over. Samsung's…
Samsung Patents a Hybrid SEM Imaging Method for Cleaner Chip Inspection
Getting a sharp, low-noise image of a chip wafer under an electron microscope is a classic tradeoff: slow the scan down and…
Samsung Patents a Flexible Display Control System for Its Slidable Phone
When a phone's screen physically slides out from its housing, the edge where hidden meets visible is a potential visual disaster —…
Samsung Patents a Display That Blends Two Viewing Angles with a Dimmed Transition Zone
Samsung is filing patents for a screen that can show different content to different viewers — and it's figured out how to…
Samsung Patents an Error-Detecting Charging System for Cordless Vacuums
Samsung is patenting a vacuum cleaner that watches its own charging process in real time — comparing voltages at both ends of…
Apple Patents a Differential Drive Touch Panel to Cut Noise
Touch screens have a noise problem — and Apple thinks the fix is sending two opposing signals at once, then listening for…
Samsung Patents an Air Gap Heat Shield for Wearable Devices
Anyone who's worn a smartwatch during a long workout knows the uncomfortable warmth that builds up on your wrist. Samsung is patenting…
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