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Samsung’s latest design patents probably won’t see the light of day
Samsung has been granted a number of new design patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), reports Patently Mobile—and they include everything from a foldable smartphone to a 360-degree speaker. Related: Samsung foldable smartphone listed on company’s own website It's worth noting, however, that nothing outlined in these (minimalistic) design patents is set in […]
- By Josh L.
- 6 years ago
Galaxy X foldable smartphone interface possibly revealed by patent
There have been countless reports about Samsung's foldable smartphone, commonly referred to as the Galaxy X. The company is expected to release this handset at some point next year. We've never really seen a glimpse of what the foldable smartphone's user interface might look like. A recent patent application from Samsung might possibly offer us […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 6 years ago
Samsung patents a pressure-sensitive in-display fingerprint reader
Samsung has filed for a patent with KIPRIS, South Korea's Intellectual Property Rights Information Service, for a pressure-sensitive in-display fingerprint reader, leading many to believe the technology will debut on the upcoming Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+. It's more likely, however, that it will be on board the Galaxy Note 9, if a recent tweet […]
- By Josh L.
- 7 years ago
Galaxy S9 could sport a ‘full-screen’ design, reveals patent
It's been revealed that Samsung filed for a design patent with KIPRIS in May 2016 for a smartphone, which is believed to be the much-anticipated Galaxy S9, with an edge-to-edge display that's equipped with a sensor cut-out, long before rumors emerged that Apple's so-called iPhone 8 will feature a similar design. Matching up to the […]
- By Josh L.
- 7 years ago
Samsung patents a Note smartphone with stylus that doubles as a breathalyzer
Samsung's Galaxy Note handsets of the future may allow you to measure the amount of alcohol in your breath. The company has patented a Galaxy Note handset with a built-in breathalyzer. The handset's stylus will be capable of bending within its housing to act as both a microphone and a breathalyzer as it will have […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Samsung patent shows what the Galaxy S8 might have looked like with a physical home button
Looking at the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+, it's easy to think that Samsung had always envisioned these devices with the virtually bezel less Infinity Display, with no physical home button or company logo to ruin the beautiful design. But every new smartphone goes through multiple iterations and usually has different prototypes before the final […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 7 years ago
Samsung patents a thinner dual camera system
Samsung has quite a few patents detailing dual camera technology but it may be a while before we see Galaxy handsets with two cameras on the back. A new patent application filed by Samsung in South Korea has surfaced online today which reveals that Samsung has plans to make its own dual camera sensor that's […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Slide-out, expandable displays join foldable smartphones in latest Samsung patents
We know the foldable smartphone era is soon to dawn upon us, seeing that Samsung has been filing foldable smartphone patents for some years now and continues filing them to this day: patents that are considering biometric ID forms as well as changing the face of its budget-friendly smartphone lineup. Well, just when you thought foldable […]
- By Deidre R.
- 7 years ago
New Samsung patents consider flat and curved backs for future budget Galaxy S smartphones
Samsung is preparing to bring foldable smartphones to market: consider the sheer number of patents submitted by the Korean giant over the last few years, and it's safe to say that foldable smartphones are more than just a leisure project for Samsung. At the same time, though, we're aware of Samsung's desire to bring curved […]
- By Deidre R.
- 7 years ago
Samsung patents flip-cover with e-ink display
Samsung has applied for a new Flip Cover patent, one with an e-ink display on top. In its current form, the Flip Cover comes with a slot to view content like notifications, date/time etc. The company also has an S-View Flip Cover with a transparent front panel. This new Flip Cover, however, will allow customers […]
- By Chethan R.
- 7 years ago
Three Samsung patents show foldable smartphone and future Galaxy designs
The Galaxy X, once believed to be a phone that existed only in the laboratory, lives and has an announcement and release date timeframe. New patents surfacing this week show Samsung's continued development of the foldable smartphone, the Korean giant's “next big thing,” as well as future Galaxy smartphone design. The first patent points to […]
- By Deidre R.
- 7 years ago
Samsung foldable smartphone patents consider multiple biometric ID forms
What was on your mind at the end of 2016? It's likely the case that you were planning a New Year's Eve party with relatives and friends, making resolutions for the New Year that you may live to love or regret later on. If this was your situation, you'd be surprised to know that you […]
- By Deidre R.
- 7 years ago
Samsung patent reveals foldable smartphone prototype
We've seen a lot of patents from Samsung concerning foldable smartphones. These patents normally include drawings which give us an idea of the technology that the company has cooked up. A new Samsung patent has been published in South Korea today and it provides us our first look at what might possibly be a proper […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Samsung granted new flexible display patent focused on display mechanics
Samsung has been awarded patents related to flexible displays for a few years now, but one of the most recent patents put forth an artificial muscle for flexible displays that would allow them to bend without the pressure of a human hand when voltage is applied. A new patent awarded to the Korean giant by the […]
- By Deidre R.
- 7 years ago
Samsung patents fingerprint scanner with swipe functionality
A patent application made by Samsung in South Korea has been published today, it reveals that the company is thinking about bringing swipe functionality to fingerprint sensors. This feature will make the fingerprint sensor even more useful as users will be able to get certain things done by simply swiping in a particular manner. We've already seen […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
