Motorola Mobility LLC

Google Inc.

Motorola Corporation

Google Technology Holdings LLC

Alberto R Cavallaro

Martin Rabindra Pais

Roger W Harmon

Steve C Emmert

Maninder Singh Sehmbey

Jee-Woong Lee

Daryl Carvis Cromer

Amit Kumar Agrawal

Scott DeBates

Grant H Lloyd

John Christopher Pincenti

Wayne Garrett Morrison

Yongho Lim

Yong-Ho Lim

Thomas E Gitzinger

Robert S Witte

Daniel Philip Groebe

David A Winkler

Paul B Crosbie

Yuxin Wang

Wesley A Stoller

Suzette Marie Aguilar

Charles Wood

Roger William Ady

David Kyungtag Lim

William R Groves

Jason P Wojack

Hossein Maleki

Morris B Bowers

Ngee Jenn Lee

Deborah M Paskiewicz

Adrian Gheorghe Manea

Cole Preston Sheldon

Martin R Pais

Jorgen Akesson

Adrian G Manea

An electronic device includes a device housing and heat generating electronics situated within the device housing. A thermally insulating screen defined by thermally insulating material is positioned on an exterior of the device housing. The thermally insulating screen defines a partition between the exterior of the device housing and external objects contacting the electronic device while allowing thermal energy from the heat generating electronics to dissipate through the device housing between instances of the thermally insulating material.

Electronic device with thermally insulating material instances and corresponding methods

An alert peripheral device that provides sensory notification to a user of the device includes: a power subsystem; a communication mechanism by which notification signals is received from a first user equipment (UE) that generates and transmits the notification signals in response to detection of specific events at the first UE; and a response notification mechanism that provides a sensory response of the peripheral device following receipt of a notification of a detected event (NDE) signal. The device further includes an embedded controller coupled to each of the other components and which includes firmware that when executed on the embedded controller configures the embedded controller to: establish a communication link between the communication mechanism and the first UE; and in response to detecting a receipt of the NDE signal from the first UE, trigger the response notification mechanism to exhibit the sensory response.

Alert peripheral for notification of events occurring on a programmable user equipment with communication capabilities

A flexible display includes a foldable display coupled to a foldable substrate. The foldable substrate is preformed to maintain a curvilinear three-dimensional shape when in a neutral, force-free state. The curvilinear three-dimensional shape can simulate one or more contours of an electronic device housing to which the flexible display is attached, thereby reducing or minimizing stress loads on the flexible display as the electronic device housing transitions between an axially displaced open position and a closed position.

Flexible display with preformed curvilinear foldable substrate and corresponding electronic devices and methods

A wearable electronic device includes a first device housing coupled to a second device housing by at least one strap. The wearable electronic device includes heat generating electronics situated within the first device housing. A heat pipe thermally coupled to the heat generating electronics transfers thermal energy from the heat generating electronics through the at least one neck strap to the second device housing.

Wearable electronic device with thermal energy transfer system and corresponding methods

An electronic device includes a flexible display and a device housing that defines a translation surface for the flexible display. A support layer is positioned between a portion of the flexible display and the translation surface. A rotor positioned within a curvilinear section of the flexible display causes a linear translation of the support layer across the translation surface by drawing the flexible substrate around the rotor. A flexible support structure can be positioned between the support layer and the flexible display, with the flexible support structure defining a plurality of engagement teeth with ends extending under one or more housing rails to prevent pillowing of the flexible display.

Electronic devices with sliding device housings and translating flexible displays and corresponding methods

An electronic device includes a display and one or more processors operable with the display and a calendaring application. The one or more processors detect a mismatch in starting or ending times occurring between a calendaring event notification and an agenda associated with the calendaring event notification, and present a prompt upon the display identifying the mismatch when the mismatch is detected. The prompt can include at least one remediating option for correcting the mismatch.

Methods and devices for resolving agenda and calendaring event discrepancies

An electronic device, a communication device, and a method enhance thermal energy spreading via thermal spreader layer(s) of a flexible layer assembly extending through a hinge coupling first and second device housings of a configurable housing assembly. The thermal spreader layer is positioned on a surface of a flexible circuit of the flexible layer assembly. The thermal spreader layer has one end thermally coupled to a first structure within the first device housing and another end thermally coupled to a second structure within the second device housing to transfer thermal energy between the first and the second structures. The flexible layer assembly deforms within one or both of a first and second chamber respectively of the first and second device housings when the first and second device housings pivot about the hinge from a closed position to an axially displaced open position.

Electronic device having thermal spreading through a hinge of a configurable housing that supports a front flexible display

An electronic device includes a first device housing and a second device housing that is slidable relative to the first device housing. A flexible display is supported by a foldable substrate having a first end of the foldable substrate rigidly coupled to the first device housing. A second end of the foldable substrate is rigidly coupled to a tensioner.

Sliding electronic devices with translating flexible displays having rigidly coupled foldable substrates and corresponding methods

In aspects of processor heat dissipation in a stacked PCB configuration, a computing device includes a processor for executable instructions processing during which the processor generates heat. The computing device also includes a main printed circuit board (PCB) in a stacked PCB configuration, and the processor is affixed to the main printed circuit board. The stacked PCB configuration forms an enclosed cavity through which heat dissipation is restricted. The computing device includes a heat spreader having a first end connected to the processor via the main printed circuit board by a conductive material, and a second end connected to a heat sink located external to the stacked PCB configuration. The heat spreader exits the enclosed cavity via an opening in the enclosed cavity between the stacked PCB configuration, and the heat spreader transfers the heat away from the processor to the heat sink.

Processor heat dissipation in a stacked PCB configuration

An electronic device includes a first device housing coupled to a second device housing by a hinge. A heat spreader is coupled to the first device housing and the second device housing and spans the hinge. A flexible display coupled to the first device housing and the second device housing and spans the hinge. The heat spreader and the flexible display can be coupled to the first device housing and the second device housing, respectively, at different locations. Alternatively, the flexible display can be coupled to the heat spreader at a location that is collocated with the location at which the heat spreader is coupled to the first device housing and the second device housing, respectively.

Hinged electronic device with flexible display and heat spreader

An electronic device with a configurable housing assembly and a method enhances thermal energy spreading within the device via thermal spreader layer(s) of a flexible layer assembly extending through a channel defined in a hinge assembly of the device. The hinge assembly has a hinge body coupling first and second device housings of the configurable housing assembly. Purlin(s) of the hinge assembly support a back flexible display. A thermal spreader layer is positioned on a surface of a flexible circuit of the flexible layer assembly. The thermal spreader layer has one end thermally coupled within the first device housing and another end thermally coupled within the second device housing to transfer thermal energy between the first and the second structures. The flexible layer assembly deforms within the channel when the first and second device housings pivot about the hinge body from a closed position to an axially displaced open position.

Electronic device having thermal spreading through a hinge of a configurable housing that supports a back flexible display

Implementations for composite display cover are described and provide improved protection and durability to device displays as compared with conventional display protection technologies. The described composite display cover, for instance, utilizes an ultra-thin glass layer with a polymer film applied directly to the glass layer and a hard coat applied to the polymer film. The polymer film, for instance, is applied to the glass layer without an adhesive. Further, the composite display cover can be attached to a display, such as via an adhesive layer that adheres the glass layer to a surface of the display.

Composite display cover

An electronic device includes first device housing and a second device housing. The electronic device included a hinge housing with a hinge coupled to the first device housing and the second device housing such that the first device housing is pivotable about the hinge housing between an axially displaced open position and a closed position. The hinge of the hinge housing changes a displacement between the hinge housing and the first device housing and second device housing, respectively, when the first device housing and the second device housing pivot about the hinge housing between the axially displaced open position and the closed position.

Hinged electronic device with displacement altering hinge and corresponding systems

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Alberto R Cavallaro