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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11675390 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 05, 2020

Flexible electronic devices

Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Jeremy C. Franklin, San Francisco, CA (US);

Scott A. Myers, Saratoga, CA (US);

Benjamin M. Rappoport, Santa Barbara, CA (US);

Stephen Brian Lynch, Portola Valley, CA (US);

John P. Ternus, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);

Justin R. Wodrich, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorneys:

Treyz Law Group, P.C.

Kendall P. Woodruff

Primary Examiner:

Forrest M Phillips

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H01M 10/04 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01); G06F 1/3234 (2019.01); G09G 3/20 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G09G 3/00 (2006.01); H01M 50/213 (2021.01); H01M 50/293 (2021.01); H01M 50/216 (2021.01); G09G 3/3208 (2016.01); H10K 59/40 (2023.01); H10K 77/10 (2023.01); H01M 50/409 (2021.01); H01M 50/105 (2021.01); H01M 50/469 (2021.01); H10K 102/00 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/1626 (2013.01); G06F 1/163 (2013.01); G06F 1/1652 (2013.01); G06F 1/1677 (2013.01); G06F 1/3265 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 3/0412 (2013.01); G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); G09G 3/035 (2020.08); G09G 3/20 (2013.01); G09G 3/2092 (2013.01); G09G 3/3208 (2013.01); H01M 10/0436 (2013.01); H01M 50/213 (2021.01); H01M 50/216 (2021.01); H01M 50/293 (2021.01); H04M 1/0268 (2013.01); H10K 59/40 (2023.02); H10K 77/111 (2023.02); G06F 2203/04101 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04102 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04103 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04105 (2013.01); G09G 2330/027 (2013.01); H01M 50/105 (2021.01); H01M 50/409 (2021.01); H01M 50/469 (2021.01); H01M 2220/30 (2013.01); H04M 1/0216 (2013.01); H04M 1/0262 (2013.01); H10K 2102/311 (2023.02); Y02D 10/00 (2018.01); Y02E 10/549 (2013.01);
Abstract

Flexible electronic devices may be provided. A flexible electronic device may include a flexible display, a flexible housing and one or more flexible internal components configured to allow the flexible electronic device to be deformed. Flexible displays may include flexible display layers, flexible touch-sensitive layers, and flexible display cover layers. The flexible housing may be a multi-stable flexible housing having one or more stable positions. The flexible housing may include a configurable support structure that, when engaged, provides a rigid support structure for the flexible housing. The flexible internal components may include flexible batteries, flexible printed circuits or other flexible components. A flexible battery may include flexible and rigid portions or may include a lubricious separator layer that provides flexibility for the flexible battery. A flexible printed circuit may include flexible and rigid portions or openings that allow some rigid portions to flex with respect to other rigid portions.

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