G06F 1/1618
The display being foldable up to the back of the other housing
Official title: {the display being foldable up to the back of the other housing with a single degree of freedom, e.g. by 360° rotation over the axis defined by the rear edge of the base enclosure}
G06F1/1618 (The display being foldable up to the back of the other housing) appears on 1,108 US grants and 1,308 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06F- Granted patents
- 1,108
- Published applications
- 1,308
- Assignees
- 179
- Inventors
- 2,127
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 | 5 |
| 2004 | 6 | 13 |
| 2005 | 6 | 8 |
| 2006 | 5 | 9 |
| 2007 | 5 | 9 |
| 2008 | 4 | 7 |
| 2009 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 | 11 |
| 2011 | 6 | 14 |
| 2012 | 6 | 10 |
| 2013 | 11 | 146 |
| 2014 | 39 | 47 |
| 2015 | 77 | 62 |
| 2016 | 69 | 73 |
| 2017 | 58 | 75 |
| 2018 | 82 | 101 |
| 2019 | 112 | 102 |
| 2020 | 113 | 116 |
| 2021 | 93 | 115 |
| 2022 | 91 | 112 |
| 2023 | 93 | 86 |
| 2024 | 81 | 72 |
| 2025 | 72 | 60 |
| 2026 | 44 | 46 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Hinge module and electronic device comprising same29 Sep 2026US 12,748,457 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Support plate having a folding portion with variable opening density for display device22 Sep 2026US 12,745,355 B2Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
- Foldable electronic device15 Sep 2026US 12,737,004 B2Acer Incorporated
- Rotating magnet assembly in a foldable device25 Aug 2026US 12,717,385 B2Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Device pick-up detection18 Aug 2026US 12,710,445 B2STMicroelectronics S,r.l.
- Electronic device comprising camera and operation method therefor8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313245 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Portable display device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288204 A1Folding All Inc.
- Electronic apparatus and method for manufacturing the electronic apparatus24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288205 A1Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
- Window, electronic device including the same, and manufacturing method for the same24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288207 A1Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
- Electronic Devices With Flexible Displays And Hinges17 Sep 2026US 2026/0277281 A1Apple Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Portable display device with at least two display screens controllable collectively or separately293US 5,467,102 AKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba · 1995
- Dual orientation display handheld computer devices195US 5,949,408 AHewlett-Packard Company · 1999
- Flexible hinge and removable attachment186US 8,498,100 B1Microsoft Corporation · 2013
- Hinge assembly for electronic devices151US 5,494,447 A1996
- Redundant hinge element for a notebook computer147US 6,223,393 B1International Business Machines Corporation · 2001