G06F 1/1681
Details related solely to hinges
Official title: {Details related solely to hinges (hinge details related to the transmission of signals or power are classified in G06F1/1683)}
G06F1/1681 (Details related solely to hinges) appears on 4,768 US grants and 5,703 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06F- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 5,703
- Assignees
- 628
- Inventors
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- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2026 | 247 | 259 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Rotatable control button assembly for a wearable device6 Oct 2026US 12,754,590 B2Garmin International, Inc.
- Foldable electronic device6 Oct 2026US 12,754,591 B2Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Hinge module and electronic device comprising same29 Sep 2026US 12,748,457 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Elastic member and display device comprising same29 Sep 2026US 12,748,462 B2LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
- Rotary mechanism and electronic device29 Sep 2026US 12,748,464 B2Honor Device Co., Ltd.
- Wearable electronic device and method for operating same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310256 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Rotary shaft mechanism and foldable display device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310264 A1Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd.
- Display device and electronic device including the same1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299648 A1Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
- Electronic apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299650 A1Lenovo Japan LLC
- Display device and electronic device including the same1 Oct 2026US 2026/0305131 A1Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Foldable display apparatus269US 9,348,450 B1LG Display Co., Ltd. · 2016
- Portable computer usable in laptop and tablet configurations198US 6,771,494 B2Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. · 2004
- Electronic device including apparatus and method for routing flexible circuit conductors192US 6,011,699 AMotorola, Inc. · 2000
- Flexible monitor/display on mobile device192US 6,532,147 B1International Business Machines Corporation · 2003
- Hinge assembly for a device having a display187US 5,566,048 AHewlett-Packard Company · 1996