We talked about the screen patents that Apple received for the foldable iPhone model in our previous news. According to the latest leaks, the brand has received new patents to protect these screens. With more and more patent news coming in every day, things are heating up. We may see the foldable iPhone in the near future.
The patent that will protect foldable iPhones!
In the past weeks, we talked about Apple’s folding screen patents. We have stated that we will see the foldable iPhone model in the near future with these patents received by the brand. This screen model, which you can wrap on a surface as you wish, has a delicate structure. The brand has obtained patents that are also necessary to protect the screen.
The application name of this new patent received by Apple is quite different. The application was made under the name of “Screen Protection Techniques Using Self-Retracting Display Device and Drop Detection”. It is quite difficult to understand something from the name of the application. It is not entirely clear what is meant by the techniques, but the details that emerge explain the essence of the matter.
New patent from Apple: Is the foldable iPhone finally coming?
Apple this week received several patents from the US Patent and Trademark office. The patents received are similar to the foldable iPhone model.
Looking at the patent content and the attached technical drawings, you might think that Apple will use a vertical altitude sensor. Just like on airplanes. This sensor, which will calculate the height of the phone from the ground, will close the fragile screen structure of the phone or turn the screen upside down in case of sudden altitude losses, that is, falls. In this way, it will protect the screen, which is fragile and expensive with current production techniques – these costs will decrease as foldable screens become more common, just like the first touch screens appear.
Apple demonstrates its motto of producing durable phones in many different ways. For example, the phone protective system patent that the iPhone 5S received with its release. Accordingly, when your phone starts to fall to the ground, the sensors on the back of the phone detect it and start to rotate the phone thanks to the vibration motors, providing a soft landing on the ground. This rather utopian idea remained only at the patent stage. It looks like it will be for a long time.
Foldable iPad?
After the news about the foldable iPhone, there is also the claim of the foldable iPad. It is said that the model, which will have a design like the Asus Zenbook 17 Fold, will come out before the foldable iPhone. Looking at the patent photos, it seems that the focus is on an iPhone rather than an iPad, but it may come as a surprise. We will see the details in the coming days.
So what do you think? We are waiting your comments!