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Foldable smartphone

Granted 25 Feb 2025 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Google · originally Alphabet Inc.

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Inventors: Stuart Kyle, YoungWoo Choi, Sara Hsu, Sangsoo Park +1 · Examiner: Marie D. Fast Horse · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/855,753
filed 6 Oct 2022
Publication
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US D1063880
granted 25 Feb 2025

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front, left, top perspective…

FIG. 1 is a front, left, top perspective view of a foldable smartphone showing a first embodiment of the new design in a fully folded condition;

FIG. 2 is a right, rear, bottom perspective view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 7 is a top view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of the region of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 enclosed by the dot-dashed rectangle, designated by reference numeral 9 , in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of the region of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 enclosed by the dot-dashed rectangle, designated by reference numeral 10 , in FIG. 7 ;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of the region of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 enclosed by the dot-dashed rectangle, designated by reference numeral 11 , in FIG. 6 ;

FIG. 12 is a front, left, top perspective view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 in a fully unfolded condition;

FIG. 13 is a right, rear, bottom perspective view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 12 ;

FIG. 14 is a front view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 12 ;

FIG. 15 is a rear view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 12 ;

FIG. 16 is a right side view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 12 ;

FIG. 17 is a left side view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 12 ;

FIG. 18 is a top view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 12 ;

FIG. 19 is a bottom view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 12 ;

FIG. 20 is an enlarged view of the region of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 , in the condition illustrated in FIG. 12 , enclosed by the dot-dashed rectangle, designated by reference numeral 20 , in FIG. 12 ;

FIG. 21 is an enlarged view of the region of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 12 , enclosed by the dot-dashed rectangle, designated by reference numeral 21 , in FIG. 40 ;

FIG. 22 is an enlarged view of the region of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 12 , enclosed by the dot-dashed rectangle, designated by reference numeral 22 , in FIG. 15 ;

FIG. 23 is a front, left, top perspective view of a foldable smartphone showing a second embodiment of the new design in a fully folded condition;

FIG. 24 is a right, rear, bottom perspective view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 23 ;

FIG. 25 is a front view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 23 ;

FIG. 26 is a rear view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 23 ;

FIG. 27 is a right side view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 23 ;

FIG. 28 is a left side view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 23 ;

FIG. 29 is a top view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 23 ;

FIG. 30 is a bottom view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 23 ;

FIG. 31 is an enlarged view of the region of the invention illustrated in FIG. 23 enclosed by the dot-dashed rectangle, designated by reference numeral 31 , in FIG. 23 ;

FIG. 32 is an enlarged view of the region of the invention illustrated in FIG. 23 enclosed by the dot-dashed rectangle, designated by reference numeral 32 , in FIG. 29 ;

FIG. 33 is an enlarged view of the region of the invention illustrated in FIG. 23 enclosed by the dot-dashed rectangle, designated by reference numeral 33 , in FIG. 28 ;

FIG. 34 is a front, left, top perspective view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 23 in a fully unfolded condition;

FIG. 35 is a right, rear, bottom perspective view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 23 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 34 ;

FIG. 36 is a front view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 23 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 34 ;

FIG. 37 is a rear view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 23 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 34 ;

FIG. 38 is a right side view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 23 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 34 ;

FIG. 39 is a left side view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 23 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 34 ;

FIG. 40 is a top view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 23 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 34 ;

FIG. 41 is a bottom view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 23 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 34 ;

FIG. 42 is an enlarged view of the region of the invention illustrated in FIG. 23 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 34 , enclosed by the dot-dashed rectangle, designated by reference numeral 42 , in FIG. 34 ;

FIG. 43 is an enlarged view of the region of the invention illustrated in FIG. 23 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 34 , enclosed by the dot-dashed rectangle, designated by reference numeral 43 , in FIG. 40 ; and,

FIG. 44 is an enlarged view of the region of the invention illustrated in FIG. 23 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 34 , enclosed by the dot-dashed rectangle, designated by reference numeral 44 , in FIG. 37 .

The dot-dash broken lines in the drawings define the enlarged views and form no part of the claimed design. All other broken lines depict portions of the foldable smartphone that form no part of the claimed design.

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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USthis patentUS-D1063880-SS125 Feb 20256 Oct 2022grantedFoldable smartphone
JPJP-1773920-SS25 Jun 20245 Apr 2023granted携帯電話機ja
JPJP-1773921-SS25 Jun 20245 Apr 2023granted携帯電話機ja
JPJP-1785047-SS19 Nov 20245 Apr 2023granted携帯電話機ja
JPJP-1787223-SS17 Dec 20245 Apr 2023granted携帯電話機ja
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CACA-224845-SS7 Feb 20255 Apr 2023grantedMobile telephone
CACA-224846-SS7 Feb 20255 Apr 2023grantedMobile telephone
CACA-224847-SS7 Feb 20255 Apr 2023grantedMobile telephone
CACA-224848-SS7 Feb 20255 Apr 2023grantedMobile telephone
TWTW-D231661-SS11 Jun 20246 Apr 2023publishedFoldable smartphone
TWTW-D231662-SS11 Jun 20246 Apr 2023publishedFoldable smartphone
TWTW-D231775-SS11 Jun 20246 Apr 2023publishedFoldable smartphone

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