US 12,238,954 B2
Electronic devices with flexible displays
Jiang Ai, San Jose, CA (US); Erik A. Uttermann, San Francisco, CA (US); and Soyoung Kim, Redwood City, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/488,911.
Application 18/488,911 is a continuation of application No. 17/095,639, filed on Nov. 11, 2020, granted, now 11,825,680.
Application 17/095,639 is a continuation of application No. 16/814,890, filed on Mar. 10, 2020, granted, now 10,840,474, issued on Nov. 17, 2020.
Application 16/814,890 is a continuation of application No. 16/019,431, filed on Jun. 26, 2018, granted, now 10,600,989, issued on Mar. 24, 2020.
Application 16/019,431 is a continuation of application No. 15/177,025, filed on Jun. 8, 2016, granted, now 10,020,462, issued on Jul. 10, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/199,187, filed on Jul. 30, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0049499 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H10K 50/84 (2023.01); H10K 102/00 (2023.01)
CPC H10K 50/841 (2023.02) [H10K 2102/311 (2023.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A laptop, comprising:
first and second housing portions configured to rotate relative to one another about an axis;
a flexible display that spans across the first and second housing portions and that folds along the axis;
a cover layer through which the flexible display presents images, wherein the cover layer has an inner surface facing the flexible display; and
grooves in the inner surface of the cover layer that overlap the axis.