Today's report covers four design patents and a single utility patent that were granted to Samsung over the last few weeks by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Unlike "patent applications," design patents published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office don't reveal pertinent information about a particular design. We can look at the design and appreciate it for what it projects, but we'll never discover which materials may be used to construct the design. We'll never know what unique internal components may be hidden within the device or learn about any unique features that we could look forward to. All we get is the simple visual of what could be coming down the pipeline. Today Samsung was granted four design patents.
Automotive Steering Wheel with Integrated Displays
Samsung was granted a design patent last week for an automotive steering wheel that has three areas where displays have been integrated as illustrated in yellow below. The patent was filed in September 2016 and published last week by USPTO.
Scrollable Computer and/or TV Display
Samsung was granted a patent last week for a rollable display device which Patently Mobile covered as a patent application back in November 2016. See our original report for more details.
Wallet
Samsung was granted a design patent for a 'Wallet' last month. Being a design patent there are no details. It's unknown what part, if any, is related to a smart wallet of some kind.
Two Different Styles of Folding Smartphones
Samsung's two design patents presented below were granted and published by USPTO in mid-September. One design folds vertically while the other horizontally.
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