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US 11,860,696 · App. 17/985,108 · Granted Jan 2, 2024

Foldable electronic device

Inventors: Yuan-Lin Wu (Miao-Li County, TW); Kuan-Feng Lee (Miao-Li County, TW)
Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
G06F1/1652G06F3/044G06F3/0416G06V10/147G06V40/1306
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Patent No.
US 11,860,696
App. No.
17/985,108
Granted
Jan 2, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A foldable electronic device has a foldable region and includes a supporting film including a recess portion in the foldable region, a flexible substrate disposed on the supporting film, a control unit disposed under the supporting film, and a biometric sensing structure electrically connected to the control unit.

Claims (10)

1. A foldable electronic device having a foldable region, the foldable electronic device comprising:

a supporting film comprising a recess portion in the foldable region;

a flexible substrate disposed on the supporting film;

a control unit disposed under the supporting film; and

a biometric sensing structure electrically connected to the control unit.

2. The foldable electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a flexible circuit board for electrically connecting the biometric sensing structure to the control unit.

3. The foldable electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the flexible circuit board and the control unit are not overlapped with the foldable region.

4. The foldable electronic device of claim 2 , wherein at least a portion of the flexible circuit board is disposed under the supporting film.

5. The foldable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the flexible substrate has a curvature portion.

6. The foldable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the biometric sensing structure is capable of detecting biometric characteristic including at least one of fingerprint, palm print, face feature, and iris feature.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2022
From: WU, YUAN-LIN; LEE, KUAN-FENG
To: INNOLUX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061726/0280 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17382339 · Jul 22, 2021
Continuation 16836771 · Mar 31, 2020
Continuation 16218488 · Dec 13, 2018
Related Publication 20230071485A1 · Mar 9, 2023
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