IP Library Granted Patent US 12,652,344
Granted Patent B2
US 12,652,344 · App. 18/882,217 · Granted Jun 9, 2026

Flexible electronic device

Inventors: Areum Yoo (Suwon-si, KR); Hosoon Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Sooyoung Choi (Suwon-si, KR); Sunwoo Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Jinkeun Nam (Suwon-si, KR); Byengchun Park (Suwon-si, KR); Suakjin Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Wonjin Choi (Suwon-si, KR); Jinsoo Choi (Suwon-si, KR); Jinwan An (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H04M1/0268G02B1/04G02B1/14H04M1/022
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Patent No.
US 12,652,344
App. No.
18/882,217
Granted
Jun 9, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an electronic device. The electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure has a flexible display module, wherein the flexible display module includes a patterned window, and the patterned window includes a plurality of first pattern elements having a geometric pattern, and a plurality of second pattern elements extending in a first direction corresponding to a rotation axis direction, so as to connect at least two first pattern elements.

Claims (49)

1 . An electronic device comprising:

a flexible display module comprising a patterned window,

wherein the patterned window comprises a base portion, a plurality of first pattern elements and a second pattern element, wherein the plurality of first pattern elements and the second pattern element are formed on the base portion, and wherein the second pattern element is in direct contact with at least two of the plurality of first pattern elements,

wherein each of the plurality of first pattern elements comprises a geometric pattern, and

wherein the second pattern element extends in a first direction corresponding to a rotation axis direction of the patterned window to connect at least some of the plurality of first pattern elements.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the patterned window further comprises a plurality of second pattern elements formed on the base portion, the plurality of second pattern elements including the second pattern element, and

wherein the plurality of second pattern elements are parallel to one another along and are arranged along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

3 . The electronic device of claim 2 ,

wherein one of the plurality of second patterns has a smaller volume than another one of the plurality of second patterns located farther from the rotation axis in the second direction.

4 . The electronic device of claim 3 ,

wherein the plurality of second pattern elements have a same width,

wherein one of the plurality of first patterns has a smaller width or height than another one of the plurality of first patterns located farther from the rotation axis in the second direction.

5 . The electronic device of claim 3 ,

wherein one of the plurality of first patterns has a greater width or height than another one of the plurality of first patterns located closer to the rotation axis, and

wherein one of the plurality of second patterns has a greater width or height than the other pattern of the plurality of second patterns located closer to the rotation axis.

6 . The electronic device of claim 2 ,

wherein the plurality of first pattern elements and the plurality of second pattern elements are spaced apart from each other along the second direction, and

wherein the base portion is between first pattern elements, among the plurality of first pattern elements, and second pattern elements, among the plurality of second pattern elements, adjacent to one another.

7 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein a length in the first direction of each of the plurality of first pattern elements is greater than a length of each of the plurality of first pattern elements in the second direction.

8 . The electronic device of claim 2 ,

wherein the patterned window further comprises a folding area and a non-folding area, and

wherein the plurality of second pattern elements are not in the non-folding area.

9 . The electronic device of claim 2 ,

wherein each of the plurality of first pattern elements and each of the plurality of second pattern elements comprises a central portion,

wherein a height of the central portion of each of plurality of first pattern elements is greater than a height of the central portion of each of the plurality of second pattern elements,

wherein each second pattern element among the plurality of second pattern elements contacts a first pattern element among the plurality of first pattern elements at a boundary, and

wherein a height of the plurality of first pattern elements at the boundary is the same as a height of the plurality of second pattern elements at the boundary.

10 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein a highest respective point of each of the plurality of first pattern elements and the second pattern element comprises a flat portion, and

wherein a width of each respective flat portion is less than or equal to 0.04 μm.

11 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first pattern elements and the second pattern element are connected to form a predetermined inclination along the first direction.

12 . An electronic device comprising:

a flexible display module comprising a patterned window,

wherein the patterned window comprises a base portion, a plurality of first pattern elements and a second pattern element, wherein the plurality of first pattern elements and the second pattern element are formed on the base portion,

wherein each of the plurality of first pattern elements comprises a geometric pattern,

wherein the second pattern element extends in a first direction corresponding to a rotation axis direction of the patterned window to connect at least some of the plurality of first pattern elements,

wherein the patterned window further comprises a plurality of second pattern elements formed on the base portion, the plurality of second pattern elements including the second pattern element,

wherein the plurality of second pattern elements are parallel to one another along and are arranged along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction,

wherein each of the plurality of first pattern elements and each of the plurality of second pattern elements comprises a central portion,

wherein a height of the central portion of each of plurality of first pattern elements is greater than a height of the central portion of each of the plurality of second pattern elements,

wherein each second pattern element among the plurality of second pattern elements contacts a first pattern element among the plurality of first pattern elements at a boundary, and

wherein a height of the plurality of first pattern elements at the boundary is the same as a height of the plurality of second pattern elements at the boundary.

13 . An electronic device comprising:

a flexible display module comprising a patterned window,

wherein the patterned window comprises a base portion, a plurality of first pattern elements and a second pattern element, wherein the plurality of first pattern elements and the second pattern element are formed on the base portion,

wherein each of the plurality of first pattern elements comprises a geometric pattern,

wherein the second pattern element extends in a first direction corresponding to a rotation axis direction of the patterned window to connect at least some of the plurality of first pattern elements, and

wherein the plurality of first pattern elements and the second pattern element are connected to form a predetermined inclination along the first direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2024
From: YOO, AREUM; LEE, HOSOON; CHOI, SOOYOUNG; KIM, SUNWOO; NAM, JINKEUN; PARK, BYENGCHUN; LEE, SUAKJIN; CHOI, WONJIN; CHOI, JINSOO; AN, JINWAN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 068944/0465 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2022-0039072 · Mar 29, 2022 · national
KR 10-2022-0065967 · May 30, 2022 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2023001345 · Jan 30, 2023
Related Publication 20250008010A1 · Jan 2, 2025
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