Foldable smartphone

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Description

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.

Claims

The ornamental design for a foldable smartphone, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1063880
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 6, 2022
Date of Patent: Feb 25, 2025
Assignee: GOOGLE LLC (Mountain View, CA)
Inventors: YoungWoo Choi (Mountain View, CA), Stuart Kyle (Mountain View, CA), Sara Hsu (Mountain View, CA), Sangsoo Park (Mountain View, CA), Claude Zellweger (Mountain View, CA)
Primary Examiner: Marie D. Fast Horse
Assistant Examiner: Josiah D. Parsons
Application Number: 29/855,753
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/138.AB