Foldable smartphone

- GOOGLE LLC
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Description

The file of this patent contains at least one drawing/photograph executed in color. Copies of this patent with colored drawing(s)/photograph(s) will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.

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 a front, left, top perspective view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 in a fully unfolded condition;

FIG. 10 is a right, rear, bottom perspective view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a front view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is a rear view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 9;

FIG. 13 is a right side view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 9;

FIG. 14 is a left side view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 9;

FIG. 15 is a top view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 12;

FIG. 16 is a bottom view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 12;

FIG. 17 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. 18 is a right, rear, bottom perspective view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 17;

FIG. 19 is a front view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 17;

FIG. 20 is a rear view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 17;

FIG. 21 is a right side view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 17;

FIG. 22 is a left side view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 17;

FIG. 23 is a top view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 17;

FIG. 24 is a bottom view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 17;

FIG. 25 is a front, left, top perspective view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 17 in a fully unfolded condition;

FIG. 26 is a right, rear, bottom perspective view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 17 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 25;

FIG. 27 is a front view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 17 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 25;

FIG. 28 is a rear view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 17 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 25;

FIG. 29 is a right side view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 17 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 25;

FIG. 30 is a left side view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 17 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 25;

FIG. 31 is a top view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 17 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 25;

FIG. 32 is a bottom view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 17 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 25;

FIG. 33 is a front, left, top perspective view of a foldable smartphone showing a third embodiment of the new design in a fully folded condition;

FIG. 34 is a right, rear, bottom perspective view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 33;

FIG. 35 is a front view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 33;

FIG. 36 is a rear view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 33;

FIG. 37 is a right side view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 33;

FIG. 38 is a left side view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 33;

FIG. 39 is a top view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 33;

FIG. 40 is a bottom view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 33;

FIG. 41 is a front, left, top perspective view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 33 in a fully unfolded condition;

FIG. 42 is a right, rear, bottom perspective view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 33 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 41;

FIG. 43 is a front view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 33 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 41;

FIG. 44 is a rear view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 33 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 41;

FIG. 45 is a right side view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 33 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 41;

FIG. 46 is a left side view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 33 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 31;

FIG. 47 is a top view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 33 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 31; and,

FIG. 48 is a bottom view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 33 in the condition illustrated in FIG. 41.

The broken lines in the drawings 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: D1113784
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 22, 2024
Date of Patent: Feb 17, 2026
Assignee: GOOGLE LLC (Mountain View, CA)
Inventors: Sungyun Kim (Mountain View, CA), Sara Hsu (Mountain View, CA), Claude Zellweger (Mountain View, CA), Sangsoo Park (Mountain View, CA), Stuart Kyle (Mountain View, CA), Youngwoo Choi (Mountain View, CA), Fred Simon (Mountain View, CA)
Primary Examiner: Joseph Kukella
Assistant Examiner: Francis Wilder
Application Number: 29/934,103
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/138.G; Handset (23) (D14/248); Pocket Type (D14/341)