Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for detecting faults in foldable glass
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Application No.: US18001047Application Date: 2021-08-02
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Publication No.: US12153471B2Publication Date: 2024-11-26
- Inventor: Kiarash Vakhshouri
- Applicant: Google LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Google LLC
- Current Assignee: Google LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A.
- International Application: PCT/US2021/071082 WO 20210802
- International Announcement: WO2022/072961 WO 20220407
- Main IPC: G06F1/16
- IPC: G06F1/16 ; G01L1/16 ; G06F3/041

Abstract:
A foldable device includes a housing and a foldable display device coupled to the housing. The foldable display device includes a foldable display layer, a foldable glass layer on a first side of the foldable display layer, and a sensing device on a second side of the foldable display layer. The sensing device includes a strain gauge layer. The strain gauge layer includes an array of resistors arranged on a piezoresistive substrate. Changes in resistance levels measured by the array of resistors are used to detect faults such as scratches, punctures, cracks and the like in the foldable glass layer. The foldable device may output an alert in response to detection of a fault in the foldable glass layer.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230221767A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FAULTS IN FOLDABLE GLASS Public/Granted day:2023-07-13
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