ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,238,954, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).
"Electronic devices with flexible displays" was invented by Jiang Ai (San Jose, Calif.), Erik A. Uttermann (San Francisco) and Soyoung Kim (Redwood City, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic device may have a hinge that allows the device to be flexed about a bend axis. A display may span the bend axis. To facilitate bending about the bend axis, the display may have layers such as a display cover layer with grooves or other recesses. The recesses form a flexible portion in the display layer. The display layer may be formed from glass or other materi...