US Patent Issued to Motorola Mobility on April 29 for "Electronic devices having morphing device housings allowing wearable and handheld modes of operation" (Illinois Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,287,670, issued on April 29, was assigned to Motorola Mobility LLC (Chicago).

"Electronic devices having morphing device housings allowing wearable and handheld modes of operation" was invented by Ioannis A. Zigras (Chicago).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic device includes a first device housing and a second device housing that are slidable relative to each other. A flexible display spans a major surface of the electronic device. A strap can be attached to the electronic device so as to span a second major surface of the electronic device, where sliding the first device housing toward the second device housing changes the perim...