Earlier this morning, Patently Apple posted a folding device report titled "Apple invents a unique lighting system for Foldable Devices that implements separate brightness controls for the 2 Display Halves." Today, Thanksgiving Day in the U.S. the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent relating to self-healing folding device displays that could hide minor scratches and dents.
Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that relates to next-gen foldable phones, tablets and/or hybrid tablet-notebooks that implement a new force sensing spring layer that supports the folding display.