Lepton Computing

Since 2007, Lepton Computing has been an original developer in the field of foldable / flexible display mobile devices with 2010 and 2011 patent filings that predate all of the largest smartphone companies’ patent filings for flexible display mobile device designs and their supporting technologies that are reflected in the market today.

Lepton's early patents were derived from several foldable / flexible touch screen display mobile device prototypes that it built from 2008 to 2011 which cover everything from the folded display radius aperture hinges, display state transition GUI, magnetic sensor display state control, multitask and folding content continuity software, to the form factors, display support structures, magnetic latching and flexible electronic configurations defining the foldable display smartphones of today, making them foundational for the industry. Lepton’s original 2010 / 2011 patent families continue to expand through continuation patents as Lepton also persists in developing entirely new prototypes and patent families that represent the future of the industry, with a portfolio of over 50 US and International patents.

The formation of Lepton Computing was inspired by some of the great American R&D institutions such as Xerox PARC and Bell Labs, and the inventions that were built there.

Throughout its early years, Lepton Computing developed many prototypes ahead of the mobile device industry leaders to prove out and patent the fundamental supporting technologies for flexible touch screen display devices which are now enabling the foldable smartphones of today. Lepton has also developed its own unique device designs that present new product strategies for the future of the industry.

The new areas and patents of foldable smartphones that Lepton has been focused on relate to flexible display haptics, machine learning, power conservation, voice control, 360 degree camera features, new hinge and device mechanics, gaming interaction, virtual object control, gimbal stabilization, hinge actuation, expandable / rollable display devices, map navigation, and so on.