Microsoft patents a hinged wrap with grip patterns for holding devices
Microsoft describes a protective wrap for electronic devices made of two rigid panels connected by a hinge. The inside of one panel features a friction material with a specific line pattern designed to match a decorative pattern on the outside.
In the filing’s own words
A device may include a first rigid panel having a contact surface and a cosmetic surface. A device may include a frictious material positioned on the contact surface of the first rigid panel. A device may include a second rigid panel having a contact surface and a cosmetic surface, the second rigid panel movably connected to the first rigid panel by a hinged connector. A device may include a selective connector, including: a first connection interface coupled to the first rigid panel, and a second connection interface coupled to the second rigid panel.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A device comprising: a first rigid panel having a contact surface and an opposing cosmetic surface that includes a cosmetic line pattern; a second rigid panel having a contact surface and an opposing cosmetic surface, the second rigid panel movably connected to the first rigid panel by a hinged connector; a frictious material positioned on the contact surface of the first rigid panel and having a line pattern corresponding to the cosmetic line pattern; and a selective connector, including: a first connection interface coupled to the first rigid panel, and a second connection interface coupled to the second rigid panel.
Facts
- Company
- Microsoft (Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC)
- Official title
- Electronic device wrap
- Patent number
- US12757991B2
- Application number
- 18235810
- Filed
- Aug 19, 2023
- Granted
- Oct 13, 2026
- Inventors
- 6
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
A45C 11/003 Human necessitiesA45C 11/002 Human necessitiesA63F 11/00 Human necessitiesMore from Microsoft in Phones & computers
- Microsoft patents touch screens that move controls to match your position Sep 29, 2026
- Microsoft patents meeting view that keeps live text visible when video shrinks Sep 29, 2026
- Microsoft patents browser that suggests actions based on page content Sep 17, 2026
- Microsoft patents tilting phones to flip through app screens like cards Sep 24, 2026
- Microsoft patents touchscreens that tell fingers from water drops Oct 1, 2026
Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
Patent data and drawings: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by the USPTO.