Apple patented a foldable device back in 2015 — with new CEO Ternus as an inventor
asymco · x · 2026-09-14
A blogger dug up a detail behind the iPhone Duo: Apple was granted a 2015 patent titled "Flexible electronic devices" describing a device with a screen that folds in half to fit in a pocket, using sensors to detect whether it's open or closed.
Notably, one of the listed inventors is John P. Ternus — now Apple's new CEO, who unveiled the iPhone Duo on stage for the first time.
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