Microsoft's Surface hardware team is constantly filing patents for product designs, some of which see the light of day, but many of which do not. This week, a new patent from the Redmond giant was published that reveals the company was working on what appears to be a hinge design that could be used in a folding flip phone style device.
The patent specifically details the hinge design, which appears to allow for a folding screen to span both halves of a folding device. One of the patent drawings depicts a rectangular smartphone shape, similar to a Galaxy Flip or Motorola Razr.
