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Is a keyboard cover patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a keyboard cover have been patented many times, but "a keyboard cover" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 26 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “keyboard coverprotectorskin” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 26 best keyword matches we examined, 7 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD (2), SONY CORP (2), SPEEDSKIN LLC (1), RESEARCH IN MOTION LTD (1).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): G06F (21), H01H (9), Y10T (4), G09B (3).
Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.
14 real patent publications related to a keyboard cover
- Keyboard cover, storing method of keyboard cover, and electronic musical instrument US-12531043-B2 2026 · CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD
Disclosed is a keyboard cover including: an upper surface cover that is able to cover an upper surface of an instrument body including a keyboard; a front hanging portion that is provided at a front end of the upper surface cover …
View on Google Patents - Keyboard cover device US-12468350-B2 2025 · HIPOLITO MIGUEL
A keyboard cover device for hiding a keyboard from view while a user is learning to type a housing having a top wall and a peripheral wall being attached to and extending downwardly from the top wall. The peripheral wall has a bot…
View on Google Patents - Keyboard covers and methods US-2025110575-A1 2025 · SNICE PROTECTERS LLC
A cover includes a surface, and a plurality of button covers protruded from the main keyboard cover surface. The button covers include a first button cover. The first button cover includes a first protrusion and a second protrusio…
View on Google Patents - Electronic device comprising keyboard cover US-11307673-B2 2022 · SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention comprises: a housing; a keyboard arranged on the front surface of the housing; a plurality of first magnets arranged along the periphery of the keyboar…
View on Google Patents - Keyboard cover WO-2018159887-A1 2018 · PARK JAE KWAN
A keyboard cover is disclosed, wherein the keyboard cover is fastened to a switch-exposed type keyboard so as to convert the same to a standard type, and is formed to have a structure that is easy to attach and detach so as to pro…
View on Google Patents - Keyboard Cover For A Tablet Computer US-2015212588-A1 2015 · FUHU HOLDINGS INC
An apparatus for a tablet computer is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the apparatus includes a back support, a brace, a base portion, and a hand rest. The brace shares a first flexible strip with the back support, the base…
View on Google Patents - Method And Apparatus Pertaining To A Keyboard Cover Having Light-Masking Paint US-2014339063-A1 2014 · RESEARCH IN MOTION LTD
A keyboard cover comprises non-opaque material and has a periphery and a plurality of key-cap receiving apertures formed therethrough to receive the various keycaps of a corresponding keyboard. By one approach the keyboard cover i…
View on Google Patents - Wipeable keyboard cover US-8851771-B2 2014 · KALIEBE CRAIG
A wipeable keyboard cover may include a flat, flexible membrane surrounded by a rigid frame that closely fits a keyboard assembly. The wipeable keyboard cover may be securely attached to the keyboard assembly and may be easily rem…
View on Google Patents - Keyboard device and keyboard cover US-8384676-B2 2013 · KONDO TOSHIHIKO
A label having an identifier 41 L is applied to the upper left corner of the key top of each character key in a left hand region of a keyboard device. A label having an identifier 41 R is applied to the upper right corner of the…
View on Google Patents - Security keyboard cover US-2009217721-A1 2009 · LEE DAVID
Abstract of the security keyboard cover [to cover your alarm keypad]. When lock it well protect or shied or stop other from play with, programming another [code]. When having a family or group or gathering a holiday, birthday part…
View on Google Patents - Keyboard cover and copy holder US-7033098-B2 2006 · LINYEAR JESSIE B
A keyboard cover and copy holder is presented. The keyboard cover and copy holder has a top plate member having downward extending left and right side panels and a bottom plate member having upward extending left and right side pa…
View on Google Patents - Protective keyboard cover US-6705787-B2 2004 · SPEEDSKIN LLC
A shield for protecting a keyboard assembly includes a one-piece resiliently flexible membrane having a generally planar base overlaying a deck portion of the keyboard assembly, and one or more raised bubbles formed in the membran…
View on Google Patents - Protective keyboard cover having character inscriptions US-2003002910-A1 2003
A shield for protecting a keyboard assembly includes a one-piece resiliently flexible membrane having a generally planar base overlaying a deck portion of the keyboard assembly, and one or more raised bubbles formed in the membran…
View on Google Patents - Opaque, one-size-fits-all computer keyboard cover which covers only the three or four alpha-numeric rows US-6050825-A 2000
An improved opaque computer keyboard cover (10) which covers only the three- or four alpha-numeric rows of the keyboard (12). Function and format keys (12) are not covered which provides a one-size-fits-all design. This configurat…
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a keyboard cover been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Consumer electronics are among the most heavily patented areas; the specific circuit, mounting, or interaction is what distinguishes a design.
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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.