Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Christopher Alan Schafer

Kurt David Wrisley

Akash Atul Shah

Daniel Clark Park

Karsten Aagaard

Edward Charles Giaimo, Iii

Katherine Bailey

Ketan R Shah

Chee Kiong Fong

Brett Andrew Tomky

Anthony James Hewett

Leonardo G Del Castillo

Nicholas Benjamin Wendt

Scott Jeffrey Korn

Thomas K Mehrkens

Prasad Raghavendra

Cesar Ambriz Rios

Yajing Liu

Richard F Johnson

Mohammed Nadir Haq

Sujuan Tang

Alex Sai Cheong Cheng

Edward C Iii Giaimo

Katherine Margaret Bailey

Leonardo Gilbert Del Castillo

Examples are disclosed that relate to connector systems, magnetic plug assemblies and methods for mating a magnetic plug assembly with a plurality of receptacles. In one example, a magnetic plug assembly comprises a moveable member comprising an aperture and one or more magnets. A plug tip extends through the aperture, and one or more biasing elements urge the moveable member and the one or more magnets toward a distal end of the plug tip, with the moveable member being moveable relative to the plug tip.

Magnetic plug

Aspects of the present disclosure include connection mechanisms for a peripheral computing device to connect with a mobile computing device. The peripheral computing device may include a device interface component that defines part of the connection mechanisms, and an electrical connection protrusion extending from the device interface component and configured to insert in a corresponding electrical receptacle of a computing device. The device interface component may also include a magnetically connectable docking member configured to magnetically attract or to be magnetically attracted to a corresponding docking component on the computing device. The device interface component may further include a support rail configured to support the electrical connection protrusion and the magnetically connectable docking member. The support rail may comprise a shoulder configured to define a pivot point to guide connecting the peripheral computing device with the computing device.

Computing device connection mechanism

A magnetic receptacle is described. The receptacle includes an electronic connector having an engagement feature on one or more sides of the electronic connector. The engagement feature is configured to engage a latching feature on a magnetic protrusion. The receptacle includes one or more receptacle magnets positioned adjacent the magnetic receptacle configured to deactivate the latching feature on the magnetic protrusion. In one implementation, a magnetic plug is described. The plug includes a plug tip. The plug includes one or more latching features. The plug includes one or more plug magnets positioned adjacent the plug tip. The one or more plug magnets are configured to cooperate with one or more receptacle magnets to transition the one or more latching features between an engaged state and a disengaged state.

Magnetically activated latch mechanism

A high strength hinge mechanism is described herein. In one or more implementations, a computing device includes a display portion which includes a display device, and a base portion which includes a keyboard. A hinge mechanism is attached to the display portion and the base portion to enable rotation of the display portion relative to the base portion. The hinge mechanism includes a friction element and a cylindrical shaft secured to the friction element and to a chassis of the display portion. The friction element is configured to apply friction to the shaft in a radial direction as the shaft is rotated. The rotation of the shaft enables the display portion to be rotated from a closed position to a fully-open position. The hinge mechanism also includes a frame structure to support the friction element and the shaft.

High strength hinge mechanism

A friction hinge is described. Generally, the friction hinge provides a variable torque profile for a movable component.

Friction hinge

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Christopher Alan Schafer