Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

David Carter Vandervoort

Todd David Pleake

Matthew David Mickelson

Joel Lawrence Pelley

Rob Huala

Hua Wang

Timothy Carlyle Shaw

Summer L Schneider

Ralf Groene

David R Perek

Kabir Siddiqui

Paul Henry Dietz

David Otto Whitt, Iii

Karsten Aagaard

Thomas Charles Oliver

Eric Joseph Wahl

Panos Costa Panay

Christopher Harry Stoumbos

James Alec Ishihara

Robyn Rebecca Reed McLaughlin

Nathan C Sherman

Sharon Drasnin

David Michael Lane

Ketan R Shah

Christopher Andrew Whitman

Robert D Young

Gene Robert Obie

James Charles Marshall

Moshe Randall Lutz

Jim Tom Belesiu

Darryl I Jensen

Harold F Mantooth

Camilo Leon

Hiroo Umeno

Chun Beng Goh

Michael A Schwager

Andrew N Cady

James H Wise

Dennis J Mathias

Mark J Seilstad

Stephan Alexander Cummings

Hakon Strande

Van Winston Oler

Matthew G Pedersen

John Terpsma

Keith Walter Kaatz

David Neff

Jose R Sousa

Richard Peter Spooner

David Otto Whit, Iii

Timothy Caryle Shaw

Iii Edward C Giaimo

Davie M Lane

Darryl Jensen

Jamesh Wise

Matthew G Pederson

Scott Mitchel Mail

Edward C Iii Giaimo

Robyn Rebecca Reed Mclaughlin

Rajesh Manohar Dighde

Edward C Giaimo Iii

David Otto Iii Whitt

Bernard Maurice Schultz

Anthony Christian Reed

Jay Scott Kassels

Shane Aaron Sykes

Scott K Gibson

Iii David Otto Whitt

Darryl L Jensen

The description relates to devices, such as computing devices that can include dimensionally-constrained shielded circuit board assemblies. One example can include a circuit board that includes an upwardly extending fence. The example can also include a heat generating component positioned within the fence and a thermal module defining a major planar surface positioned over the heat generating component. The thermal module can include a downwardly extending frame that overlaps with the fence. The gasket can be compressed between the fence and the frame in a direction parallel to the major planar surface.

Dimensionally-constrained device faraday cage

Flexible hinge spine techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a flexible hinge is configured to communicatively and physically couple an input device to a computing device and may implement functionality such as a support layer and minimum bend radius. The input device may also include functionality to promote a secure physical connection between the input device and the computing device. One example of this includes use of one or more protrusions that are configured to be removed from respective cavities of the computing device along a particular axis but mechanically bind along other axes. Other techniques include use of a laminate structure to form a connection portion of the input device.

Multiple position input device cover

Edge component shells having reduced height portions are described herein. In one or more implementations, a computing device includes a housing configured to contain and secure componentry for the computing device. A display module for the computing device is positioned within the housing with a topside of the display module being oriented towards an outside of the housing. An edge component such as connection port, wireless radio device, sensor, or other component integrated with the computing device is configured with a shell having a reduced height portion. The edge component is arranged in the housing with the reduced height portion of the shell positioned underneath the display module such that the display module partially overlaps the shell of the edge component along an underside of the display module.

Edge component shell with reduced height portion

Flexible hinge and removable attachment techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a flexible hinge is configured to communicatively and physically couple an input device to a computing device and may implement functionality such as a support layer and minimum bend radius. The input device may also include functionality to promote a secure physical connection between the input device and the computing device. One example of this includes use of one or more protrusions that are configured to be removed from respective cavities of the computing device along a particular axis but mechanically bind along other axes. Other techniques include use of a laminate structure to form a connection portion of the input device.

Flexible hinge and removable attachment

Input device adhesive techniques are described. A pressure sensitive key includes a sensor substrate having one or more conductors, a spacer layer, and a flexible contact layer. The spacer layer is disposed proximal to the sensor substrate and has at least one opening. The flexible contact layer is spaced apart from the sensor substrate by the spacer layer and configured to flex through the opening in response to an applied pressure to initiate an input. The flexible contact layer is secured to the spacer layer such that at first edge, the flexible contact layer is secured to the spacer layer at an approximate midpoint of the first edge and is not secured to the spacer along another portion of the first edge and at a second edge, the flexible contact layer is not secured to the spacer layer along an approximate midpoint of the second edge.

Input device securing techniques

Flexible hinge spine

Flexible hinge protrusion attachment

Sensor stack venting techniques are described. In one or more implementations, one or more vent structures are formed within layers of a pressure sensitive sensor stack for a device. Vent structures including channels, holes, slots, and so forth are designed to provide pathways for gas released by feature elements to escape. The pathways may be arranged to convey outgases through the layers to designated escape points in a controlled manner that prevents deformities typically caused by trapped gases. The escape points in some layers enable at least some other layers to be edge-sealed. Pathways may then be formed to convey gas from the edge-sealed layer(s) to an edge vented layer(s) having one or more escape points, such that feature elements in the edge-sealed layer(s) remain protected from contaminants.

Sensor stack venting

Fabric outer layer techniques are described. In one or more implementations, an apparatus includes, an input portion having one or more keys configured to generate signals to be processed by a computing device as inputs, a connection portion that is configured to be removable attachable to the computing device and including at least one communication contact configured to form a communicative coupling with the computing device to communicate the generated signals, a flexible hinge that is configured to flexibly and communicatively connect the connection portion to the input portion, and first and second outer fabric layers that are configured to act as an outer surface of the one or more keys of the input portion and the flexible hinge and are physically secured to the connection portion.

Flexible hinge support layer

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