Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Timothy Jerome Coomes

Kurt Jenkins

Brett Andrew Tomky

James David Holbery

James Alec Ishihara

Siyuan Ma

Kelly Marie Bogan

Don Pasindu Vijai Lugoda

A yarn adaptable to incorporation into a textile comprises a core including one or more electrically conductive traces arranged on the core and distributed over at least a portion of the length of the yarn. The yarn also comprises an electrically contactable terminal arranged at a terminus of the one or more conductive traces and a winding wrapped around the core.

Electronically functional yarn and textile

A support component for an apparatus is described. In at least some implementations, a support component is attached to an apparatus (e.g., a computing device) via a hinge mechanism. The support component can serve as a 'kickstand' that can be positioned via the hinge mechanism to support the apparatus in a variety of orientations relative to an adjacent surface. In at least some embodiments, a support component includes hinge mounts via which the support component is attached to hinges of an associated apparatus. The support component and associated hinge mounts, for instance, can be manufactured separately and/or via different manufacturing processes, and attached during a production process.

Support component for an apparatus

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Timothy Jerome Coomes