Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Siemens Medical Solutions Usa, Inc.

Todd David Pleake

David Carter Vandervoort

Hua Wang

Matthew David Mickelson

Rob Huala

Timothy Carlyle Shaw

David Otto Whitt, Iii

Karsten Aagaard

Summer L Schneider

Ralf Groene

David R Perek

Kabir Siddiqui

Paul Henry Dietz

Jan Raken

Thomas Charles Oliver

Eric Joseph Wahl

Panos Costa Panay

Christopher Harry Stoumbos

Joel Lawrence Pelley

Robyn Rebecca Reed McLaughlin

Katherine Bailey

James Alec Ishihara

Ivan Andrew McCracken

Nathan C Sherman

Sharon Drasnin

Ketan R Shah

David Michael Lane

Tony N Kfoury

Andrew Douglas Delano

Christopher Andrew Whitman

Duane Martin Evans

Robert D Young

Gene Robert Obie

James Charles Marshall

Moshe Randall Lutz

Jim Tom Belesiu

Darryl I Jensen

Satchi Panda

Martin Schmidt

Kurt David Wrisley

Camilo Leon

Harold F Mantooth

Hiroo Umeno

Andrew N Cady

Akash Atul Shah

James H Wise

Dennis J Mathias

Chun Beng Goh

Michael A Schwager

Stephan Alexander Cummings

Mark J Seilstad

Stephen C Klein

Daniel M Galel

David Paul Platt

Hakon Strande

Van Winston Oler

Matthew G Pedersen

Mark Mitchell Gloster

George Karavaev

Christopher John Allen

Mohammed Nadir Haq

John Terpsma

Mark Gerard Rice

Keith Walter Kaatz

David Neff

Jose R Sousa

David Otto Whit, Iii

Timothy Caryle Shaw

Alexander Georges-Norbert Wood

Joseph Edward Ferreira, Ii

Benjamin Joseph Carpenter

Richard Peter Spooner

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

Iii Edward C Giaimo

Davie M Lane

Darryl Jensen

Jamesh Wise

Matthew G Pederson

Keyboard

A shield can assembly is described. In one or more implementations, a frame is installed on a printed circuit board (PCB) by using a cross-bar connected to opposing sides of the frame to place the frame on the PCB. Subsequent to installation of the frame on the PCB, the cross-bar is removed from the frame. Once the cross-bar is removed, one or more flexible printed circuits (FPCs) are installed on the PCB. Then, a lid is connected to the frame to from a shield can over the FPCs.

Shield can

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

Examples are disclosed that relate to PCB-based connectors and connector frames for a PCB. In one example, a connector frame comprises a cavity configured to house the PCB, the cavity defined at least partially by a first sidewall, a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall, and an end wall extending between the first sidewall and the second sidewall. A support surface is adjacent to the cavity on a top side of the connector frame and extends between the first sidewall and the second sidewall. An aperture on the top side of the connector frame is formed at least partially by an edge of the support surface, with the aperture exposing a portion of the cavity through the top side.

Connector frame

The trackpad assemblies described herein maintain minimum overall stiffness, weight, and cost requirements of a trackpad assembly, while permitting a decrease in trackpad assembly thickness as compared to conventional trackpad assemblies. The trackpad assemblies may include one or more of a four-layer PCB, structural adhesives, a structural PCB stiffener, and a structural shield assembly. These stiffening features permit increasingly thinner trackpad assemblies and associated computing devices.

Rigidly bonded trackpad with structural stiffener

A floating connector assembly device is provided. An electronic component is mounted directly or indirectly to a chassis of an electronic device. At least one conductive contact spring is mounted to the electronic component and configured to electrically couple to the electronic component. A printed circuit board having a fixed end and a free end with an electrical contact positioned between the two ends is positioned against the conductive contact spring, the contact spring being biased so that a contacting portion of the contact spring contacts the electrical contact to form an electrical connection. The electrical connection is maintained during relative movement of the conductive contact spring and the electrical contact of the printed circuit board by a bias force of the conductive contact spring.

Connector for use with printed circuit board

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

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

The description relates to devices, such as computing devices. One example can include a processor secured to a circuit board and a self-biasing heat sink positioned over the processor and secured to the circuit board to complete a Faraday Cage around the processor. The self-biasing heat sink can include a peripheral portion positioned in a first plane and a contact portion positioned in a second different plane and biased against the heat generating component by an interposed biasing portion that is flexed to force the contact portion against the processor.

Device cooling

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

A transducer connects with a support arm. The support arm supports only some of the weight, even in a locked state. By only supporting a portion or less than all of the weight, the support arm allows downward movement or pressure, but less than the pressure applied without any resistance for the gravity acting on the support arm. The pressure maintains contact between the patient and the transducer for scanning.

Support arm for ultrasound scanning

Flexible hinge spine

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Todd David Pleake