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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2016
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Rene Valenzuela, San Diego, CA (US);
Ryan M. Smith, San Diego, CA (US);
Ken Hung, Taoyuan, TW;
Jeff Lin, New Taipei, TW;
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A contact interface includes a first contact member including a first contact surface with a first material subsurface and a second material subsurface. The second material subsurface protrudes transversely above the first material subsurface. A second contact member includes a second contact surface to slide in contact with the first contact surface. The first material subsurface comprises a first material. The second material subsurface comprises a second material. The second material has a lower hardness than the first material.