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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2018
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventor:
Aseem Singla, Bothell, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 13/00 (2006.01); H01F 7/02 (2006.01); F16B 1/00 (2006.01); H01F 41/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 7/02 (2013.01); F16B 1/00 (2013.01); H01F 41/0253 (2013.01); F16B 2001/0035 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fastening assembly is provided that includes a first permanent magnet having a first operating temperature and a second permanent magnet having a second operating temperature lower than the first operating temperature. The first permanent magnet is attachable to the second permanent magnet in a locked state at a first temperature lower than the second operating temperature. The first permanent magnet is releasable from the second permanent magnet in an unlocked state at a second temperature that is higher than the second operating temperature.