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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2016
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Anthony E. Hillyerd, Sammamish, WA (US);
Scott Douglas Bowers, Woodinville, WA (US);
Justin Carl Lind, Issaquah, WA (US);
John Stephen Campbell, Spanaway, WA (US);
Joseph Benjamin Gault, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A computing device is described. The computing device includes a first portion with a protrusion and a second portion separably connected to the first portion. The second portion has a receptacle. An undocking assist mechanism is configured to separate the first portion from the second portion when the protrusion is at least partially inserted into the receptacle. An actuator is configured to actuate the undocking assist mechanism. Methods of use are also described.