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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2022
Filed:
May. 19, 2021
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Nathan Michael Thome, Kirkland, WA (US);
Aseem Singla, Redmond, WA (US);
Robyn Rebecca Reed McLaughlin, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/039 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0227 (2013.01); G06F 3/0224 (2013.01); G06F 3/039 (2013.01);
Abstract
The patent relates to securely storing an input device relative to a computing device. One example can include a housing and a trough defined in the housing and configured to receive at least a portion of an input device. This example can also include a pair of opposing levers that are contained in the trough when the trough is empty and that pivot proud out of the trough around and against the input device installed in the trough.