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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:
Sep. 03, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2021
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Brian D. Bitz, Woodinville, WA (US);
Whitney Anne Reed, Seattle, WA (US);
Bernard T. Selting, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael Gordon Oldani, Redmond, WA (US);
Le Chang, Kirkland, WA (US);
Joseph B. Gault, West Linn, OR (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01); E05D 1/00 (2006.01); E05D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/1681 (2013.01); E05D 1/00 (2013.01); E05D 11/0081 (2013.01); E05Y 2999/00 (2024.05);
Abstract
This patent relates to hinged devices, such as computing devices. One example includes a first portion and a second portion. A dynamic fulcrum hinge includes a flexible material extending between the first portion and the second portion and configured to begin rotation proximate to the first portion and finish rotation proximate to the second portion when the first portion is rotated toward the second portion.