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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2020
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Christina Ashley Yee, Redmond, WA (US);
Brian David Bitz, Woodinville, WA (US);
Beau Squire, Redmond, WA (US);
Ryan Behn, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael Gordon Oldani, Redmond, WA (US);
Anthony E. Hillyerd, Sammamish, WA (US);
Joseph Benjamin Gault, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
An electronic device includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. A torque-optional hinge connects the third portion to the second portion, and a support hinge connects the third portion to the first portion. The torque-optional hinge has a hinge axis and a means for selectively generating a torque around the hinge axis. The means for selectively generating the torque has a high-torque state and a low-torque state. The high-torque state provides a greater rotational resistance around the hinge axis than the low-torque state. The support hinge rotatably connects the first portion and the third portion and provides a torque around a support axis.