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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:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2023
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Brian Bitz, Woodinville, WA (US);
Jordan David Little, Monroe, WA (US);
Beau Tomas Squire, Sultan, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/1681 (2013.01); G06F 1/1626 (2013.01);
Abstract
The description relates to hinged devices, such as hinged computing devices. One example can include a first portion and a second portion coupled by a hinge assembly through a range of orientations. The hinge assembly includes a double slider assembly positioned on the first portion and secured to a pivot assembly with which the second portion is configured to both rotate and translate to define a virtual pivot of the second portion through the range of orientations.