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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
May. 24, 2024
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Oluwatomi Osamuede Akin-Sodipo, Seattle, WA (US);
Brian D. Bitz, Woodinville, WA (US);
Nicholas Wendt, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 5/0226 (2013.01);
Abstract
This patent relates to hinged devices, such as computing devices. One example includes a first portion and a second portion. A compliant mechanism is positioned in the first portion and includes a pair of bell cranks coupled by a cross-member. A flexible hinge has opposing sides of a first end secured to the pair of bell cranks and a second end secured to the second portion.