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Patent No.:

US 8964379 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015

Filed:

Aug. 20, 2012

Switchable magnetic lock

Applicants:

Bernard K. Rihn, Snohomish, WA (US);

Paul Henry Dietz, Redmond, WA (US);

Steven Nabil Bathiche, Kirkland, WA (US);

Joseph B. Gault, Seattle, WA (US);

Inventors:

Bernard K. Rihn, Snohomish, WA (US);

Paul Henry Dietz, Redmond, WA (US);

Steven Nabil Bathiche, Kirkland, WA (US);

Joseph B. Gault, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);

Attorneys:

Jeremy Snodgrass

Judy Yee

Micky Minhas

Primary Examiner:

Adrian S Wilson

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/033 (2013.01); H01F 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

This document describes techniques using, and apparatuses including, switchable magnetic locks. These techniques and apparatuses can enable low or no power consumption and a seamless design for locking and unlocking of devices one to the other, such as computing devices and peripherals.

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