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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, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2012
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:
Primary Examiner:
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.