ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,709,916, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Redmond, Wash.).
"Magnetic locking mechanism for a computing device enclosure" was invented by Michael Cameron Gordon (Sammamish, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The presently disclosed magnetic locking mechanism(s) for a computing device enclosure is directed at providing a fast, but tamper resistant solution for assembly and disassembly of a computing device having top and base enclosures that come together to form an overall enclosure for the computing device. Top and base enclosures that incorporate one or more of the presently disclosed magnetic loc...