US Patent Issued to Microsoft Technology Licensing on Aug. 25 for "Rotating magnet assembly in a foldable device" (Washington, Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,717,385, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Redmond, Wash.).

"Rotating magnet assembly in a foldable device" was invented by Nicholas Benjamin Wendt (Granger, Ind.) and Karsten Aagaard (Monroe, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A foldable computing device comprises a first frame comprising a first magnet assembly and a second frame rotatably coupled to the first frame via a hinge. The second frame comprises a second magnet assembly operatively configured for rotation with respect to the second frame. The second magnet assembly attracts the first magnet assembly of the first frame when the first fram...