ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,554,288, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Redmond, Wash.).
"Bistable hinge with determinant motion" was invented by Christina Ashley Yee (Redmond, Wash.), Joseph Benjamin Gault (Seattle) and Brian David Bitz (Woodinville, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic device hinge includes a first body, a second body, and a link. The link is rotatable relative to the first body around a first pivot point and rotatable relative to the second body around a second pivot point. The first pivot point has a first rotational resistance and the second pivot point has a second rotational resistance that i...