US Patent Issued to Microsoft Technology Licensing on Sept. 15 for "Computing device hinges" (Washington Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,737,013, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Redmond, Wash.).

"Computing device hinges" was invented by Anthony E. Hillyerd (Sammamish, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hinge of a computing device includes a primary support connecting a display to a stand. As the display rotates about the stand, the primary support slides along a friction strip, which stabilizes the display with respect to the stand. A stabilizer may connect the stand to the base or the stand to the display."

The patent was filed on Jan. 17, 2020, under Application No. 17/793,624.

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