US Patent Issued to Dell Products on July 8 for "Retractable buttons for a user input device of an information handling system" (Nebraska, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,355,322, issued on July 8, was assigned to Dell Products LP (Round Rock, Texas).

"Retractable buttons for a user input device of an information handling system" was invented by Jason Scott Morrison (Chadron, Neb.) and Erik Summa (Austin, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure describes systems, devices, apparatuses, and methods of retracting or extending a button, such as a depressible button, pad, joystick, trigger, or bumper. The button can include a movable structure with magnets at two positions and a coil that can be energized to create a magnetic field. The button can be configured to retract when a current is applied ...