ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,389,534, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Redmond, Wash.).

"Systems and methods for noninvasive acoustic noise reduction in electronic devices" was invented by Donghwi Kim (Kirkland, Wash.) and Jaejin Lee (Beaverton, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for reducing acoustic vibration in an electronic device includes a noninvasive fastener configured to fix a printed circuit board (PCB) to a mechanical ground, and the noninvasive fastener provides vibrational dampening in both compression and tension."

The patent was filed on Dec. 29, 2021, under Application No. 17/565,259.

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