ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,076, issued on July 8, was assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Redmond, Wash.).
"Magnetic closure system for a device" was invented by Aseem Singla (Seattle) and Joseph Benjamin Gault (Seattle).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved method and system for providing a magnetic closure system for an electronic device (100) may include a first portion (130), a second portion (150), a connecting element (145) pivotally connecting the first portion to the second portion and configured to enable the electronic device to fold between a closed position and an open position, and a magnetic element (160, 165) for providing a closu...