ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,298,803, issued on May 13, was assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Redmond, Wash.).
"Kickstand for opening foldable computing device" was invented by Daniel Clark Park (Woodinville, Wash.) and Michael Gordon Oldani (Redmond, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Examples of kickstand assemblies for foldable computing devices are provided. In one example, in a foldable computing device comprising a first frame rotatably coupled to a second frame, a method of using a kickstand assembly to release the first frame and the second frame from a closed orientation comprises sliding an upper kickstand plate of the kickstand assembly in...