ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,164, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Redmond, Wash.).
"Magnetic locking mechanism for a polygonal computing device" was invented by Michael Cameron Gordon (Sammamish, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The presently disclosed magnetic locking mechanism(s) for a rectangular computing device is directed at providing a fast, but tamper resistant, and anti-theft solution for assembly and disassembly of a rectangular computing device having a top and a base that come together to form an overall enclosure for the rectangular computing device. The top and base that incorporate one or more of the pres...