US Patent Issued to Microsoft Technology Licensing on Oct. 7 for "Electronic device with torque-optional hinge" (Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,436,560, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Redmond, Wash.).

"Electronic device with torque-optional hinge" was invented by Christina Ashley Yee (Redmond, Wash.), Brian David Bitz (Woodinville, Wash.), Beau Squire (Redmond, Wash.), Ryan Behn (Redmond, Wash.), Michael Gordon Oldani (Redmond, Wash.), Anthony E. Hillyerd (Sammamish, Wash.) and Joseph Benjamin Gault (Seattle).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic device includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. A torque-optional hinge connects the third portion to the second portion, and a support hinge connects the third portion...