Patent ID: 11886253
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 12:
13. A portable electronic device comprising: a housing with a first part and a second part that are pivotally coupled together; and a magnetic latch assembly that provides a latching force that maintains the first and second parts in a closed contact with each other, the magnetic latch assembly including a ferromagnetic attachment plate secured to the first part at a first location and a linear magnetic array secured to the second part at a second location corresponding to the first location, wherein the linear magnetic array includes at least two individual magnetic elements each being a monolithic substrate of magnetizable material, wherein at least one of the at least two individual magnetic elements includes a first magnetic region having a first magnetic property and that at least partially surrounds a second magnetic region on two or more sides, the second magnetic region having an adjustable second magnetic property defined by a demagnetized zone.