Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p.

Compaq Computer Corporation, Inc.

Jeffrey A Lev

Mark S Tracy

Paul J Doczy

Earl W Moore

Steven S Homer

Mark H Ruch

Dustin L Hoffman

Jonathan R Harris

Walter G Fry

Chia-Ming Tsai

Pablo J Salazar

Lawrence A Stone

Britt C Ashcraft

Keith A Sauer

Ronald E Deluga

Paul N Walker

Walter J Rankins

David W Cawthon

Martin A Mueller

Curt L Progl

Stacy L Wolff

Valiuddin Y Ali

Jeffrey Kevin Jeansonne

Isaac Lagnado

Chao-Wen Cheng

Hui Leng Lim

Jeffrey C Parker

Timothy Neill

Michael J Dougherty

Brian D Ryder

Luis C Armendariz

Adnan A Siddiquie

Bart Downing

Kenneth D Reddix

Randol D Aldridge

Yu Wei Tan

Philip Ming-Chuan Kao

Cheng Yan Chiang

Wan-Li Zhang

An example mounting enclosure comprises a frame to be arranged between a display device and a support structure, a slidable access cover to slidably engage the frame of the mounting enclosure, a mounting interface to connect the frame to the support structure, a computing device reception bracket to receive a computing device, and a power supply storage portion.

Computing device mounting enclosures

A latch is disclosed. The latch has a hook that rotates to engage with a case for a computer. The hook has one side fabricated from a ferrous material. The hook is unlatched by placing a magnet near the ferrous material thereby causing the hook to rotate and disengage with the top case.

Latch for a computer case

In one implementation, an electronic device comprises a first housing portion including a wall and a detent member on the interior of the wall and a second housing portion to attach to the first housing portion to form an enclosure. A retractable bolt member mounted in the second housing portion can engage the detent member in a first position and can disengage the detent member in a second position. The bolt member can be resiliently biased to the first position and at least part of the bolt member has magnetic properties that force the bolt member to be repelled to the second position if a magnetic field is applied outside the wall adjacent the detent to interact with the bolt member, so that the first housing portion can be detached from the second housing portion.

Electronic device including retractable bolt member

A door assembly for use with a computing device that includes a housing that defines an opening to an interior of the housing. The door assembly also includes a cover positionable over the opening in a secure closed position to help prohibit access to the interior of the housing and away from the opening in an open position to allow access to the interior of the housing. The door assembly also includes a flange assembly connected to the cover and coupled to the housing to translate within a cavity in the housing and create a hinge about which the cover moves from the closed position to the open position. The door assembly further includes an opening mechanism to release the cover from the secure closed position to the open position.

Door assembly

An electronic device is provided, the electronic device having an anti-theft interface. If damage to the anti-theft interface is detected, the electronic device enters a user authentication mode.

Damage detection for an anti-theft interface

In some embodiments, computing device includes an outer housing having a bottom surface, and a leakage current dissipation device mounted to the bottom surface, the leakage current dissipation device being configured to dissipate leakage current generated by the computing device into a surface on which the computing device is supported.

Leakage current dissipation devices

Clamping apparatus and methods are provided. The apparatus can include a rigid backing member having a plurality of apertures disposed therethrough. The apparatus can further include a spring member having a plurality of radial members each having a first end and a second end. The first end of the radial members can be connected at a hub. The second end of each radial member can be connected to a flange. A plurality of apertures, corresponding to the plurality of apertures in the backing member, can be disposed about the flange. The radial members can be fabricated using two or more plies of resin-impregnated carbon fiber. The spring member can be affixed to the backing member using one or more fasteners disposed in the backing member apertures and corresponding aperture disposed in the flange.

Carbon fiber clamping apparatus and method

An electronic device comprises a biometric module having a contact-based sensor configured to capture a biometric image, the biometric module configured to discharge electrostatic energy from a user of the biometric module before activating the sensor.

Electronic device with biometric module

A device mounting system is provided. The devicecan include a plurality of device mounting posts. The system can further include a transition memberincluding an transition mounting featureand at least one receiveradapted to accommodate a first portion of the device mounting features. The system can also include a backing membercomprising at least one receiveradapted to accommodate the remaining portion of the device mounting featuresand a transition mounting receiveradapted to accommodate, the transition mounting feature

Device mounting systems and methods

An electronic device thermal management system comprising a thermal management controller configured to maintain a temperature level within a housing of an electronic device based on a signal indicative of a temperature of at least a portion of a wall of the housing of the electronic device.

Electronic device thermal management system and method

In one embodiment, a computing device includes a circuit board having a heat-generating component and a mechanical shut-off switch configured to cut power to the heat-generating component when a temperature within the computing device rises above a threshold temperature.

Computing devices having fail-safe mechanical shut-off switch

In one embodiment, a support tray that may be used in a notebook computer charging system includes a body adapted to support a power adapter, and a platform extending out from the body, the platform being adapted to support a notebook computer.

Support tray including a platform and a body providing a cavity

A computer comprises a power supply that provides operating power for the computer and a connector on the computer through which an external device can be coupled to the computer. The power supply powers an auxiliary power rail even when the computer is otherwise off. The auxiliary power rail is provided to the connector to thereby provide power to the external device even when the computer is off.

External device charging while notebook is off

An electronic device comprising a housing assembly having at least one fiber composite layer molded into a portion of the housing assembly, the at least one fiber composite layer having a warp direction and configured to provide strength to the housing assembly corresponding to the warp direction.

Electronic device housing assembly

Carrier device for placement of thermal interface materials. At least some embodiments are systems including a first electrical component that defines a first surface at a first elevation relative to an underlying structure, a second electrical component that defines a second surface at a second elevation relative to the underlying structure, a metallic member configured to conduct heat from the electrical components, and a carrier between the electrical components and the metallic member. The carrier includes a third and fourth surface configured to mate with the first and second surfaces, respectively, a first aperture through the third surface, and a second aperture through the fourth surface. The system further includes a first thermal interface material coupled between the first electrical component and the metallic member through the first aperture, and a second thermal interface material coupled between the second electrical component and the metallic member through the second aperture.

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Tomball, TX, United States of America

Jeffrey A Lev