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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2017
Applicant:
Facebook, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventor:
Jason David Adrian, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Facebook, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/18 (2006.01); G11B 33/12 (2006.01); G11B 33/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/187 (2013.01); G11B 33/10 (2013.01); G11B 33/124 (2013.01); G11B 33/128 (2013.01); G06F 1/181 (2013.01); G06F 2200/163 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drive latch apparatus may include a light pipe that transmits light across a distance. The apparatus may also include a light source coupled to a distal end of the light pipe. In addition, the apparatus may include a latch dimensioned to secure a hard drive to a chassis and coupled to a proximal end of the light pipe such that the light from the light source is transmitted to the latch and the latch refracts the light from the light source to emit a visible glow. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.