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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025

Filed:

Oct. 19, 2022
Applicant:

Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);

Inventors:

Yong-Teng Lin, Yilan, TW;

Bradford Edward Vier, Taipei, TW;

Chun-Kai Tzeng, KeeLung, TW;

Chin-Yao Hsu, Kaohsiung, TW;

Yu-Lin Tsai, New Taipei, TW;

Assignee:

Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 1/11 (2005.12); G06F 1/18 (2005.12); G06F 21/79 (2012.12); G08B 13/12 (2005.12); H05K 5/02 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 1/115 (2012.12); G06F 1/183 (2012.12); G06F 21/79 (2012.12); G08B 13/128 (2012.12); H05K 5/0208 (2012.12);
Abstract

An information handling system includes a printed circuit board, a screw, and a processor. The printed circuit board includes a through hole via. The through hole via includes top and bottom sections plated with a conductive plating material, and a middle section without any conductive plating material. The screw is in physical communication with the top, middle, and bottom sections of the through hole via in the printed circuit board. The processor determines whether an electrical circuit is formed between the screw, the top section of the through hole via, and the bottom section of the through hole via. Based on the determination of the electrical circuit being formed, the processor provides an indication that no intrusion has been made into the information handling system.


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