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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 1992
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sam D Blackwell, Tomball, TX (US);
Drew D Granzow, Spring, TX (US);
Assignee:
Compaq Computer Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K / ; H05K / ; E05D / ; H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361380 ; 361424 ; 439 31 ; 439179 ; 16342 ;
Abstract
A laptop personal computer system according to this invention comprises a base unit including a microcomputer subsystem, a cover unit including a display subsystem, a hinge unit for coupling the cover unit to the base unit, the hinge unit having a clutch spring to control torque from opening or closing the cover unit, and conductive elements cooperatively coupled within the hinge unit for suppressing electromagnetic interference in operations of the microcomputer subsystem.