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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:
Sep. 26, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 15, 1999
Bartley K Andre, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Ken R Weber, San Jose, CA (US);
Gwen M Dreyer, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Lawrence Lam, San Jose, CA (US);
Masamichi Udagawa, San Francisco, CA (US);
John F Larkin, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Susanne M Pierce, San Francisco, CA (US);
Apple Computer, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Enclosure panel for a mobile computer, the enclosure panel including a panel housing coupled to a portion of the mobile computer. The enclosure panel can have cosmetic or functional attributes or both. To achieve cosmetic individuality, the enclosure panel housing is made of a durable substance like transparent or colorful plastic or stainless steel, or is covered by a textile, vinyl, leather, or elastomeric material. Functional attributes include enclosure panels with pouches for storage, additional electronic component configurability, a solar power source, or a transporting means. The enclosure panel housing is interchangeable with other enclosure panel housings, providing the user with reconfigurability of a mobile computer design.
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