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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:
Feb. 18, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 23, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jacques H Helot, Corvallis, OR (US);
Michael D Derocher, Corvallis, OR (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/20 ;
Abstract
A docking station for a portable computer has a fan and an airflow coupler for adjoining the docking station and an airflow port on the portable computer. The portable computer is adjoined to the docking station in a way that enables air to flow between the portable computer and the docking station, thereby reducing internal heating of the portable computer when docked.