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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:
Jul. 08, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Reynold L. Liao, Austin, TX (US);
Sean P. O'Neal, Round Rock, TX (US);
Assignee:
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 ;
Abstract
A docking station can be horizontally supported on a desk surface or can be vertically supported on a wall or a partition. The docking station includes a substantially planar base. A docking connector is included in the base. A mounting member is also attached to the base. A portable computer can be coupled to the docking connector so that the computer extends substantially parallel to the base. The mounting member can be attached to the wall or partition whereby the base and the portable computer extend in a substantially vertical orientation.