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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2003
Ruthie D. Lyle, Durham, NC (US);
Jamel P. Lynch, Jr., Carrboro, NC (US);
Mcgill Quinn, Durham, NC (US);
William Vigilante, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Ruthie D. Lyle, Durham, NC (US);
Jamel P. Lynch, Jr., Carrboro, NC (US);
McGill Quinn, Durham, NC (US);
William Vigilante, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Aspects of a portable computer system capable of warming a user's hands are described. The portable computer system includes a lid, the lid housing a display screen and a base, the base hingedly coupled to the lid and housing processing hardware beneath a keyboard unit. The base further includes an adjustable ventilation interface that allows an alteration to a direction of warm air dispersing heat generated by operation of the processing hardware. The ventilation interface includes a plurality of vent openings and a mechanical controller substantially adjacent to the plurality of vent openings to adjust closure of the plurality of vent openings.