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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2012
Britt C Ashcraft, Tomball, TX (US);
Eric Chen, Houston, TX (US);
Michael Delpier, Houston, TX (US);
Dustin L Hoffman, Cypress, TX (US);
Britt C Ashcraft, Tomball, TX (US);
Eric Chen, Houston, TX (US);
Michael Delpier, Houston, TX (US);
Dustin L Hoffman, Cypress, TX (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a stylus having a retractable connector for use with a computing device. According to one embodiment, the stylus includes an outer housing and a connector configured to attach to a port on the computing device so as to maintain the stylus in a fixed position adjacent to the computing device. Furthermore, the connector is capable of extending from the housing of the stylus into a first position and also retracting into the stylus housing into a second position.