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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:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2012
Applicants:
Jeffrey A. Lev, Tomball, TX (US);
Chia-ming Tsai, Taipei, TW;
Hui Leng Lim, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H05K 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2013.01); G06F 1/1679 (2013.01); H05K 5/0221 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49895 (2015.01);
Abstract
A latch is disclosed. The latch has a hook that rotates to engage with a case for a computer. The hook has one side fabricated from a ferrous material. The hook is unlatched by placing a magnet near the ferrous material thereby causing the hook to rotate and disengage with the top case.