| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20080253082 | Cooling system with flexible heat transport element - A computing device cooling system comprising a heat transport element for transferring heat from a heat generating component of a computing device to a heat dissipation element of the computing device, the heat transport element having at least one flexible section to facilitate bending of the heat transport element. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080259557 | Device cooling system - A device cooling system comprises a heat pipe disposed in a device, the heat pipe having a condenser portion and at least two divergent evaporator portions, the at least two evaporator portions coupled to at least one heat-generating component of the device. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080266401 | Electronic device with variably positionable imaging device - An electronic device with a variably positionable imaging device comprises a housing having a recessed area for receiving the imaging device therein, the imaging device being disposed within a periphery of the housing when disposed in the recessed area, the imaging device removable from the recessed area and insertable in the recessed area with a lens of the imaging device disposed in each of at least two orientations. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080266864 | Electronic device lighting system - A lighting system for an electronic device comprising at least one movable lens to cover a light source. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080266865 | Electronic device illuminator - An electronic device illuminator comprises a light assembly pivotally coupled to a housing of an electronic device. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080267457 | Electronic device with biometric module - An electronic device comprises a biometric module having a contact-based sensor configured to capture a biometric image, the biometric module configured to discharge electrostatic energy from a user of the biometric module before activating the sensor. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080269954 | Electronic device thermal management system and method - An electronic device thermal management system comprising a thermal management controller configured to maintain a temperature level within a housing of an electronic device based on a signal indicative of a temperature of at least a portion of a wall of the housing of the electronic device. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080278383 | CABLE TENSION MECHANISM FOR AN ANTENNA - A system comprises a hinged antenna adapted to reside within a slot, an electrical cable connected to the antenna, and a cable tension mechanism. The cable tension mechanism receives the electrical cable from the antenna and pulls on the cable when the hinged antenna is in the slot and also when the hinged antenna is rotated to a deployed position at least partially outside the slot. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080278909 | COMPUTER ACCESSORY DEVICE HAVING RECESS FOR AIRFLOW - An accessory device comprising an accessory device housing having a surface that is adapted to be adjacent a computer housing when the accessory device and computer housings are attached together. The accessory device also comprises an electrical connector provided on the surface of the accessory device housing. The electrical connector is adapted to receive an electrical mating connector from the computer housing. A recess is formed on the surface of the accessory device housing that corresponds to an air vent in the computer housing when said computer housing is attached to the accessory device, thereby enabling air to flow through the recess and air event. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080279454 | SLOT IN HOUSING ADAPTED TO RECEIVE AT LEAST A PORTION OF A PRINTED PAPER ITEM FOR OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION - A system, comprising a camera and a housing comprising a slot. The slot is adapted to receive at least a portion of a printed paper item, an image of which is acquired by the camera. The system also comprises logic that performs optical character recognition on the image. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090027850 | Computer device heat dissipation system - A computer device heat dissipation system comprising a heat exchanger having a plurality of fins connected to a heat pipe, at least one of the plurality of fins comprises at least one aperture to enable an airflow to pass therethrough. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090035549 | Electronic device housing assembly - An electronic device comprising a housing assembly having at least one fiber composite layer molded into a portion of the housing assembly, the at least one fiber composite layer having a warp direction and configured to provide strength to the housing assembly corresponding to the warp direction. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090035972 | Computer Device With Retractable Connector - A computer device comprising a connector configured to be coupled to an external device, the connector configured to be disposed flush with an opening in a housing of the computer device in an extended position, the connector configured to retract from the opening in a retracted position. | 02-05-2009 |