US Patent 7142421 Docking station for locking a notebook computer

Patent 7142421 was granted and assigned to Inventec on November, 2006 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Inventec

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7142421

Date of Patent

November 28, 2006

Patent Application Number

11022876

Date Filed

December 28, 2004

Patent Primary Examiner

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Hung Van Duong

Patent abstract

The present invention discloses a docking station for locking a notebook computer, of which the docking station not only can expand the functions of a notebook computer to those of a desktop computer, but also can lock the notebook computer to prevent it from being taken away or stolen, and the docking station can further integrate another lock device as to lock the notebook and the docking station together as to provide a multiple of effects for preventing the notebook, the docking station, or both from being taken away or stolen.