Assignee
DELL USA LP
US·799 granted patents·2 pending applications·52,892 citations·filing 1989–2008
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801 records- 0199US5952992AIntelligent LCD brightness control systemDELL USA LP·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 14, 1999·531 cites·12 claims
- 0299US5791498ARack mount mechanism having an angled bar-nutDELL USA LP·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 11, 1998·164 cites·12 claims
- 0398US6304433B2Portable computer having a sealed hinge clutchDELL USA LP·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 16, 2001·77 cites·2 claims
- 0498US6115250AComputer and an assembly and method for cooling a computerDELL USA LP·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 5, 2000·217 cites·36 claims
- 0598US6070742AMulti-segment, nesting, low profile cable management armDELL USA LP·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 6, 2000·188 cites·27 claims
- 0698US5974544AMethod and controller for defect tracking in a redundant arrayDELL USA LP·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 26, 1999·211 cites·19 claims
- 0798US5812356AComputer docking system having an electromagnetic lockDELL USA LP·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 22, 1998·174 cites·35 claims
- 0898US5793610AMulti-position air regulation deviceDELL USA LP·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 11, 1998·225 cites·24 claims
- 0998US5760760AIntelligent LCD brightness control systemDELL USA LP·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 2, 1998·306 cites·8 claims
- 1098US5727928AFan speed monitoring system for determining the speed of a PWM fanDELL USA LP·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 17, 1998·175 cites·26 claims
- 1198US5661632AHand held computer with dual display screen orientation capability controlled by toggle switches having first and second non-momentary positionsDELL USA LP·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 26, 1997·611 cites·9 claims
- 1298US5546272ASerial fan cooling subsystem for computer systemsDELL USA LP·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 13, 1996·220 cites·20 claims
- 1398US5455466AInductive coupling system for power and data transferDELL USA LP·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 3, 1995·457 cites·17 claims
- 1498USD335660SKeyboardDELL USA LP·Filed 1990·Granted May 18, 1993·100 cites·1 claims
- 1597US6002240ASelf heating of batteries at low temperaturesDELL USA LP·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 14, 1999·191 cites·30 claims
- 1697US5912809APrinted circuit board (PCB) including channeled capacitive plane structureDELL USA LP·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 15, 1999·229 cites·34 claims
- 1797US5805144AMouse pointing device having integrated touchpadDELL USA LP·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 8, 1998·389 cites·28 claims
- 1897US5745568AMethod of securing CD-ROM data for retrieval by one machineDELL USA LP·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 28, 1998·154 cites·22 claims
- 1997US5611057AComputer system modular add-in daughter card for an adapter card which also functions as an independent add-in cardDELL USA LP·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 11, 1997·234 cites·21 claims
- 2097US5606594ACommunication accessory and method of telecommunicating for a PDADELL USA LP·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 25, 1997·350 cites·54 claims
- 2197US5592072AHigh performance dual section voltage regulatorDELL USA LP·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 7, 1997·129 cites·12 claims
- 2297US5471225ALiquid crystal display with integrated frame bufferDELL USA LP·Filed 1994·Granted Nov 28, 1995·215 cites·18 claims
- 2396US6182275B1Generation of a compatible order for a computer systemDELL USA LP·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 30, 2001·377 cites·23 claims
- 2496US6125035AHeat sink assembly with rotating heat pipeDELL USA LP·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 26, 2000·123 cites·30 claims
- 2596US6049469ACombination electromagnetic shield and heat spreaderDELL USA LP·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 11, 2000·219 cites·30 claims
- 2696US5960207ASystem and method for reducing power losses by gating an active power factor conversion processDELL USA LP·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 28, 1999·164 cites·22 claims
- 2796US5847552AIntegrated circuit with determinate power source controlDELL USA LP·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 8, 1998·100 cites·20 claims
- 2896US5788566AIntegrated cooling fan and finger guard assemblyDELL USA LP·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 4, 1998·188 cites·17 claims
- 2996US5743606AComputer cabinet latching mechanismDELL USA LP·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 28, 1998·91 cites·9 claims
- 3096US5668696ACarrier-based mounting structure for computer peripheral chassisDELL USA LP·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 16, 1997·113 cites·27 claims
- 3196US5652695AHard drive carrier design permitting floating retention of a connector assembly to facilitate blind mating of the connector assembly in a hard drive bayDELL USA LP·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 29, 1997·110 cites·28 claims
- 3296US5636342ASystems and method for assigning unique addresses to agents on a system management busDELL USA LP·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 3, 1997·292 cites·12 claims
- 3395US6519679B2Policy based storage configurationDELL USA LP·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 11, 2003·1.3k cites·23 claims
- 3495US6351375B1Dual-purpose backplane design for multiple types of hard disksDELL USA LP·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 26, 2002·130 cites·11 claims
- 3595US6031717ABack flow limiting device for failed redundant parallel fanDELL USA LP·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 29, 2000·270 cites·16 claims
- 3695US5894571AProcess for configuring software in a build-to-order computer systemDELL USA LP·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 13, 1999·265 cites·7 claims
- 3795US5825616AMedia module locking and ejecting mechanismDELL USA LP·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 20, 1998·128 cites·43 claims
- 3895US5727208AMethod and apparatus for configuration of processor operating parametersDELL USA LP·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 10, 1998·217 cites·20 claims
- 3995US5657445AApparatus and method for limiting access to mass storage devices in a computer systemDELL USA LP·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 12, 1997·277 cites·24 claims
- 4095US5642171AMethod and apparatus for synchronizing audio and video data streams in a multimedia systemDELL USA LP·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 24, 1997·457 cites·40 claims
- 4195US5584396ASliding pivoting storage apparatusDELL USA LP·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 17, 1996·121 cites·21 claims
- 4295US5455933ACircuit and method for remote diagnosis of personal computersDELL USA LP·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 3, 1995·245 cites·22 claims
- 4395US5245231AIntegrated delay lineDELL USA LP·Filed 1991·Granted Sep 14, 1993·97 cites·14 claims
- 4494US6507338B1Computer system having a configurable touchpad-mouse button combinationDELL USA LP·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 14, 2003·99 cites·4 claims
- 4594US6389853B1Apparatus and method for deterring the theft of a computerDELL USA LP·Filed 2000·Granted May 21, 2002·102 cites·21 claims
- 4694US6236572B1Controlled impedance bus and method for a computer systemDELL USA LP·Filed 1999·Granted May 22, 2001·118 cites·33 claims
- 4794US6188602B1Mechanism to commit data to a memory device with read-only accessDELL USA LP·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 13, 2001·111 cites·24 claims
- 4894US6157532AComputer system access panel having a biased cover latching mechanismDELL USA LP·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 5, 2000·62 cites·8 claims
- 4994US6088222AComputer peripheral chassis frame structure having a split lance for location, electrical grounding, and load bearing of chassis carriersDELL USA LP·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 11, 2000·93 cites·22 claims
- 5094US6069790APortable computer ejection mechanism for docking devicesDELL USA LP·Filed 1998·Granted May 30, 2000·116 cites·8 claims
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