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Microwave Oven With Removable Storage Cassette in Dashboard of Motor Vehicle
A microwave oven adapted for use within a motor vehicle dashboard area. The microwave oven has a removable storage cassette, and slidable platforms for securing and serving containers of beverages and foods.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7881055 | Physical configuration of a hand-held electronic communication device A hand-held, electronic, bi-directional, wireless electronic communication device having a physical configuration which includes a relatively large, constantly visible display and an alphanumeric keyboard that can be concealed until needed. ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7773377 | Integrated personal information management system An integrated personal information management system is described. In one embodiment, for example, an integrated personal information management system is described that comprises: a receptacle holding at least one paper page that is capable of receiving pen strokes... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7692921 | Electronic device An electronic device includes a housing and a circuit board contained in the housing. The housing includes a main wall, a side wall, a vertical wall, a first rib, and a second rib. The side wall is integrally formed with the main wall. The vertical wall is integrall... | 04/06/2010 |
| RE41194 | Switch guide for a bicycle control panel A switch guide located between a pair of switches on a computerized bicycle control panel is disclosed for guiding a bicycle rider's thumb to a proper switch on a bicycle handle bar. The switch guide is preferably a protrusion dimensioned to be detected by the bicyc... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7688581 | Enclosure system for a portable electronic device A mechanism for protecting a portable electronic device, e.g., a handheld computer system. In one embodiment, the present invention is comprised of an encasing structure having an opening and configured to receive and have disposed therewithin the handheld computer ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7643288 | Foldable computer with partially visible display when closed A portable computer has a base supporting a keyboard and a cover with a display screen, with the cover being foldable away from the base to an open configuration to view the entire screen and operate the keyboard. The cover can also be folded flush against the base ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7602606 | Snap-in floating hinge cap for portable computer A hinge includes a hinge portion having a pair of external opposed grooves and a first locking portion. A hinge cap is removably attached to the hinge portion by a pair of external deflecting arms received by the opposed grooves and a second locking portion received... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7595984 | Support tray with fold-away handles A support tray with fold-away handles is disclosed. When the support tray (which may be used to support a printed circuit board) is installed into a computer chassis, the handles are put into an upright position in which the handles extend above the support tray. In... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7593224 | Electronic apparatus having a hinge to reverse a display unit against main body An electronic apparatus according to an embodiment has a main body, a display unit, and a hinge mechanism. The main body has a keyboard on the top face. The display unit contains a display device. The hinge mechanism connects the display unit to the main body, and h... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7583500 | Electronic device having magnetic latching mechanism A magnetic latch for a display of a laptop computer is disclosed. The latch uses magnetic attraction to maintain the display closed and uses magnetic repelling forces to pop-up the display when opened. The latch includes one or more magnetic elements in the body of ... | 09/01/2009 |
| RE40893 | Palm sized Handheld device with ergonomic keypad A palm-sized handheld device includes a body casing having a top end and a bottom end. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, the device also includes a display screen proximately disposed near the bottom end of the device, and a plurality of input keys... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7576983 | Portable electronic apparatus with improved audio quality through a curved and sloped surface of a housing A portable electronic apparatus includes a housing and an output device configured to output sound. The output device is disposed on a surface on an inside of a slope disposed on a lower surface of the housing, the slope resulting in the housing being opened in a pr... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7570485 | Camera latch A computing device is disclosed. The computing device includes a data capture device such as a camera. In one aspect, the data capture device may integrated with the housing of the computing device and further detachable therefrom. In another aspect, the data captur... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7564683 | Cooling subsystem with easily adjustable mounting assembly An apparatus for mounting a motherboard includes a mounting boss and a boss backing. The mounting boss is alignable in a first orientation with a first hole spacing in the motherboard, and alignable in a second orientation with a second hole spacing in the motherboa... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7548416 | Computer housing A computer housing includes a shell having a side opening, a first side wall and a second side wall, and a support bracket rotatably mounted on the shell and having a head portion, a tail portion, and a support portion. Thus, when the support bracket is rotatable to... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7545634 | Notebook computer folding ergonomic pad A system, apparatus, and method for portable computing systems that simply and efficiently addresses poor ergonomics, heat buildup, and/or electromagnetic radiation, most preferably in one integrated solution. The apparatus includes a unitary blank of a substantiall... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7545635 | Covering apparatus for expansion slot A covering apparatus for covering an expansion slot of a rear panel of a computer enclosure, includes a receiving box mounted to the rear panel at a first end of the expansion slot, and an extendable cover received in the receiving box. The cover has a covering body... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7545633 | Modularized computer A modularized computer comprises a main board having a bank slot at a surface thereof, a bottom of the main board having a connecting port, a plurality of inserting slots, and at least one bus slot; a first data accessing unit inserted into the bank slot and being p... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7542275 | Computer case A computer case includes a blower, a bracket, and an air outlet defined in the computer case. The blower is received in the bracket, which is fixed outside the computer case. The blower includes an intake and an outlet, which are used to take away the heated air in ... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7542274 | Electronic apparatus having battery receptacle at the rear of keyboard According to one embodiment of the invention, an electronic apparatus comprises a housing including a keyboard mount portion. A keyboard is mounted on the keyboard mount portion. The keyboard has a plurality of fixing pieces. The fixing pieces are protruded at the r... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7542276 | Portable computer with support legs A portable computer includes a main body, a display screen device and two stand members. The main body has a top surface and a bottom surface. The display screen device is pivotally connected with the main body by a pivot. The bottom surface faces away from the disp... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7539010 | Computer enclosure with fastener A computer enclosure includes a chassis (10) and a hood (20). A fastener (30) is movably attached to the chassis. The fastener defines an opening (35) and a slot (37) which are defined in different planes. The hood includes a tab (... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7535702 | Computer device with universal cover A computer device comprises at least one housing configured with a peripheral opening to enable access to a plurality of components disposed therein, and a cover couplable to the at least one housing over the peripheral opening to cooperatively enclose the plurality... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7535701 | Case for computer and method of producing the case A case for a computer has a solid shape formed by outer panels assembled together into which are installed bays for mounting modules. Switches and insertion/removal openings for external storage modules are provided on front side of the case. Connectors are at least... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7532463 | Moveable platform for a laptop computer A moveable platform for a laptop computer has an angled support base to angle the laptop keyboard and elevate the laptop display monitor. The angled support base forms an airgap between the moveable platform and the desktop to dissipate the heat from the laptop comp... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7525794 | Expandable acoustic chamber for computer systems A computer system may include a keyboard housing that is capable of being moved at least partially into or out of a chassis. The chassis is associated with a transducer and an air chamber. Movement of the keyboard housing may cause size of the air chamber to be adju... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7525793 | Peripheral fastening structure for fastening both cases of an electronic device A peripheral fastening structure for fastening an upper case and a lower case of an electronic device is disclosed. The peripheral fastening structure includes a body frame, a first slot, a top stopper, a lower stopper and a second slot. The body frame has an expose... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7522411 | Method of dissipating heat for notebook computer and device thereof A cooling device, which is arranged for incorporating with a portable electronic device, includes a portable cooling station and a power-free cooling pad. The cooling station has a top platform for supporting the electronic device thereon. The cooling pad is adapted... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7522409 | Positioning mechanism A positioning mechanism comprises a slide base, a rotation arm and an elastic member. The slide base is disposed over a bottom surface of a second device and is slidable in first and second sliding directions. The sliding base has a track defining a closed sliding p... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7522410 | Protective case for portable computer A protective case for a portable or laptop computer is shown. The case is designed to allow use of the computer without the need to remove it from the case. The bottom wall of the case has an attachment mechanism for holding the computer securely in place while the ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7522412 | System for protecting a portable computing device The invention relates to a system for protecting a portable computing device wherein the system comprises a device housing adapted to protectively encase the portable computing device to prevent exposure of the portable computing device to potentially harmful operat... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7518856 | Electronic apparatus and component scale adjusting device thereof An electronic apparatus comprises a base, a top cover, a scale-adjustable component, an adjusting component, and a linked component. The top cover is connected to the base and is openable and closeable with respect to the base. The scale-adjustable component is disp... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7515404 | Latch mechanism for foldable electronic device A latch mechanism for fixing a cover unit to a base unit of a foldable electronic device in a closed position is provided. The latch mechanism includes a locking member, an operating member, and at least one resilient member. The base unit includes a pair of recesse... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7515405 | Anti-rotation mechanism for an electronic device An electronic device comprises a display member pivotally and rotationally coupled to a base member and an anti-rotation mechanism configured to be magnetically responsive to prevent rotational movement of the display member relative to the base member based on a po... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7515406 | Foldable multi-display apparatus and method thereof A foldable multi-display apparatus forms a large screen by connecting housings supporting display panels in a folding manner. In the foldable multi-display apparatus, the display panels are located below a hinge axis when the display panels are unfolded. Therefore, ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7511951 | Portable computer A portable computer includes a chassis, a top panel, a motherboard, and a side cover. The chassis includes a bottom panel and a side panel. The bottom panel forms a pair of restricting tabs. The top panel covers the chassis. The top panel includes a plurality of res... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7508658 | Computer dock for connecting various electronic devices with different thickness A computer dock comprises a main body and a retractable assembly disposed on the back side of the main body, the retractable assembly includes a slide, a connector, a supporting plate and a moving block, and both the moving block and the connector are protruded out ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7505257 | Body structure for notebook type computer A body structure for a notebook type computer includes a cover, a motherboard, and a base. An electronic device integrated on the motherboard is used to fix a locking member, and the locking member can be interlocked with a locking means formed on a bottom surface o... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7505258 | Plasma display device with enhanced electromagnetic shielding A plasma display device including improved electromagnetic shielding and improved impact resistance is disclosed. An embodiment of the plasma display device includes a plasma display module, and front and rear covers disposed over the front and rear sides of the pla... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7502223 | Electronic apparatus A data processing apparatus includes: a housing including an opening formed therein for accommodating a unit that has a unit side connector; an apparatus side connector that is disposed at the back of the opening so as to be seen through the opening, and is to be co... | 03/10/2009 |
