Patents Examined by Tuan Hguyen
  • Patent number: 6781249
    Abstract: A retrofittable power supply allows an electronic device that is initially designed to be non-portable (in the sense that such electronic and electrical devices require a wired connection to an AC or DC power supply) to operate in geographical regions, or under conditions, in which a wired power supply is not available. The retroffitable power supply can simply plug into an existing case or frame of the non-portable electronic device, and can then serve as a means for powering both the non-portable electronic device, as well as a means for powering peripheral devices that may be coupled to the non-portable electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Helen Ann Holder, Sandra Goebel