Patents by Inventor Wei H Dodd

Wei H Dodd has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Computer dock providing for disconnecting media from docking port when lock is inserted
    Patent number: 7975089
    Abstract: A computer dock has a lock slot and media on which driver code is encoded. When a lock is inserted into the slot, it causes a switch to open so as to disconnect the media from a docking port of the dock. When the lock is not inserted into the slot, the media is connected to the docking port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Peter Yen, Wei H Dodd, Bart M Downing, Richard J Shepherd, James R Herbert