Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,745,342 · App. 08/770,400
Hinge detent mechanism in a computer system
Inventors:
John Jeffries, Gilberto Hernandez
Patented Case
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Granted: Apr 28, 1998
Filed: Dec 20, 1996
Inventors
John Jeffries
Gilberto Hernandez
Assignee (at issue)
Dell USA L.P.
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