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Computing device docking station

US12429912B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 20, 2020
Grant dateSep 30, 2025
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Expiry dateJun 3, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02J50/402
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A device includes a housing comprising a device surface and an input/output surface. The housing includes a plurality of docking bays arrayed in a row adjacent to each other. Each of the plurality of docking bays include an input/output interface, the interface configured to receive a wired connection from a device to be investigated; a button on the input/output surface; and a light on the input/output surface, the light configured to communicate a status of the respective docking bay. An input/output port is connected to the interface of each of the plurality of docking bays and configured to connect the devices to be investigated with a computing system via a single connection. A power input is configured to receive a power supply, the power input electrically connected to the light in each of the plurality of docking bays. Wiring for the plurality of docking bays is disposed within the housing.

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