ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,468,356, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Acer Inc. (New Taipei, Taiwan).
"Laptop computer with detachable touchpad module" was invented by Yi-Hsuan Yang (New Taipei, Taiwan), Cheng-Mao Chang (New Taipei, Taiwan), Pao-Min Huang (New Taipei, Taiwan) and Chi-Hung Lai (New Taipei, Taiwan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A laptop computer with a detachable touchpad module includes a housing, a locking hook, and a touchpad module. The housing has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The first surface is an external surface of the housing, and the second surface is an internal surface of the housing. The locking hook is...