US Patent Issued to Dell Products on July 15 for "Method and apparatus for a modular digital chassis lock assembly in an information handling system" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,361,180, issued on July 15, was assigned to Dell Products LP (Round Rock, Texas).

"Method and apparatus for a modular digital chassis lock assembly in an information handling system" was invented by Nicholas D. Grobelny (Austin, Texas), Michael David (Austin, Texas) and Christian L. Critz (Liberty Hill, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lock for an information handling system includes a sensor configured to detect removal of an element from a chassis prior to verification of a user credential, and a plunger that engages the chassis at a first position. A security controller verifies the user credential, and causes the muscle wire to...