Dave,
You would be surprised, althought dell is considered a box maker, they do have a patent portfolio.
Looks to me like a portfolio of a boxmaker, or a high end screwdriver shop:
1 6,182,275 Generation of a compatible order for a computer system 2 6,181,588 Constant polarity input device including synchronous bridge rectifier 3 6,181,565 Computer with expansion card guiding and latching device 4 6,181,551 Pin soldering enhancement and method 5 6,181,549 Chassis retaining system for an electronics rack 6 6,178,550 Mechanism for optimizing location of machine-dependent code 7 6,178,091 Computer system having surface mount PWB grounding clips 8 6,178,089 Securing device for computer equipment housing 9 6,178,086 Apparatus and method for securing a removable component in a computer system 10 6,175,999 Universal fixture for pre-assembly of computer components 11 6,175,504 Multi-member axial flexible circuit 12 6,175,493 Heat transfer from base to display portion of a portable computer 13 6,172,891 AC voltage adapter with integrated DC voltage power supply connector 14 6,172,883 Redirected sequential flyback regulator 15 6,172,869 Portable computer with bezel snap screw cover and molded spring latch 16 6,167,383 Method and apparatus for providing customer configured machines at an internet site 17 6,163,452 Display screen assembly apparatus and method 18 6,160,517 Method and apparatus for testing electronic systems using electromagnetic emissions profiles 19 6,157,540 Screwless front loading hard drive bracket 20 6,157,532 Computer system access panel having a biased cover latching mechanism 21 6,150,895 Circuit board voltage plane impedance matching 22 6,148,441 Method for reprogramming flash ROM in a personal computer implementing an EISA bus system 23 6,144,549 Peripheral bay flat panel display module for computer 24 6,143,975 Thermoelectric regenerator 25 6,141,215 Hybrid cooling heat exchanger fin geometry and orientation 26 6,137,267 Reverse current protection/current overshoot control for two quadrant battery chargers 27 6,137,265 Adaptive fast charging of lithium-ion batteries 28 6,134,116 Apparatus and method for latching a door in a computer system 29 6,134,115 Apparatus for securing a removable component in a computer system |