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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5958030 | Intra-shelf free space interconnect A free-space intra-shelf interconnect system is provided in which each of a number of circuit boards in a shelf communicates with any other board through free-space interconnects. Each board is equipped with a free-space transmit coupler to transmit a sig... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5919259 | Method and apparatus for supplying power to a CPU using an adaptor card A method and apparatus for supplying power to a central processing unit (CPU) in computer systems which normally mount CPUs on a motherboard and supplies power to the CPUs via motherboard circuitry which delivers CPU current from power supply sources conn... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5883785 | Modular electric part for a valve block A modular electric arrangement for central power supply and control of valves in a valve block including at least one base module having a housing with tow opposed open ends, at least one connection module, and at least one termination module; the base, c... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5844776 | Static memory device having compatibility with a disk drive installed in an electronic apparatus A static memory device has compatibility with a disk drive installed in an electronic apparatus as an external storage unit. The static memory device has a first memory board arranged on the same base portion as the one on which the disk drive can be inst... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5841639 | Expansion module for a communcations network An expansion module for connecting additional communication ports (64) to a hub (10) of a communications network, an enclosure containing additional communication ports (64) on a motherboard (43), a hub receiving portion on an exterior of the enclosure, t... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5841616 | Module for use with a miniature circuit breaker A module for use with the circuit breaker, the module being arranged to be mounted on an end of the circuit breaker and to monitor and/or control the circuit breaker and/or an electrical circuit control thereby in use. The module can be active or passive,... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5796585 | Electronic equipment mounting device To provide an electronic equipment mounting device having flexibility in the mounting direction, the device is provided with a mounting jig on which a plurality of tongues are formed and a housing whose flat faces having different areas have slits in them... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5737194 | Input/output module assembly An input/output module functioning as a peripheral channel adapter or gateway to a network in a high speed digital processing system, the input/output module including a plurality of circuit board assemblies and an enclosure for enclosing the circuit boar... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5684675 | Semiconductor device unit having holder A semiconductor device unit includes a holder having a plurality of holding parts, and a plurality of semiconductor devices held by the holding parts of the holder. Each of the semiconductor devices has a generally parallelepiped shape with top and bottom... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5680633 | Modular, portable data processing terminal for use in a radio frequency communication network Modular, portable data collection terminals are disclosed for use in mixed wireless and hard-wired RF communication networks, wherein various radio transmitter modules and associated antennas may be selectively added to a base terminal unit to solve netwo... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5654739 | Controller including multi-function The controller executes a control calculation based on proportional and integration calculation parameters which are preset, and outputs a control output to a process, and comprises a display device for displaying panels having characters and figures ther... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5627413 | Voltage regulator disable circuit A circuit disables an on-board voltage regulator when an upgrade voltage regulator is installed. The system including the voltage regulator disable circuit of the preferred embodiment comprises an on-board voltage regulator circuit, a receptacle, coupled ... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5621890 | Method and apparatus for transferring data between a host device and a plurality of portable computers An electrical system for transferring data concurrently between pen based computers and a host computer includes a multiple computer receptacle device for receiving a plurality of pen based computers. The multiple computer receptacle device includes a hou... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5579204 | Disk carrier assembly A hard disk assembly including a disk drive assembly, and a carrier board is disclosed. The disk drive assembly includes a connector having a form factor corresponding to a particular interface specification, drive control electronics, and a disk drive un... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5576935 | Common circuit board connectable to multiple alternative single-sided expansion boards A expansion board including a main board, a common board and a system connector. The main board including a cutout and a board connector for receiving the common board. The common board having a data connector at one end and a board connector at the other... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5541810 | Expandable programmable controller An expandable automation system includes both a programmable controller that is capable of stand-alone operation, and a modular programmable controller. The programmable controller that is capable of standalone operation has an interface, such as a multip... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5491609 | Portable electronic platform system A portable platform system for connecting an external module having a module connector to a portable electronic platform having a flat panel display, a central processing unit and a system bus includes at least two docking bays disposed on a rear side of ... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5470795 | Method of connecting terminals of a plastic-encapsulated power transistor to a printed-circuit board Disclosed is a method of connecting the terminals of at least one heat-sinked, plastic-encapsulated power transistor to circuits of a printed-circuit board. In the method, a main flat surface of the plastic-encapsulated power transistor is adhered to a fi... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5461717 | Apparatus for transferring data between a host device and portable computers of various sizes and for recharging the batteries of same An electrical system for transferring data concurrently between pen based computers and a host computer includes a multiple computer receptacle device for receiving a plurality of pen based computers. The multiple computer receptacle device includes a hou... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5410141 | Hand-held data capture system with interchangable modules The disclosure relates to battery powered hand-held data entry terminals wherein a peripheral module may contain an automatically operating full image reader and a wireless communication unit. The reader reads at least one full line of indicia and may com... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5406453 | Computer chassis planar/riser card assembly To improve the serviceability, manufacturability and uptime for a computer file server a specially designed planar/riser card assembly is mounted on the computer chassis and includes a card cage structure in which a riser card is secured. Carried on the r... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404275 | Rack structure for accommodating electronic modules A rack comprises a plurality of lower guide rails arranged side by side to form the bottom thereof, and a plurality of upper guide rails arranged side by side to form the top thereo, for accommodating a plurality of electronic modules such as modems. Each... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5388030 | Metal module housing having a plurality of lugs formed therein for supporting and grounding a printed circuit board The input and/or output device for process data has a mounting rack (1), as well as a plurality of modules (2) fastened on the mounting rack (1). A process connector (4) can be inserted into each of the modules (2) on the front side in each case. Each mod... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5363079 | Protective snap-together enclosure for current transformers There is provided an enclosure that encapsulates a current transformer by utilizing a snap together design while allowing for electrical coupling between the transformer and external wiring. Two housing members will snap together while capturing the trans... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5353198 | Side plates for retrofit card file adapter assembly An adapter for supporting e number of printed wiring cards onto an electronic equipment rack equipped with means of support for cards of a larger size. The adapter includes end plates mentioned to fit into the mounting hardware of an existing rack normall... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5349497 | Detachable handle structures for terminals A terminal for receiving and storing information and a reader for reading information and communicating the information to the terminal. A housing is provided which has the terminal and reader integrated therein and also a battery for providing necessary ... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5335144 | Modular stacked housing arrangement A stacking arrangement for combining a plurality of discrete interconnected electronic modules in aligned stacked relation includes a plurality of modules having discrete three-dimensional housing enclosures. Integral cooperating pin and socket electrical... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5202817 | Hand-held data capture system with interchangeable modules A portable, hand-held data collection terminal unit is of modular structure including among other modules a display screen module, a keyboard module and a base module, each of which may be chosen from a plurality of modules available for assembly into the... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5168424 | Multi unit electrical apparatus with dual inlet fan positioned opposite unit bays Electrical apparatus is described which may include one or more electrical devices, each being located in a corresponding one of a plurality of device positions defined in a first section of a housing. The system further includes at least one dual side en... | 12/01/1992 |
| 4730234 | Pipe assembly module with internal electrical circuitry The present invention relates to a means for extending an electrical circuit through a modular assembly comprising a plurality of threaded pipe modules which utilizes electrical contact strips. In particular, the circuit is extended through a system of in... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4591949 | Modular patchboard for electrical devices A modular patchboard arrangement for arranging a plurality of electrical devices in a selectably alterable arrangement. In one embodiment, a plurality of modules, each having a predetermined height, are each provided with selectable numbers and types of t... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4092570 | Sequential control device An electric device comprises a master control unit and a plurality of drive units for automatically controlling actuating devices respectively, in series in a plant assembly or process line by simple manipulation of the master control unit. The master con... | 05/30/1978 |
