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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2023
Applicant:
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., New Tech Park, SG;
Inventors:
P. Daniel Kangas, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jean J. Xu, Cary, NC (US);
Alan L. Painter, Apex, NC (US);
James Michael Dupuy, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/40 (2006.01); G06F 13/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/4068 (2013.01); G06F 13/4221 (2013.01); G06F 2213/0016 (2013.01); G06F 2213/0026 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method for signal routing in a system lacking a backplane. One apparatus includes an interface card and a cable having a first connector configured to couple with a storage drive via the interface card, a second connector configured to couple with a motherboard, and a third connector configured to couple with a storage controller located apart from the motherboard. The cable routes control signals and data signals between the storage drive, the storage controller, and the motherboard.