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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:
Jul. 01, 1997
Filed:
May. 01, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
R Stephen Polzin, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Noah M Price, Campbell, CA (US);
Duane M Takahashi, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Computer, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395555 ; 395500 ;
Abstract
A printed circuit board (PCB) processor card is described. The processor card includes a processor, its associated processor card system bus, a clock generator, and its associated processor card system clock bus. The processor card is designed to include the elements that are most likely to be upgraded, i.e. the processor and the clock. As such it is particularly useful when employed for system upgrades.