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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:
Mar. 12, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Keith C. Thomas, Vermillion, SD (US);
Rix S. Chan, Dakota Dunes, SD (US);
Bruce A. Young, LeMars, IA (US);
Assignee:
Gateway, Inc., N. Sioux City, SD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 ; G06F 1/312 ; G06F 1/338 ; G06F 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 ; G06F 1/312 ; G06F 1/338 ; G06F 1/300 ;
Abstract
Apparatus and method for PCI bus extension, via a PCI bridge circuit, as well as PCI device function, via a PCI device circuit and I/O connector, all on a single I/O card. Further, the present invention provides for stackable, partial-height PCI cards. Further, provided are stackable, partial-height I/O card mounting plates. In yet another embodiment, a functional PCI extension card also provides one or more right-angle connector sockets in order to allow multiple additional PCI cards at right angles to the functional PCI extension card.