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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:
Dec. 17, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
David T. Medin, Marion, IA (US);
Scott Kayser, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Robert D. Hinds, Mechanicsville, IA (US);
Curtis R. Nelson, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Assignee:
Crystal Group Inc., Hiawatha, IA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05K 1/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05K 1/16 ;
Abstract
A system and method for blind-mateably electrically connecting a 1 U industrial personal computer with an industrial PC receiving bay in a rack, where the 1 U industrial personal computer has a first dedicated blind-mateable connector for standard equipment disposed on a bracket at the back end of an industrial PC and a second dedicated blind mateable connector for use with a later added expansion card, where the connectors are coupled to circuitry in the 1U industrial personal computer via jumper cables.