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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:
Jan. 07, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael W. Pfeiffer, Richfield, MN (US);
Eric D. Johnson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 1/500 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for use in assembling a disc storage system includes a modular input/output board. The modular input/output board includes at least one modular input board configured to receive sensor inputs from an assembly system and at least one modular output board configured to drive actuators of the assembly system. A header board is configured to transfer input signals from the modular input board and to transfer controller outputs to the modular output board.