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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:
Apr. 11, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2002
Applicants:
Michael D Long, Portland, OR (US);
Daniel C Rudolph, Corvallis, OR (US);
James F Bausch, Salem, OR (US);
Paul G Massey, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael D Long, Portland, OR (US);
Daniel C Rudolph, Corvallis, OR (US);
James F Bausch, Salem, OR (US);
Paul G Massey, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus and methods associated with power adapter identification are described. In one embodiment the apparatus includes an adapter plug having at least two contacts and at least one circuit component connected to the at least two contacts.