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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2009
Filed:
May. 15, 2002
Applicants:
Charles Edward Kuhlmann, Raleigh, NC (US);
Francis E Noel, Jr., Durham, NC (US);
Norman Clark Strole, Raleigh, NC (US);
Inventors:
Charles Edward Kuhlmann, Raleigh, NC (US);
Francis E Noel, Jr., Durham, NC (US);
Norman Clark Strole, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Provision to a customer of equipment already installed into a specified enclosure to create an assembly is accomplished in an advantageous manner by the disclosed process. A manufacturer obtains the enclosure and the components of the specified equipment, installs the equipment in the enclosure and performs appropriate tests on the completed assembly before sending the assembly to the customer.