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Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010

Filed:

Jun. 02, 2006
Applicants:

Gary D. Dotson, Muskego, WI (US);

John R. Figie, New Berlin, WI (US);

Shawn D. Cloran, Wauwatosa, WI (US);

Andrew P. Kaufman, Milwaukee, WI (US);

Daniel V. Lang, St. Francis, WI (US);

Inventors:

Gary D. Dotson, Muskego, WI (US);

John R. Figie, New Berlin, WI (US);

Shawn D. Cloran, Wauwatosa, WI (US);

Andrew P. Kaufman, Milwaukee, WI (US);

Daniel V. Lang, St. Francis, WI (US);

Assignee:

Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or method that facilitates expanding upon an existing universal serial bus (USB). A base component can include a USB host to provide connectivity to at least one device. An expansion module can physically connect in a vertical position to a backside of the base component to provide a replication of the USB host which can allow a device to connect therewith.


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