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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2006
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);
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);
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
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.