The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jun. 14, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2008
Tuan Wong, Vancouver, WA (US);
John Rossi, Portland, OR (US);
Brian E. Robertson, Portland, OR (US);
Paul D. Bliley, Vancouver, WA (US);
Maxwell Scott Dehaven, Camas, WA (US);
Tuan Wong, Vancouver, WA (US);
John Rossi, Portland, OR (US);
Brian E. Robertson, Portland, OR (US);
Paul D. Bliley, Vancouver, WA (US);
Maxwell Scott DeHaven, Camas, WA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus in an example comprises an integrated circuit and one or more resistors. The integrated circuit comprises an internal current source and an external interface pin. The one or more resistors arc external to the integrated circuit and coupled with the external interface pin of the integrated circuit. Application of current from the internal current source of the integrated circuit to the one or more resistors through the external interface pin serves to generate a voltage that is employed to identify the integrated circuit.