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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2007
Rodrigo C. Castaldo, Joinville, BR;
Matthew P. Ebrom, Holland, MI (US);
Mark E. Glotzbach, Granger, IN (US);
Patrick J. Glotzbach, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Gale R. Horst, Watervilet, MI (US);
Randy L. Jeffery, Stevensville, MI (US);
Richard A. Mccoy, Stevensville, MI (US);
Christopher S. Moes, Sodus, MI (US);
Matthew J. Nibbelink, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Andre O. Pires, Joinville, BR;
Eduardo K. Yamakawa, Joinville, BR;
Cesario Zimmerman, Joinville, BR;
Rodrigo C. Castaldo, Joinville, BR;
Matthew P. Ebrom, Holland, MI (US);
Mark E. Glotzbach, Granger, IN (US);
Patrick J. Glotzbach, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Gale R. Horst, Watervilet, MI (US);
Randy L. Jeffery, Stevensville, MI (US);
Richard A. McCoy, Stevensville, MI (US);
Christopher S. Moes, Sodus, MI (US);
Matthew J. Nibbelink, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Andre O. Pires, Joinville, BR;
Eduardo K. Yamakawa, Joinville, BR;
Cesario Zimmerman, Joinville, BR;
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A smart coupler for connecting two networks has a processor, a memory, a means to connect to a first network, a means to connect to a second network, and a power source. The first network has a client, and the memory has information which must be transferred to the client to enable the client to be usefully operable relative to the second network.