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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
May. 02, 2012
Applicants:
Alvin G. Becker, Austin, TX (US);
James A. Reimund, Georgetown, TX (US);
Inventors:
Alvin G. Becker, Austin, TX (US);
James A. Reimund, Georgetown, TX (US);
Assignee:
National Instruments Corporation, Austin, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 1/40 (2006.01); H01P 1/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 1/403 (2013.01); H01P 1/15 (2013.01);
Abstract
A switching element that is at least partially implemented in one or more printed wiring boards (PWBs). A first input and a plurality of outputs may be integrated into the PWB(s). In some embodiments, a plurality of contacts may also be integrated into the PWB(s). The switching element is selectively operable in first and second states, the first state in which the first input is coupled to a first output and the second state in which the first input is coupled to a second output.