Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Interface bus for utility-grade network communication devices
- Patent Title (中): 用于实用级网络通信设备的接口总线
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Application No.: US12899498Application Date: 2010-10-06
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Publication No.: US08880765B2Publication Date: 2014-11-04
- Inventor: Charles W. Melvin, Jr. , Robert Bryan Seal , Phillip Warren , Edward Glenn Howard
- Applicant: Charles W. Melvin, Jr. , Robert Bryan Seal , Phillip Warren , Edward Glenn Howard
- Applicant Address: US WA Liberty Lake
- Assignee: Itron, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Itron, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Liberty Lake
- Agency: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC
- Main IPC: G06F13/14
- IPC: G06F13/14
Abstract:
In one embodiment, a network device having a plurality of hardware interfaces is disclosed. The network device includes a central processing unit and a main circuit board. The main circuit board has expansion slots that receivably connect corresponding secondary circuit boards to the main circuit board. The main circuit board also has sensors for detecting predetermined parameters. A voltage regulator is operative to regulate one or more particular expansion slots, in response to detection of a predetermined parameter associated with respective slots.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120054397A1 INTERFACE BUS FOR UTILITY-GRADE NETWORK COMMUNICATION DEVICES Public/Granted day:2012-03-01
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