Instrument platform using modular components
US6335861B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 1, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/16
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An instrument comprises first and second modules. The modules each comprise computer electronics hardware including a display screen typically carried by the first module. The modules are separable from each other. One of the modules has a projecting bus for connection with the interior of the other module. The bus defines a plurality of sockets for removably receiving circuit boards of desired variable types for direct connection with electronics within the other module and for connection with electronics of the one module through the bus. Thus, the instrument is easily modified in its functioning by addition, subtraction, or replacement of circuit boards from the bus.
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