Patents by Inventor Gail R. Ball

Gail R. Ball has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Input/output device having removable module
    Patent number: 6767223
    Abstract: An input/output device (10) includes housings (12, 120) defining a circuit board receiving cavity (25). An input/output module 160 is removably connected to the housings (12, 120). Circuit board (102) is engaged within the circuit board receiving cavity (25) and has power and data terminals (40, 60) electrically engaged therewith. Each of the power and data terminals (40, 60) have portions extending from the circuit board (102) and are adapted for being electrically engaged with complementary portions of terminals of adjacent devices in a stacked arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas A. Lostoski, David S. Wehrle, Gail R. Ball
  • Input/output device having removable module
    Publication number: 20020182902
    Abstract: An input/output device (10) includes housings (12, 120) defining a circuit board receiving cavity (25). An input/output module 160 is removably connected to the housings (12, 120). Circuit board (102) is engaged within the circuit board receiving cavity (25) and has power and data terminals (40, 60) electrically engaged therewith. Each of the power and data terminals (40, 60) have portions extending from the circuit board (102) and are adapted for being electrically engaged with complementary portions of terminals of adjacent devices in a stacked arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Douglas A. Lostoski, David S. Wehrle, Gail R. Ball
  • Input/output device having removable module
    Patent number: 6425770
    Abstract: An input/output device (10) includes housings (12, 120) defining a circuit board receiving cavity (25). An input/output module 160 is removably connected to the housings (12, 120). Circuit board (102) is engaged within the circuit board receiving cavity (25) and has power and data terminals (40, 60) electrically engaged therewith. Each of the power and data terminals (40, 60) have portions extending from the circuit board (102) and are adapted for being electrically engaged with complementary portions of terminals of adjacent devices in a stacked arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas A. Lostoski, David S. Wehrle, Gail R. Ball
  • INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICE HAVING REMOVABLE MODULE
    Publication number: 20020072256
    Abstract: An input/output device (10) includes housings (12, 120) defining a circuit board receiving cavity (25). An input/output module 160 is removably connected to the housings (12, 120). Circuit board (102) is engaged within the circuit board receiving cavity (25) and has power and data terminals (40, 60) electrically engaged therewith. Each of the power and data terminals (40, 60) have portions extending from the circuit board (102) and are adapted for being electrically engaged with complementary portions of terminals of adjacent devices in a stacked arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2000
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: Douglas A. Lostoski, David S. Wehrle, Gail R. Ball