Patents by Inventor Joseph Peter Norris, III

Joseph Peter Norris, III 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).

  • Sub-mezzanine structure for printed circuit card assemblies
    Patent number: 7539026
    Abstract: A method of assembling and configuring multiple mezzanine cards on a carrier card is disclosed. The method includes the establishing an I/O profile that represents the I/O configuration of a mezzanine card. The I/O of the mezzanine card is not enabled unless the I/O profile matches a known value stored on the carrier card. In this way, the electronic circuitry is protected if an incorrect mezzanine card is connected to the carrier card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Technobox, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael James Finnerty, Stefan Gerhard Levie, Joseph Peter Norris, III