Patents by Inventor Josef Pletl

Josef Pletl 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).

  • Single-housing electrical device self-configurable to connect to PCMCIA compliant or non-PCMCIA compliant host interfaces
    Patent number: 5920731
    Abstract: An apparatus and method which overcomes connectivity limitations on PCMCIA and PC-CARD95 compatible devices by reconfiguring standard PCMCIA and PC-CARD pins for additional electrical interfaces. A detection circuit in the PC-card can detect the different interfaces. Once the different interfaces are identified, the connections to the receptacles of the PC-card connector are reconfigured such that the functional assignments of the receptacles conform with the requirements of each different interface. Thus, connection between different electrical interfaces to the physical interface of a PCMCIA-compatible device, without interference between them is possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: VLSI Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Josef Pletl, Andreas Junghans