Patents by Inventor Scott K. Smader

Scott K. Smader 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).

  • Card housing attachment for a portable computer
    Patent number: 4991058
    Abstract: A card housing attachment for adding industry standard add-on cards to a portable computer includes a card housing which is positioned on the top of the computer behind a tiltable display. A battery compartment slide-in structure slides into and out of a battery tray compartment opening in the back side of the computer and contains interconnect-card structure for developing the power and any clock required for the add-in card and for transmitting all necessary control signals and data lines between the add-on card and the computer bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 5, 1991
    Assignee: Grid Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Lee A. Watkins, Scott K. Smader, Harold S. Long