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Patent US7492601 - Retractable card adapter - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsMethods and apparatus for interfacing a memory device with a host device are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, an apparatus which enables a non-volatile memory device to communicate with a host device includes a body and an element. The body has a boundary, and the element...http://www.google.com/patents/US7492601?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7492601 - Retractable card adapterAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7492601 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/422,313Publication dateFeb 17, 2009Filing dateJun 5, 2006Priority dateApr 26, 2002Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS7092256, US7787243, US20070274117, US20090201638Publication number11422313, 422313, US 7492601 B2, US 7492601B2, US-B2-7492601, US7492601 B2, US7492601B2InventorsJeffrey A. Salazar, Robert A. Howard, Jonathan R. Harris, Daren W. HeboldOriginal AssigneeSandisk CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (93), Non-Patent Citations (40), Referenced by (4), Classifications (7), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetRetractable card adapter
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No. 11/196,160 on Jul. 24, 2006, 20 pages.Referenced byCiting PatentFiling datePublication dateApplicantTitleUS7558069 *Jan 2, 2008Jul 7, 2009Hahntek Technology Corp.Extension structure for plastic molding portable memory productUS7787243Feb 16, 2009Aug 31, 2010Sandisk CorporationRetractable card adapterUS8353709 *Sep 3, 2010Jan 15, 2013Kingston Technology CorporationRetractable memory driveUS20100330828 *Sep 3, 2010Dec 30, 2010Kingston Technology CorporationRetractable memory drive* Cited by examinerClassifications U.S. Classification361/752, 361/800International ClassificationH05K5/00Cooperative ClassificationH05K5/0278, G06F13/378European ClassificationH05K5/02H2C, G06F13/378Legal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionJul 18, 2012FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 4May 24, 2011ASAssignmentEffective date: 20110404Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:SANDISK CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:026334/0013Owner name: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC., TEXASRotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services