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Patent US6175517 - Insertble and removable digital memory apparatus - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsEach device of a family of removable digital media devices (310, 320, 330, 340, 350 and 360) may be plugged into a host to permits the host to store data in it or to retrieve data from it. The form factors of the digital media devices in the family and the connector system used by the digital media devices...http://www.google.com/patents/US6175517?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6175517 - Insertble and removable digital memory apparatusAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6175517 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/435,495Publication dateJan 16, 2001Filing dateNov 6, 1999Priority dateAug 13, 1996Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS5815426, US6026007, US20010038547, WO1998007098A1Publication number09435495, 435495, US 6175517 B1, US 6175517B1, US-B1-6175517, US6175517 B1, US6175517B1InventorsRobin J. Jigour, David K. WongOriginal AssigneeIntegrated Silicon Solution, Inc., Nex Flash Technologies, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (13), Non-Patent Citations (18), Referenced by (73), Classifications (20), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetInsertble and removable digital memory apparatus
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GarguiloDispensing rack with high definition liquid crystal display headerWO2012069823A1 *Nov 22, 2011May 31, 2012Goosewire Ip LimitedAdapter and card* Cited by examinerClassifications U.S. Classification365/63, 365/51International ClassificationG06F13/40, G11C19/08, G11C5/06Cooperative ClassificationG06K19/07732, Y02B60/1235, G06K19/07743, Y02B60/1228, G06K19/07741, G06K7/0021, G06F13/409, G11C5/066, G11C2216/30European ClassificationG06F13/40E4, G06K19/077K, G06K7/00K2, G06K19/077G4, G06K19/077E7, G11C5/06MLegal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionJun 9, 2004FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 4Mar 2, 2006ASAssignmentOwner name: WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, TAIWANFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:NEXFLASH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.;REEL/FRAME:017297/0984Effective date: 20060222Jul 3, 2008FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 8Jun 20, 2012FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 12RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of 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