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US 11,829,306 B2Granted
Storage units and casings
AssigneeRimage Corporation
InventorsDarren Allen Groth, Phillip Charles Salisbury, Andrew James Nelson
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Abstract
An example storage unit for a Universal Serial Bus drive can include: a casing integrated with a Universal Serial Bus data interface; a memory chip; a connector that couples the memory chip to the casing; and opposing tines extending from the connector, the opposing tines being flexible to allow the storage unit to be inserted and retained in an outer casing.
Claims20
A storage unit for a Universal Serial Bus drive, the storage unit comprising:
- a casing integrated with a Universal Serial Bus data interface;
- a memory chip;
- a connector that couples the memory chip to the casing;
- and
- opposing tines extending from the connector, the opposing tines being flexible to allow the storage unit to be inserted and retained in an outer casing.
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A Universal Serial Bus drive, comprising:
- an outer casing defining a slot;
- and
- a storage unit including:
- a casing integrated with a Universal Serial Bus data interface;
- a memory chip;
- a connector that couples the memory chip to the casing;
- and
- opposing tines extending from the connector, the opposing tines being flexible to allow the storage unit to be inserted and retained in the slot of the outer casing.
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A system, comprising
- a recording device for recording information on a memory chip;
- a bin platform containing raw material bins;
- an outer casing defining a slot;
- a memory chip including:
- a casing integrated with a Universal Serial Bus data interface;
- a memory;
- a connector that couples the memory chip to the casing;
- and
- opposing tines extending from the connector;
- an assembler subsystem movably attached to the bin platform, the assembler subsystem comprising a shuttle for removing the outer casing from a casing bin and the memory chip from a memory bin and assembling the two into a single unit by applying pressure to flex the opposing tines to allow the storage unit to be inserted and retained in the slot of the outer casing;
- and
- a printing device for printing marks or indications on the outer casing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.