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Removable hand-grips for a portable pen-based computer

CA 2367773 C · Owner: Swindler, Danny E. · Inventors: Swindler, Danny E.; Groh, Brian; Sutton, John

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A pen-based -portable computer, or pen-tablet computer, for use with a vehicular docking station that allows for the exchange or replacement of components thereof without the need for returning the computer to the manufacturer. The computer utilizes a main or primary housing for the major components of the computer, and a separate independent, auxiliary expansion unit having its own housing for mounting a replaceable radio module that is connected to the main computer via a multi-pin connector, whereby the replacement or exchange of the radio module for a different one is easily and readily achieved, and where auxiliary or expansion devices may be connected to the main computer thereby and …

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  • Filed June 8, 1998 and granted July 2, 2002. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 8, 2018.
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FiledJune 8, 1998
GrantedJuly 2, 2002
Term endedJune 8, 2018
Patent numberCA 2367773 C
Classification (IPC)G06F1/16

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1999200120032005200720092011201320152017Application filedJune 8, 1998Patent grantedJuly 2, 2002Term endedJune 8, 2018

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