Environmental protection of serial ATA and other electronic devices
First Claim
1. A system for communicating with an electronic device within a sealed vessel comprising:
- a generally enclosed housing having an opening;
a printed circuit board covering the housing opening to create a fully enclosed, sealed vessel;
an electronic device within the interior of the sealed vessel;
an external device outside of the sealed vessel; and
at least one conductive path extending through the printed circuit board from a first surface located outside of the sealed vessel to a second surface located inside of the sealed vessel, the conductive path having a first end on the first surface connected to the external device and a second end on a second surface connected to the electronic device whereby communication is established between the external device and the electronic device within the interior of the sealed vessel utilizing the at least one conductive path.
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Abstract
A system for communicating with an electronic device within a sealed vessel comprises a generally enclosed housing having an opening. A printed circuit board is provided for covering the housing opening to create a fully enclosed sealed vessel. An electronic device is located within the interior of the sealed vessel and an external device is located outside the sealed vessel. At least one conductive path comprised of at least one conductive trace and at least one conductive via extends through the printed circuit board from the first surface located on the outside of the sealed vessel to a second surface located on the inside of the sealed vessel. The conductive path has a first end on the first surface which is connected to the external device and a second end on the second surface which is connected to the electronic device. In this manner, a communication path is established between the external device and the electronic device within the interior of the sealed vessel utilizing the at least one conductive path.
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15 Claims
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1. A system for communicating with an electronic device within a sealed vessel comprising:
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a generally enclosed housing having an opening;
a printed circuit board covering the housing opening to create a fully enclosed, sealed vessel;
an electronic device within the interior of the sealed vessel;
an external device outside of the sealed vessel; and
at least one conductive path extending through the printed circuit board from a first surface located outside of the sealed vessel to a second surface located inside of the sealed vessel, the conductive path having a first end on the first surface connected to the external device and a second end on a second surface connected to the electronic device whereby communication is established between the external device and the electronic device within the interior of the sealed vessel utilizing the at least one conductive path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for communicating with an electronic device within a sealed vessel comprising:
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a generally enclosed housing having an opening;
a printed circuit comprised of one of a printed circuit board and a flexible printed circuit extending through the housing opening so that a first portion of the printed circuit extends out of the housing and a second portion of the printed circuit extends into the housing, the printed circuit including first and second surfaces which are sealed to the housing opening to create a sealed vessel;
an electronic device within the interior of the sealed vessel;
an external device outside of the sealed vessel; and
at least one conductive path extending along the interior of the printed circuit between the first and second portions, the at least one conductive path having a first end on one of the surfaces of the first portion of the printed circuit connected to the external device and a second end on one of the surfaces of the second portion of the printed circuit connected to the electronic device whereby a communication path is established between the external device and the electronic device within the interior of the sealed vessel utilizing the at least one conductive path.
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14. A system for communicating with a SATA device within a sealed environmentally controlled vessel comprising:
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a sealed vessel having an environmentally controlled interior;
a SATA device within the interior of the sealed vessel;
a host device outside of the sealed vessel;
a communication path between the host device and the SATA device within the interior of the sealed vessel;
an environmental controller for monitoring at least one environmental condition within the sealed vessel, for comparing the monitored environmental condition to a predetermined standard and for generating output signals; and
a physical blocker circuit connected to the environmental controller and to the communication path between the host device and the SATA device for receiving the output signals from the environmental controller, for enabling the communication path when the monitored environmental condition meets the predetermined standard and for disabling the communication path when the monitored environmental condition does not meet the predetermined standard. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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