Patent · US Active

Hybrid connector

US10707627B2 · kind B2 · utility

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41References

20Claims

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Assignee

Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

Reza Nasiri Mahalati · Belmont, US
Blake R. Marshall · San Jose, US
Liquan Tan · Sunnyvale, US
Florence W. Ow · Burlingame, US
Alex Chun Lap Yeung · South San Francisco, US
John Raff · Menlo Park, US
Robert Scritzky · Sunnyvale, US
Wei Chen · Palo Alto, US
Eric S. Jol · San Jose, US
Madhusudanan Keezhveedi Sampath · San Jose, US
Nan Liu · Sunnyvale, US
Gianpaolo Lisi · Campbell, US
Yibo Liu · Boxborough, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 23, 2018
Grant date	Jul 7, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 23, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH02J7/342
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Hybrid connectors that may transfer power and data with a variety of electronic devices having different types of connector interfaces, may consume a minimal amount of surface area, depth, and volume in an electronic device, and may be readily manufactured.

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