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Methods for ESD protection

US7416419B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 16, 2006
Grant dateAug 26, 2008
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Expiry dateAug 16, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R13/6582
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A Universal Serial Bus flash memory unit having an electrically conductive housing includes a spring that provides an electrically conductive, low-resistance pathway between the housing and the metal shell of the Universal Serial Bus connector so that electrostatic charge can directly discharge from the housing to the metal shell instead of discharging through electronic components within the housing.

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