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Self-identifying electrical connector

US7753685B2 · kind B2 · utility

42Cited by

62References

33Claims

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Assignee

PHYSICAL OPTICS CORPORATION · US

Inventors

Kang Lee · Calabasas, US
Thomas Forrester · La Puente, US
Tomasz Jannson · Torrance, US
Andrew Kostrzewski · Garden Grove, US
Eugene Levin · Los Angeles, US
Gajendra D. Savant · Lomita, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 25, 2008
Grant date	Jul 13, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 25, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R13/5219
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An entirely wearable electrical connector for power/data connectivity. The principal element of a modular network is the wearable electrical connector, which is integrated into a personal area network with USB compatibility. Several wearable connector embodiments are disclosed. An enhancement to the wearable connector includes OSI Layer 2 (and potentially Layer 3) functionality. Data Link layer functionality is supported by including electronic serial numbers at wearable snap-connector points.

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