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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2021
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Anant Thakar, Los Altos, CA (US);
Bidyut Kanti Sen, Milpitas, CA (US);
Jayaprakash Balachandran, Fremont, CA (US);
D. Brice Achkir, Livermore, CA (US);
Joel Richard Goergen, Soulsbyville, CA (US);
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A composite connector includes modular data connectors, electrical power connectors, a fluid exchange connector, an alignment feature, and a housing. The modular data connectors include electrical data connectors and optical data connectors and are configured to carry data. The electrical power connectors are configured to carry electrical power, and the fluid exchange connector is configured to carry cooling fluid. The composite connector includes an alignment feature to align the composite connector with a complementary connector. The housing of the composite connector is configured to contain the modular data connectors, the electrical power connectors, the fluid exchange connector, and the alignment feature in a confined physical space.