The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025

Filed:

Jun. 22, 2022
Applicant:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);

Inventors:

Tung Yuen Lau, Hong Kong, CN;

Shuanghu Zhang, Suzhou, CN;

Scott G. Loomis, Everett, WA (US);

Gavin T Mccarter, Redmond, WA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 12/77 (2011.01); H01R 12/52 (2011.01); H01R 12/70 (2011.01); H01R 12/72 (2011.01); H01R 24/60 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 12/777 (2013.01); H01R 12/52 (2013.01); H01R 12/707 (2013.01); H01R 12/72 (2013.01); H01R 24/60 (2013.01);
Abstract

Examples are disclosed relating to cable connectors for attachment to a printed circuit board (PCB). In one example, a cable connector comprises a flexible printed circuit (FPC) comprising a plurality of FPC alignment apertures, a stiffener plate comprising a plurality of stiffener alignment apertures, and a plurality of alignment pins extending through the plurality of stiffener alignment apertures and the plurality of FPC alignment apertures and into a plurality of PCB apertures in the PCB. The plurality of alignment pins align the FPC to the PCB.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…