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Patent No.:

US 12449871 B1

Date of Patent:

Oct. 21, 2025

Filed:

Oct. 06, 2022

Hardware architecture for usb-c port power

Applicant:

Google Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventor:

David Schneider, Mountain View, CA (US);

Assignee:

Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:

Botos Churchill IP Law

Primary Examiner:

Edward Tso

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

H01M 10/44 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01); G06F 13/40 (2006.01); H01M 10/46 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

G06F 1/266 (2013.01); G06F 13/4068 (2013.01); H02J 7/0044 (2013.01); H02J 7/0047 (2013.01); G06F 2213/0042 (2013.01);

Abstract

A system including a first Type-C port and a second Type-C port includes a mainboard and a sub-board. The mainboard includes battery terminals for connection to a battery, the first Type-C port, a primary switch-mode charger connected to the battery terminals and connected to the Type-C port, and an embedded controller. The sub-board includes the second Type-C port, and a secondary charging component connected to the second Type-C port and connected to the mainboard via a flexible connector. The embedded controller is configured to control the primary switch-mode charger and the secondary charging component for charging the battery.

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