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Patent No.:

US 12585317 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026

Filed:

Mar. 09, 2024

Single usb type-c connector with data port mode and console port mode

Applicant:

Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);

Inventors:

Sujit Gosh, Gurgaon, IN;

Sardeep Heda, Udaipur, IN;

Himanshu Gupta, Gurgaon, IN;

Tarnag Jindal, Gurgaon, IN;

Assignee:

Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);

Attorneys:

Baratta Law PLLC

Lawrence A. Baratta, Jr.

Primary Examiner:

Getente A Yimer

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 (2006.01); G06F 13/38 (2006.01); G06F 13/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/266 (2013.01); G06F 13/382 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for enabling dual functionality of a connector are provided. According to one implementation, port circuitry may be associated with a receptacle of an electrical connector configured for connection with a compatible plug. The port circuitry may include a master unit configured to one or more of transfer data to and supply power to the compatible plug when the compatible plug is inserted into the receptacle in a first orientation. Also, the port circuitry may include a slave unit configured to one or more of transfer data from and receive power from the compatible plug when the compatible plug is inserted into the receptacle in a second orientation.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Gosh, Sujit. (2026). Single usb type-c connector with data port mode and console port mode (U.S. Patent No. 12585317). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12585317

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