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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2003
Applicants:
Jeffrey K. Jeansonne, Houston, TX (US);
Earl W. Moore, Cypress, TX (US);
Tim L. Zhang, Spring, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey K. Jeansonne, Houston, TX (US);
Earl W. Moore, Cypress, TX (US);
Tim L. Zhang, Spring, TX (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R011/00 ; H01R025/00 ; H01R027/02 ; H01R031/00 ; H01R033/88 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system comprises an electronic device, a peripheral component and a cable. The cable couples the peripheral component to the electronic device. The cable further comprises a connector end for connection to a standard port on the electronic device. The connector end has an abutment feature designed to prevent engagement of the connector end with certain ports.