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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:
Dec. 27, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2004
Applicants:
Paul Regen, Felton, CA (US);
Peter Garrett, Aptos, CA (US);
Everett Hale, Tehachapi, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ennova Direct, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R013/44 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A thumb drive has an on-board memory for storing digital information, a male USB connector coupled to the on-board memory for connecting to a USB port of a computer appliance, and an extension/retraction mechanism coupled to the connector and on-board memory for extending the connector from an enclosure of the drive and for retracting the connector when not in use. In various embodiments a light is also provided for use with finding female USB ports for connection, and as a utility light.