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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2005
Applicants:
Mike Lee, San Jose, CA (US);
Maurice Schlumberger, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Yin Shih, Saratoga, CA (US);
Matt Levy, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mike Lee, San Jose, CA (US);
Maurice Schlumberger, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Yin Shih, Saratoga, CA (US);
Matt Levy, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Maxtor Corporation, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A locking data cable () is disclosed. The data cable () includes a data plug () and an associated lock (). When the data plug () is engaged with a data port () of a data storage device (), an actuator () of the locking data cable () may be used to change the lock () from an unlocked position to a locked position.