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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2007
David Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
Nan Nan, San Jose, CA (US);
Abraham C. MA, Fremont, CA (US);
Jim Chin-nan NI, San Jose, CA (US);
Charles Chung Lee, Cupertino, CA (US);
Ming-shiang Shen, Taipei, TW;
David Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
Nan Nan, San Jose, CA (US);
Abraham C. Ma, Fremont, CA (US);
Jim Chin-Nan Ni, San Jose, CA (US);
Charles Chung Lee, Cupertino, CA (US);
Ming-Shiang Shen, Taipei, TW;
Super Talent Electronics, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments of a USB drive pen device are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a USB drive pen device includes a USB plug assembly having a flash controller and a flash memory device, a pusher assembly including a rotator having one or more tabs disposed thereon, and a housing for housing at least a portion of the USB plug assembly and the pusher assembly. The housing includes a tunnel and an inner tube extended from the tunnel disposed within the housing. An intersection between the tunnel and inner tube includes one or more angled corners to lock the USB plug assembly in either a deployed position or a retracted position. Other methods and apparatuses are also described.