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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:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2010
Applicants:
George Shiu, South Pasadena, CA (US);
Choon-tak Tang, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
George Shiu, South Pasadena, CA (US);
Choon-Tak Tang, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Kingston Technology Corporation, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/648 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A USB connector including a metal shield for holding at least a portion of a printed circuit board having a plurality of connector contacts on a top side of the at least a portion of the printed circuit board, the metal shield including prongs which are attachable to the printed circuit board. A top support is separate from the printed circuit board and is provided within the metal shield above the at least a portion of the printed circuit board, the top support supporting the top side of the printed circuit board.