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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2009
Applicants:
Stanley Rabu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ida Lo, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Cameron Frazier, San Carlos, CA (US);
Mathias Schmidt, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Stanley Rabu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ida Lo, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Cameron Frazier, San Carlos, CA (US);
Mathias Schmidt, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 5/04 (2006.01); H01R 13/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Connectors for cables such as a 30-pin connector are provided. The connectors may have thermal protection circuits and may carry a power supply voltage and a ground voltage. The thermal protection circuits may disable the power supply voltage when the temperature of the connector exceeds a threshold value. The connectors may have structures that encourage any dendritic failure to occur in a preferred location.