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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:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2011
Applicants:
Michael Gene Morgan, Cupertino, CA (US);
Homer Stewart Pitner, Jr., Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael Gene Morgan, Cupertino, CA (US);
Homer Stewart Pitner, Jr., Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/627 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A serial interface connector and corresponding method electrically connects to a storage cartridge that has a housing enclosing a serial communications device. The serial interface connector has a first plurality of electrical contacts and a retainer. The retainer operably contactingly engages the housing to impart a bias that retains the electrical contacts of the serial interface connector seated in electrical connection with a respective second plurality of electrical contacts of the serial communications device.