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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2012
Applicants:
Wally Szeremeta, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Minh N. Trinh, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Wally Szeremeta, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Minh N. Trinh, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A universal test connector is disclosed for connecting a data storage device including a plug connector, a USB interface connector, and a plurality of serial I/O (SIO) contacts to a data storage device tester. The universal test connector includes a receptacle connector configured to connect to the plug connector, a cross-member configured to conform around the USB interface connector, and a plurality of SIO contacts configured to connect to the plurality of SIO contacts on the data storage device.