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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.:

US 9413107 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016

Filed:

Mar. 30, 2015

Serial bus receptacle with adjustable exterior socket clamping

Applicant:

National Instruments Corporation, Austin, TX (US);

Inventors:

Matthew R. Fallon, Austin, TX (US);

Dennis Vance Toth, Austin, TX (US);

Christopher A. Rake, Austin, TX (US);

Assignee:

National Instruments Corporation, Austin, TX (US);

Attorneys:

Meyertons Hood Kivlin Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.

Jeffrey C. Hood

Brian E. Moore

Primary Examiner:

Abdullah Riyami

Assistant Examiner:

Vladimir Imas

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 24/00 (2011.01); H01R 13/629 (2006.01); H01R 13/11 (2006.01); H01R 13/512 (2006.01); H01R 13/627 (2006.01); H01R 13/639 (2006.01); H01R 13/74 (2006.01); H01R 13/26 (2006.01); H01R 12/50 (2011.01); H01R 43/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/629 (2013.01); H01R 13/11 (2013.01); H01R 13/26 (2013.01); H01R 13/512 (2013.01); H01R 13/6275 (2013.01); H01R 13/639 (2013.01); H01R 13/748 (2013.01); H01R 23/7073 (2013.01); H01R 43/26 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49117 (2015.01);
Abstract

System and method for communicatively coupling a serial communication plug to a serial communication bus. The system may include a housing. The housing may include a receptacle that is configured to communicatively couple to a bus. The receptacle may include one or more internal retention springs situated inside the receptacle. The one or more internal retention springs may be configured to grip a male plug with a retention force, when the male plug is inserted into the receptacle. The housing may include or may be coupled to a clamp where the clamp is external to the receptacle. When the male plug is inserted into the receptacle, the clamp may be adjustable via a clamp adjustment mechanism to constrain the one or more internal retention springs, thus augmenting the retention force and further securing the male plug in the receptacle.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Fallon, Matthew. (2016). Serial bus receptacle with adjustable exterior socket clamping (U.S. Patent No. 9413107). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9413107

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