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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2012
Giovanni Mata Magana, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Richard Gioscia, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Philip Bryan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Giovanni Mata Magana, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Richard Gioscia, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Philip Bryan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A magnetic connector for a computing device is disclosed. The magnetic connector can include a housing. The housing includes an asymmetric shape, a connector interface including at least one contact element to carry at least one of data or power, and a magnetic component provided on the connector interface. The housing and the magnetic component are oriented to key the connector interface into proper alignment when mated with an opposing connector that includes at least two magnetic components of opposite polarity.