Dual orientation connector with external contacts

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9871319
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15292092

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A dual orientation connector having a connector tab with first and second major opposing sides and a plurality of electrical contacts carried by the connector tab. The plurality of contacts includes a first set of external contacts formed at the first major side and a second set of external contacts formed at the second major side. The first plurality of contacts are symmetrically spaced with the second plurality of contacts and the connector tab is shaped to have 180 degree symmetry so that it can be inserted and operatively coupled to a corresponding receptacle connector in either of two insertion orientations.

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APPLE INCCALIFORNIA USA CALIFORNIA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Aase, Jonathan Redwood City, US 29 1481
Frazier, Cameron San Carlos, US 50 1866
Golko, Albert J Saratoga, US 100 3182
Jol, Eric S San Jose, US 159 3551
Minoo, Jahan San Jose, US 30 1908
Rothkopf, Fletcher Los Altos, US 83 4154
Sander, Wendell Cupertino, US 27 984
Schmidt, Mathias Mountain View, US 92 1043
Spraggs, Ian San Francisco, US 33 1276
Terlizzi, Jeffrey J Cupertino, US 129 5226

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