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Title: US7021971: Dual-personality extended-USB plug and receptacle with PCI-Express or Serial-At-Attachment extensions
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Country: US United States of America

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Inventor: Chou, Horng-Yee; Palo Alto, CA, United States of America
Chiou, Ren-Kang; Fremont, CA, United States of America
Chen, Ben Wei; Fremont, CA, United States of America

Assignee: Super Talent Electronics, Inc., San Jose, CA, United States of America
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Published / Filed: 2006-04-04 / 2004-02-12

Application Number: US2004000708172
IPC Code: Advanced: H01R 12/00; H01R 13/627; H01R 24/00; H01R 33/00;
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U.S. Class: 439/660; 439/218;

Field of Search: 439/660,608,218,607

Priority Number:
2004-02-12  US2004000708172
2003-09-11  US2003000605146

Abstract:     An extended Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) connector plug and socket each have a pin substrate with one surface that supports the four metal contact pins for the standard USB interface. An extension of the pin substrate carries another 8 extension metal contact pins that mate when both the connector plug and socket are extended. The extension can be an increased length of the plug's and socket's pin substrate or a reverse side of the substrate. Standard USB connectors do not make contact with the extension metal contacts that are recessed, retracted by a mechanical switch, or on the extension of the socket's pin substrate that a standard USB connector cannot reach. Standard USB sockets do not make contact with the extension metal contacts because the extended connector's extension contacts are recessed, or on the extension of the connector pin substrate that does not fit inside a standard USB socket.

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Auvinen, Stuart T. ;

Primary / Asst. Examiners: Dinh, Phuong;

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Application Number Filed Patent Pub. Date  Title
US2003000605146 2003-09-11    2005-02-15  Slim USB connector with spring-engaging depressions, stabilizing dividers and wider end rails for flash-memory drive


       
Parent Case: CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
    This application is a continuation-in-part of “Slim USB Connector with Spring-Engaging Depressions, Stabilizing Dividers and Wider End Rails for Flash-Memory Drive”, U.S. Ser. No. 10/605,146, filed Sep. 11, 2003 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,854,984.

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First Claim:
Show all 12 claims		     1. An extended Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) connector plug for insertion into an extended USB socket or into a standard USB socket, the extended USB connector plug comprising:

an extended pin substrate that has an extended length that is longer than or equal to a standard length of the pin substrate of the standard USB connector plug;

plug standard metal contact pins on the pin substrate, wherein when the standard pin substrate of the extended USB connector plug is inserted into a cavity of the standard USB socket, the standard metal contact pins make physical and electrical contact with plug standard metal contact pins on a plug pin substrate;

plug extended metal contact pins on the extended pin substrate;

wherein when the extended pin substrate of the extended USB connector plug is inserted into a cavity of the extended USB socket, the plug extended metal contact pins on the extended pin substrate make physical and electrical contact with socket extended metal contact pins on the extended USB socket;

a set of ribs on the extended pin substrate, adjacent to the plug extended metal contact pins of the extended USB connector plug;

wherein set of ribs prevents the plug extended metal contact pins from making contact with a standard metal cover when the extended USB connector plug is inserted into the standard USB socket with the standard metal cover,

whereby the set of ribs prevents shorting to the standard metal cover of the standard USB socket and whereby the plug extended metal contact pins make contact when the extended USB connector plug is inserted into the extended USB socket, but do not make contact when inserted into the standard USB socket.

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Application Number Filed Notes
US2004000708172 2004-02-12  is a related to the prior publication
     US20050059301A1 issued 2005-03-17  Dual-Personality Extended-USB Plug and Receptacle with PCI-Express or Serial-AT-Attachment Extensions
US2004000708172 2004-02-12  is a related to the prior publication
     US20050182881A1 issued 2005-08-18  Extended-Secure-Digital Interface Using a Second Protocol for Faster Transfers
US2004000708172 2004-02-12  is a related to the prior publication
     US20060286865A1 issued 2006-12-21  EXTENDED USB PROTOCOL CONNECTOR AND SOCKET
12113023   is a continuation in part of
US2008000099421  2008-04-08   (pending)
12111872   is a continuation in part of
US2008000099421  2008-04-08   (pending)
12099421   is a continuation in part of
US2008000025706  2008-02-04   (pending)
     US20080256287A1 issued 2008-10-16   Methods and systems of managing memory addresses in a large capacity multi-level cell (MLC) based flash memory device
US2000000478720   is a continuation in part of
US2007000929957  2007-10-30   (pending)
     US20080278903A1 issued 2008-11-13   Package and Manufacturing Method for Multi-Level Cell Multi-Media Card
11845747   is a continuation in part of
US2007000929857  2007-10-30   (pending)
     US20080276099A1 issued 2008-11-06   Universal Serial Bus (USB) Flash Drive Having Locking Pins and Locking Grooves for Locking Swivel Cap
11871103   is a continuation in part of
US2007000868873  2007-10-08   (pending)
US2003000708172   is a continuation in part of
US2007000866927  2007-10-03   (pending)
US2000000478720   is a continuation in part of
US2007000866927  2007-10-03   (pending)
11868873   is a continuation in part of
US2007000866927  2007-10-03   (pending)
US2005000957089   is a continuation in part of
US2007000864696  2007-09-28   (pending)
US2004000789333   is a continuation in part of
US2007000864696  2007-09-28   (pending)
11933104   is a continuation in part of
US2007000864696  2007-09-28   (pending)
11929857   is a continuation in part of
US2007000864696  2007-09-28   (pending)
11866927   is a continuation in part of
US2007000864696  2007-09-28   (pending)
12025706   is a continuation in part of
US2007000864671  2007-09-28   (pending)
     US20080071973A1 issued 2008-03-20   ELECTRONIC DATA FLASH CARD WITH VARIOUS FLASH MEMORY CELLS
11866927   is a continuation in part of
US2007000845747  2007-08-27   (pending)
     US20070292009A1 issued 2007-12-20   Press/Push USB Flash Drive With Deploying And Retracting Functionalities With Elasticity Material And Fingerprint Verification Capability
11685143   is a continuation in part of
US2007000770642  2007-06-28   (pending)
     US20070255891A1 issued 2007-11-01   High-Speed Controller for Phase-Change Memory Peripheral Device
US2004000789333   is a continuation in part of
US2007000742270  2007-04-30   (pending) [presumed granted]
     US7660941 issued 2010-02-09   Two-level RAM lookup table for block and page allocation and wear-leveling in limited-write flash-memories
11674645   is a continuation in part of
US2007000742270  2007-04-30   (pending) [presumed granted]
     US7660941 issued 2010-02-09   Two-level RAM lookup table for block and page allocation and wear-leveling in limited-write flash-memories
US2004000789333   is a continuation in part of
US2007000737336  2007-04-19
     US7333364 issued 2008-02-19   Cell-downgrading and reference-voltage adjustment for a multi-bit-cell flash memory
US2004000789333   is a continuation in part of
US2007000685143  2007-03-12   (pending)
US2003000708172   is a continuation in part of
US2007000685143  2007-03-12   (pending)
US2000000478720   is a continuation in part of
US2007000674645  2007-02-13   (pending) [presumed granted]
     US7620769 issued 2009-11-17   Recycling partially-stale flash blocks using a sliding window for multi-level-cell (MLC) flash memory
11864696   is a continuation in part of
US2007000674645  2007-02-13   (pending) [presumed granted]
     US7620769 issued 2009-11-17   Recycling partially-stale flash blocks using a sliding window for multi-level-cell (MLC) flash memory
11871117   is a continuation in part of
US2007000626347  2007-01-23   (pending)
US2003000708172   is a continuation in part of
US2007000624667  2007-01-18   (pending)
     US20070130436A1 issued 2007-06-07   Electronic Data Storage Medium With Fingerprint Verification Capability
11924448   is a continuation in part of
US2007000624667  2007-01-18   (pending)
     US20070130436A1 issued 2007-06-07   Electronic Data Storage Medium With Fingerprint Verification Capability
11864696   is a continuation in part of
US2007000624667  2007-01-18   (pending)
     US20070130436A1 issued 2007-06-07   Electronic Data Storage Medium With Fingerprint Verification Capability
11742270   is a continuation in part of
US2007000624667  2007-01-18   (pending)
     US20070130436A1 issued 2007-06-07   Electronic Data Storage Medium With Fingerprint Verification Capability
11377235   is a continuation in part of
US2007000624667  2007-01-18   (pending)
     US20070130436A1 issued 2007-06-07   Electronic Data Storage Medium With Fingerprint Verification Capability
US2000000478720   is a continuation in part of
US2006000466759  2006-08-23   (pending)
     US20080005471A1 issued 2010-02-04   Flash Memory Controller For Electronic Data Flash Card
11674645   is a continuation in part of
US2006000466759  2006-08-23   (pending)
     US20080005471A1 issued 2010-02-04   Flash Memory Controller For Electronic Data Flash Card
11685143   is a continuation in part of
US2006000377235  2006-03-15   (pending) [presumed granted]
     US7631195 issued 2009-12-08   System and method for providing security to a portable storage device
11871103   is a continuation in part of
US2006000309847  2006-10-12   (pending) [presumed granted]
     US7507119 issued 2009-03-24   USB device with integrated USB plug with USB-substrate supporter inside
11309847   is a continuation in part of
US2005000219128  2005-09-02
     US7259967 issued 2007-08-21   USB device with plastic housing having integrated plastic plug shell
12099421   is a continuation in part of
US2005000076514  2005-03-08
     US7393247 issued 2008-07-01   Architectures for external SATA-based flash memory devices
11742270   is a continuation in part of
US2004000957089  2004-10-01   (pending)
     US20060075395A1 issued 2006-04-06   Flash card system
US2000000478720   is a continuation in part of
US2004000854004  2004-05-25   (pending)
     US20050197017A1 issued 2005-09-08   Extended secure-digital (SD) devices and hosts
US1999000366976   is a continuation in part of
US2004000854004  2004-05-25   (pending)
     US20050197017A1 issued 2005-09-08   Extended secure-digital (SD) devices and hosts
11864696   is a continuation in part of
US2004000854004  2004-05-25   (pending)
     US20050197017A1 issued 2005-09-08   Extended secure-digital (SD) devices and hosts
11624667   is a continuation in part of
US2004000854004  2004-05-25   (pending)
     US20050197017A1 issued 2005-09-08   Extended secure-digital (SD) devices and hosts
11076514   is a continuation in part of
US2004000854004  2004-05-25   (pending)
     US20050197017A1 issued 2005-09-08   Extended secure-digital (SD) devices and hosts
US2006000467134 2006-08-24  is a continuation of
US2004000835423  2004-04-28   (granted)
     US7104848 issued 2006-09-12   Extended USB protocol plug and receptacle for implementing multi-mode communication
US2006000467137 2006-08-24  is a continuation of
US2004000834457  2004-04-28   (granted)
     US7125287 issued 2006-10-24   Extended USB protocol plug and receptacle
11467137   is a continuation of
US2004000834457  2004-04-28
     US7125287 issued 2006-10-24   Extended USB protocol plug and receptacle
11770642   is a continuation in part of
US2004000818653  2004-04-05
     US7243185 issued 2007-07-10   Flash memory system with a high-speed flash controller
11864671   is a continuation in part of
US2004000789333  2004-02-26
     US7318117 issued 2008-01-08   Managing flash memory including recycling obsolete sectors
11466759   is a continuation in part of
US2004000789333  2004-02-26
     US7318117 issued 2008-01-08   Managing flash memory including recycling obsolete sectors
US2004000854004 2004-05-25  is a continuation in part of
>US2004000708172<  2004-02-12   (pending) [presumed granted]
     US7021971 issued 2006-04-04   Dual-personality extended-USB plug and receptacle with PCI-Express or Serial-At-Attachment extensions
US2004000854004   is a continuation in part of
>US2004000708172<  2004-02-12
     US7021971 issued 2006-04-04   Dual-personality extended-USB plug and receptacle with PCI-Express or Serial-At-Attachment extensions
US2004000835423 2004-04-28  is a continuation in part of
>US2004000708172<  2004-02-12   (granted)
     US7021971 issued 2006-04-04   Dual-personality extended-USB plug and receptacle with PCI-Express or Serial-At-Attachment extensions
US2004000834615   is a continuation in part of
>US2004000708172<  2004-02-12   (pending) [presumed granted]
     US7021971 issued 2006-04-04   Dual-personality extended-USB plug and receptacle with PCI-Express or Serial-At-Attachment extensions
US2004000834457 2004-04-28  is a continuation in part of
>US2004000708172<  2004-02-12   (granted)
     US7021971 issued 2006-04-04   Dual-personality extended-USB plug and receptacle with PCI-Express or Serial-At-Attachment extensions
US2004000834457   is a continuation in part of
>US2004000708172<  2004-02-12
     US7021971 issued 2006-04-04   Dual-personality extended-USB plug and receptacle with PCI-Express or Serial-At-Attachment extensions
US2004000708634 2004-03-16  is a continuation in part of
>US2004000708172<  2004-02-12   (pending) [presumed granted]
     US7021971 issued 2006-04-04   Dual-personality extended-USB plug and receptacle with PCI-Express or Serial-At-Attachment extensions
US2003000708634   is a continuation in part of
>US2004000708172<  2004-02-12   (pending) [presumed granted]
     US7021971 issued 2006-04-04   Dual-personality extended-USB plug and receptacle with PCI-Express or Serial-At-Attachment extensions
>US2004000708172< 2004-02-12  is a continuation in part of
US2003000605146  2003-09-11   (pending) [presumed granted]
     US6854984 issued 2005-02-15   Slim USB connector with spring-engaging depressions, stabilizing dividers and wider end rails for flash-memory drive
>US2004000708172< 2004-02-12  is a continuation in part of
US2003000605146  2003-09-11   (granted)
     US6854984 issued 2005-02-15   Slim USB connector with spring-engaging depressions, stabilizing dividers and wider end rails for flash-memory drive
US2003000708172   is a continuation in part of
US2003000605146  2003-09-11
     US6854984 issued 2005-02-15   Slim USB connector with spring-engaging depressions, stabilizing dividers and wider end rails for flash-memory drive
US2003000708172   is a division of
US2000000478720  2000-01-06
     US7257714 issued 2007-08-14   Electronic data storage medium with fingerprint verification capability
11737336   is a continuation in part of
US2000000478720  2000-01-06
     US7257714 issued 2007-08-14   Electronic data storage medium with fingerprint verification capability
11626347   is a continuation in part of
US2000000478720  2000-01-06
     US7257714 issued 2007-08-14   Electronic data storage medium with fingerprint verification capability
11624667   is a division of
US2000000478720  2000-01-06
     US7257714 issued 2007-08-14   Electronic data storage medium with fingerprint verification capability
11624667   is a continuation in part of
US2000000478720  2000-01-06
     US7257714 issued 2007-08-14   Electronic data storage medium with fingerprint verification capability
US2000000478720   is a division of
US1999000366976  1999-08-04
     US6547130 issued 2003-04-15   Integrated circuit card with fingerprint verification capability
US2000000478720   is a continuation in part of
US1999000366976  1999-08-04
     US6547130 issued 2003-04-15   Integrated circuit card with fingerprint verification capability


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