Patents
US 11953947 B2: Flash drive
- Granted
- 2024-04-09
- Filed
- 2021-06-25 application 17359301
- Type
- Utility · 5 claims
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Abstract
A flash drive includes a main housing, a USB adapter unit mounted in the main housing and extending out of the main housing, an inner housing movably connected to the main housing, and a flash memory unit including a flash memory that is mounted in the inner housing, and a USB-A plug that is connected to the flash memory. The inner housing is operable to move, with respect to the main housing, between a USB-C position, where the USB-A plug is electrically connected to the USB adapter unit to allow for data transfer therebetween, and a USB-A position, where the USB-A plug is detached from the USB adapter unit to prevent data transfer therebetween, such that data is transferable to and from the flash memory via the USB-A plug.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240409.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW CONCEPTS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 12 patents | US company or organization | Woodstock, IL | NEW CONCEPTS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wen-Chien Chou | Woodstock, IL | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Tal E. Volk | Woodstock, IL | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F1/1679 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H05K | Printed circuits; casings or constructional details of electric apparatus; manufacture of assemblages of electrical components | H05K5/0278 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-09 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CHOU, WEN-CHIEN signed 2021-06-16 VOLK, TAL signed 2021-06-16 | NEW CONCEPTS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION WOODSTOCK, IL | 61052/612 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2022-08-23 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CHOU, WEN-CHIEN signed 2021-06-16 VOLK, TAL signed 2021-06-16 | NEW CONCEPTS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION WOODSTOCK, IL | 60873/745 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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