Patents
US 12013709 B1: Power adapter and method of implementing a power adapter to provide power to a load
- Granted
- 2024-06-18
- Filed
- 2022-01-24 application 17582981
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A power adapter adapted to receive a control attachment is described. The power adapter may comprise a first plurality of contact elements having a first contact element adapted to receive a power signal to provide power to a load; an outlet adapted to receive a plug, wherein the outlet comprises a second contact element adapted to receive the power signal; second plurality of contact elements coupled to the first plurality of contact elements, wherein the second plurality of contact elements is adapted to receive corresponding contact elements of a control attachment and a third contact element of the second plurality of contact elements is adapted to receive the power signal; and an insulating element covering the third contact element of the second plurality contact elements; wherein the insulating element is movable to allow a contact element of a control attachment to be coupled to the third contact element.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240618.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMART POWER CO., LTD. 46 patents | Foreign company or organization | Wheaton, IL | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Joseph King | Wheaton, IL | 66 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Stephen DeLano | Milton, MA | 28 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G05F | Systems for regulating electric or magnetic variables | G05F1/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H01R | Electrically-conductive connections; structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements; coupling devices; current collectors | H01R13/42 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04R | Loudspeakers, microphones, gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers; electric hearing aids; public address systems | H04R1/028 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-26 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | SMART POWER PARTNERS LLC signed 2024-08-23 | HOUGHS NECK HOLDINGS LLC QUINCY, MA | 68771/666 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-02-16 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | KING, JOHN J signed 2020-12-30 | SMART POWER PARTNERS LLC WHEATON, IL | 59956/87 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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