“Today Apple was granted a second major patent by the U.S. Patent Office regarding what is now known to be the USB Type-C connector that provides further evidence that Apple played a major role in the development of this new standard,” Jack Purcher reports for Patently Apple.
“Apple’s newly granted patent covers their invention relating to input/output electrical connectors such as audio connectors and data connectors and in particular to slim or low profile connectors that can be used in place of standard connectors currently used,” Purcher reports. “In Apple’s patent claim #2 they note that ‘The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of data types include HDMI data, audio data, USB data, or video data.'”
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MacDailyNews Take: Irrational Apple Haters, enjoy using your Apple connectors for the next several years.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Bill” for the heads up.]
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