# US 12,603,461 B2 · Communication interface > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,603,461 B2 - Document ID: US12603461B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/234,744 - Filed: 2023-08-16 - Published: 2024-02-22 - Granted: 2026-04-14 - Earliest claimed: 2022-08-17 - Assignees: Tianjin Laird Technologies Limited - Applicants: Tianjin Laird Technologies Limited - Inventors: Yifan Xu; Shaomei Shi; Jingqi Zhao - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12603461B2 ## CPC - G02B 6/4277: {Protection against electromagnetic interference [EMI], e.g. shielding means (shielding of electric apparatus H05K9/00, of instruments G12B17/00)} - H01R 13/631: for engagement only - H01R 31/06: Intermediate parts for linking two coupling parts, e.g. adapter (with a holder adapted for supporting apparatus to which its counterpart is attached H01R33/94) - H01R 13/6598: Shield material - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract A communication interface comprises a male connector interface and a female connector interface. The male connector interface includes at least one male connector. The female connector interface includes at least one female connector pluggable into the male connector of the male connector interface. An open channel and/or a gap for signal transmission is in the male connector interface and/or the female connector interface. Each of the male connector and the female connector includes a communication line structure, a guiding structure, a support structure, and a protection structure, at least one of which includes a wave absorbing portion configured to absorb an electromagnetic leakage from the male connector interface and/or the female connector interface via the open channel and/or the gap. The communication interface can effectively solve the problem of the leakage of electromagnetic energy inside the communication interface. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A communication interface comprising: a male connector interface including at least one male connector; a female connector interface including at least one female connector configured such that the male connector of the male connector interface is pluggable into the female connector; and an open channel and/or a gap for signal transmission in the male connector interface and/or the female connector interface; wherein the male connector and the female connector each includes a communication line structure, a guiding structure, a support structure, and a protective structure, at least one of which includes a wave absorbing portion configured to absorb an electromagnetic leakage from the male connector interface and/or the female connector interface via the open channel and/or the gap; and wherein the protective structure comprises a protective cover of the male connector and/or a shielding shell of the female connector. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The communication interface of claim 1, wherein: the support structure of the female connector comprises a female receiving channel; the support structure of the male connector comprises a male contact end face configured to enclose a periphery of the female receiving channel and a male insertion block insertable into the female receiving channel; and the wave absorbing portion is on at least one of the female receiving channel, the male insertion block, and the male contact end face. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The communication interface of claim 2, wherein: the female receiving channel includes the guiding structure; the male insertion block of the male connector includes the guiding structure fitted with the guiding structure of the female receiving channel; and the wave absorbing portion is on the guiding structure of the male insertion block and/or the guiding structure of the female receiving channel. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The communication interface of claim 3, wherein: the communication line structure of the female connector penetrates into the female receiving channel; the communication line structure of the male insertion block penetrates into the guiding structure of the male insertion block; and the wave absorbing portion is on the communication line structure of the female connector and/or the communication line structure of the male insertion block. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The communication interface of claim 1, wherein the wave absorbing portion comprises a structural layer on at least one of: the communication line structure, the guiding structure, the support structure, and the protection structure of the male connector; or the communication line structure, the guiding structure, the support structure, and the protection structure of the female connector. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The communication interface of claim 1, wherein the support structure and the guiding structure of the female connector are made of a wave absorbing material comprising carbonyl iron powder filled in a liquid crystal polymer (LCP) substrate. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The communication interface of claim 1, wherein the guiding structure of the male connector is made of a wave absorbing material comprising carbonyl iron powder filled in a liquid crystal polymer (LCP) substrate. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The communication interface of claim 1, wherein: the support structure and the guiding structure of the female connector are made of a wave absorbing material comprising carbonyl iron powder filled in a liquid crystal polymer (LCP) substrate; and the guiding structure of the male connector is made of a wave absorbing material comprising carbonyl iron powder filled in a liquid crystal polymer (LCP) substrate. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The communication interface of claim 1, wherein: the male connector interface comprises the protective cover that covers the male connector; and the female connector interface comprises the shielding shell that covers the female connector. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The communication interface of claim 1, wherein the male connector interface and the female connector interface are configured to be connected to each other by a threaded connection or by snapping. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The communication interface of claim 1, wherein the wave absorbing portion comprises a ferrite material, a ferrosilicon aluminum material, a carbonyl iron powder material, a silicon carbide material, a carbon nanotube, graphene, and/or carbon powder. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The communication interface of claim 1, wherein: the communication interface is an optical fiber interface; the male connector interface comprises an optical interface male connector configured to be connected with an optical fiber cable; and the female connector interface comprises an optical interface female connector configured such that the optical interface male connector is pluggable into the optical interface female connector, the optical interface female connector comprising an optical module including an electrical connector and a printed circuit board. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The communication interface of claim 1, wherein: the wave absorbing portion comprises a structural layer on the communication line structure, the guiding structure, the support structure, and the protection structure of the male connector; and the structural layer comprises a ferrite material, a ferrosilicon aluminum material, a carbonyl iron powder material, a silicon carbide material, a carbon nanotube, graphene, and/or carbon powder. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The communication interface of claim 1, wherein: the wave absorbing portion comprises a structural layer on the communication line structure, the guiding structure, the support structure, and the protection structure of the female connector; and the structural layer comprises a ferrite material, a ferrosilicon aluminum material, a carbonyl iron powder material, a silicon carbide material, a carbon nanotube, graphene, and/or carbon powder.