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US 6,763,410 B2Granted
Portable universal serial bus memory device
AssigneeWalton Advanced Engineering Inc.
InventorHong-Chi Yu
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Abstract
A portable USB memory device has a housing, a memory and driver board and a USB plug. The memory and driver board has a memory IC, a driver IC and some electronic components so that the thickness of the memory device is decreased and the memory device is only 3 times larger than the USB plug. The memory device is small enough small to adapt to mount in an external housing, which further is adapted to attach to other devices like key chains, belts, etc.
Claims9
A portable USB memory device, comprising
- a housing having two short sides, two long sides and an opening;
- a memory and driver board mounted in the housing, wherein the memory and driver board has a memory IC, a driver IC and edges with one edge facing the opening;
- and
- a USB plug connected to the edge facing the opening and protruding from the opening;
- wherein
- the memory IC and the driver IC are deposited on the memory and driver board to make the housing with the USB plug 3 times larger than the USB plug or less.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.