Patent ID: 11967788
Assignee: RHEEM MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC H

Claim 14:
15. An authentication set comprising:
a plug-in connector comprising:
a housing having at least two contact terminals received in adjacent terminal receiving cavities,
wherein an identification device is arranged in the housing and adapted to simultaneously contact the at least two contact terminals, the identification device comprising a unique identifier, wherein one of the at least two contact terminals is an output terminal of the identification device, and
wherein the unique identifier of the identification device is adapted to be read out via the output terminal for authenticating the plug-in connector;

a reading unit adapted to read out the unique identifier; and
a control unit enabling a power and data path through a mating connector or electric device upon authentication of the plug-in connector.