Patent ID: 9239439
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: G02B,H01R,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A universal serial bus (USB) connector, comprising: an insulative base wherein the insulative base has a first surface and a second surface wherein the first surface is perpendicular to the second surface; a plurality of electrical contacts on the first surface of the insulative base to make electrical connections with a mating universal serial bus (USB) connector, including at least one electrical contact to provide power and at least one electrical contact to make an electrical data connection; at least one lens in an opening in the second surface of the insulative base wherein the at least one lens is to convey an optical data signal received from a mating USB connector; and an optical fiber optically coupled to the at least one lens wherein the at least one lens is to expand and collimate a light beam from the optical fiber or is to focus a light beam into the optical fiber.