Patent ID: 9153923
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A USB power adapter comprising: a printed circuit board; a male USB connector coupled to the printed circuit board and configured to mate with a female USB connector of a first device; a female USB connector coupled to the printed circuit board and configured to mate with a male USB connector of a cable which has a non-USB device connector on its other end for connection to a second device; and circuitry including a resistive biasing network integrated on the printed circuit board connecting one or more pins of the male USB connector of the USB power adapter to one or more pins of the female USB connector of the USB power adapter, the resistive biasing network operative for stepping down a voltage supplied by the first device to the second device when the first and second devices are connected via the power adapter and the cable, wherein the USB power adapter does not include a source of electrical power or an integrated circuit.