US Patent Issued to Dell Products on Sept. 8 for "Systems and methods to diagnose connectivity of a non-soldered compression USB connector" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,731,923, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Dell Products LP (Round Rock, Texas).

"Systems and methods to diagnose connectivity of a non-soldered compression USB connector" was invented by Christian L. Critz (Liberty Hill, Texas) and Ernesto Ramirez (Austin, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of systems and methods to diagnose connectivity of a non-soldered compression Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector are described. In some non-limiting embodiments, a USB connector assembly includes: a mounting bracket configured to removably attach to a printed circuit board (PCB); and a plurality of diagnostic contacts disposed at lea...