US Patent Issued to ProGrade Digital on Dec. 23 for "USB hub digital card reader with visible light source showing available-power indicator" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,505,064, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to ProGrade Digital Inc. (San Jose, Calif.).

"USB hub digital card reader with visible light source showing available-power indicator" was invented by Wes Brewer (Irvine, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments include, for example, a combination multi-port hub including at least two first connectors, at least two second connectors, an electronic circuit to detect a power level of the at least one type of electronic device, and a visible-light source. Each of the at least two first connectors is to couple electronically to a USB-based digital-card reader. Each of the at least two...