Electronic accessories for digital music players and related methods

US8998637B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8998637-B2
Application numberUS-201414218537-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 18, 2014
Priority dateJun 20, 2006
Publication dateApr 7, 2015
Grant dateApr 7, 2015

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Embodiments of electronic accessories for digital music players are disclosed herein. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An electronic accessory for an electronic device, the electronic accessory comprising: a dock comprising: a dock surface extended between: a dock surface front edge; and a dock surface rear edge; and a connector aperture between the dock surface front edge and the dock surface rear edge; and an electrical connector located, between the dock surface front edge and the dock surface rear edge, and through the connector aperture; wherein:…

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What does patent US8998637B2 cover?
Embodiments of electronic accessories for digital music players are disclosed herein. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Belkin International Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01R33/945. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 07 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).