MUMBAI, India, March 28 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202414068160 A) filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, U.S.A., on Sept. 10, 2024, for 'passive structures for reducing corrosion in a connector.'
Inventor(s) include Amini, Mahmoud R.; Wankoff, Eric B.; Pansare, Nikhil S.; Kamei, Ibuki; Chizari, Samira; and Cameron, Peter J.
The application for the patent was published on March 28, under issue no. 13/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Connector structures that can help to reduce corrosion of contacts in a connector receptacle and can reduce liquid ingress into an electronic device that houses the connector receptacle. An example can increase an effective width be...