ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. RE50,307, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to KIWI INTELLECTUAL ASSETS Corp. (New Taipei, Taiwan).
"Socket structure with duplex electrical connection" was invented by Chou Hsien Tsai (New Taipei, Taiwan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A socket structure includes a base; a slot, disposed on one end of the base and to be connected to one plug having one row of terminals; a tongue disposed on a front end of the base and within the slot so that chambers of the slot on two sides of the tongue may be normally and oppositely inserted and positioned into the slot; one row of first contacts separately arranged on one surface of the tongue, wherein ea...