Global Patent Index - EP 1815478 A1

EP 1815478 A1 20070808 - USB FLASH DRIVE WITH STYLIZED CASE

Title (en)

USB FLASH DRIVE WITH STYLIZED CASE

Title (de)

USB-FLASH-LAUFWERK MIT STILISIERTEM GEHÄUSE

Title (fr)

LECTEUR FLASH USB A BOITIER STYLISE

Publication

EP 1815478 A1 20070808 (EN)

Application

EP 05851979 A 20051118

Priority

  • US 2005042270 W 20051118
  • US 62970404 P 20041122
  • US 28052605 A 20051115
  • US 28052705 A 20051115

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2006057991A1] Various embodiments of a consumer electronic device comprising two components are disclosed. One component is the functional element, another component is a stylized element. In an example of a USB flash drive, a functional component includes flash memory and a controller, while the stylized element is a case with a plug that inserts into a USB receptacle of a personal computer or other electronic device. The more expensive functional component is mass produced in a common form while many different versions of the less expensive stylized element are produced according to varying consumer tastes.

IPC 8 full level

G11C 5/00 (2006.01); G11C 16/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G11C 16/06 (2013.01); H05K 5/0278 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2006057991A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2006057991 A1 20060601; EP 1815478 A1 20070808; TW 200636735 A 20061016

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2005042270 W 20051118; EP 05851979 A 20051118; TW 94141023 A 20051122