US 11,936,142 B2
Graphics-card power connector
Samuel Alexander Tramiel, Mountain View, CA (US); Dawid Bogdal, Sunnyvale, CA (US); and Darius Mostowfi, San Carlos, CA (US)
Assigned to Palo Alto Innovation, LLC, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by Palo Alto Innovation, LLC, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/714,751.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/173,359, filed on Apr. 10, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0329016 A1, Oct. 13, 2022
Int. Cl. H01R 12/57 (2011.01); G06F 1/18 (2006.01); H01R 13/66 (2006.01); H01R 13/717 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/665 (2013.01) [G06F 1/185 (2013.01); H01R 12/57 (2013.01); H01R 13/7175 (2013.01)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A power connector, comprising:
a first printed circuit board (PCB) to connect to a plurality of power cables and receive power from the plurality of power cables;
a plug, electrically connected to the first PCB, to connect to a graphics card and provide the power to the graphics card; and
a second PCB coupled to the first PCB to receive the power from the first PCB and coupled to the plug to provide the power to the graphics card, wherein the plug is to provide the power from the second PCB to the graphics card.