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Who or what group developed and patented the USB and when?
I found the inventor of the USB flashdrive easily but can not find specifically the first recognized usb connector, instead I found lots of them. One must have been first. I would like to get the patent number too.
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- MariannaLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
It wasn't a guy but a group who came up with USB,
officially introduced by a consortium of seven computer and telecommunications industry leaders in 1995. The seven core companies included Compaq, Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), IBM, Intel, Microsoft, NEC and Northern Telecom. Since the introduction of USB ten years ago, DEC was bought by Compaq which merged with Hewlett Packard. Today, the 1000-member USB Implementers Forum, Inc. (USB-IF) is steered by the USB promoters represented by Agere, Intel, Hewlett Packard, Microsoft, NEC and Philips; only three of which are from the original team.
Type "Patent USB connector" into your search engine, and you'll find quite a number of USB connector related patents.
But I have the feeling that the connector configuration itself is not a patent, but a decision of the USB-IF.
