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Microsoft patents USB-C port with magnets to guide cable insertion

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Patent drawing from the official filing.

Microsoft describes a device design where the USB-C port is set back inside the housing rather than flush with the edge. A funnel-shaped guide sits between two magnets to help align the cable plug with the recessed pins.

Why it mattersThis design could make plugging in cables easier by using magnetic alignment to guide the connector into a deeper, more protected port.

In the filing’s own words

This document generally relates to USB-C connections between devices and cords or cables. One example device includes a housing including multiple surfaces that collectively define a volume. The device also includes a USB-C receptacle positioned within the volume and recessed behind an individual surface. The recessed USB-C receptacle includes a USB-C compliant arrangement of pins. The example also includes a funnel that extends through the individual surface to the recessed USB-C receptacle.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A device, comprising: a housing including multiple surfaces that collectively define a volume; and, a USB-C magnetic funnel port comprising a USB-C receptacle positioned within the volume and recessed behind an individual surface, the recessed USB-C receptacle comprising a USB-C compliant arrangement of pins and a funnel interposed between a pair of magnets and extending from the individual surface to the recessed USB-C receptacle.

Facts

Company
Microsoft (Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC)
Official title
USB-C Connector
Publication number
US20260302687A1
Application number
19090928
Filed
Mar 26, 2025
Published
Oct 1, 2026
Inventors
3
Claims
20

Classified under

H01R 13/6205 Electricity & electronicsH01R 13/502 Electricity & electronics
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