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Google patents threaded ports to keep liquid out of devices

Patent drawing
Patent drawing from the official filing.

Google has filed a patent for an electronic device housing with a special port design. The port uses a two-section structure where the outer section has threads, creating a tighter seal to prevent liquids from entering the device.

Why it mattersThis design could help make phones and other gadgets more resistant to accidental spills or rain.

In the filing’s own words

The present disclosure provides an electronic device. The electronic device includes a housing including an exterior wall. The electronic device also includes a port defining a pathway through the exterior wall for operational access by the component. The port includes a first section, the first section defining a first wall and an opening into the electronic device. The port also includes a second section, the second section defining a second wall and having an opening connected with the first section, the second section including one or more threads disposed thereon.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. An electronic device, the electronic device comprising: a housing including an exterior wall; a component carried within the housing; a port defining a pathway through the exterior wall for operational access by the component, the port comprising: a first section, the first section defining a first wall and an opening into the electronic device; a second section, the second section defining a second wall and having an opening connected with the first section, the second section including one or more threads disposed thereon.

Facts

Company
Google (Google LLC)
Official title
Component Port Minimizing Liquid Blockage for an Electronic Device
Publication number
US20260329348A1
Application number
19491114
Filed
Jun 8, 2023
Published
Oct 22, 2026
Inventors
3
Claims
20

Classified under

G06F 1/1656 Physics & computingG01D 11/26 Physics & computingG04G 17/08 Physics & computingG06F 1/163 Physics & computingH04R 1/086 Electricity & electronicsH05K 5/069 Electricity & electronics
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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