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		Apple's 5 year old patent for thinner headphone jack (uspto.gov)
		1 point by InfinityByTen on Sept 28, 2020 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

s1mon on Sept 28, 2020 [–]

Skimming the patent, this looks to be a docking connector, not just specifically a headphone jack.

I believe you're looking for this patent: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=H...

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