Granted Patent B2

US 12,633,707 · App. 17/392,916 · Granted May 19, 2026

Inventor: Charles H. Leahy (Asheville, NC)

Assignee: Eco-Panels, LLC

H01R13/6683H02J7/0045

Abstract

Claims (23)

1 . A universal technology socket comprising:

a housing including a positioning component;

a processor;

at least one audiovisual indicator; and

at least one electrical pin;

wherein the housing includes at least one lever;

wherein the processor is operable to remotely activate movement of the at least one lever for the at least one lever to engage and disengage the housing;

wherein the engagement of the at least one lever with the housing locks the housing;

wherein the housing is configured to receive at least one pluggable device;

wherein the positioning component is configured to maintain a connection between the housing and the at least one pluggable device;

wherein the at least one electrical pin is operable to connect with the at least one pluggable device;

wherein the at least one audiovisual indicator is configured to generate a first alert when the at least one pluggable device is connected to the universal technology socket;

wherein the first alert comprises an audio cue and a visual cue;

wherein the processor is operable to be in active mode when the at least one electrical pin is connected to the at least one pluggable device and the processor is operable to be in sleep mode when the at least one electrical pin is not connected to the at least one pluggable device;

wherein the positioning component is configured to hold the at least one pluggable device in a position flush with the housing; and

wherein the positioning component further includes an attachment component and an arm component operable to extend and retract, wherein the arm component is attached to the attachment component, wherein the attachment component is further configured to attach to the at least one pluggable device, wherein the arm component is configured to align the at least one pluggable device with the at least one electrical pin and move the at least one pluggable device towards the at least one electrical pin until a physical and/or an electrical connection is made.

2 . The universal technology socket of claim 1 , wherein the universal technology socket is further configured to connect to a power supply, wherein the universal technology socket is further configured to provide power to the at least one pluggable device through an electrical connection between the at least one electrical pin and the at least one pluggable device.

3 . The universal technology socket of claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to determine at least one power requirement for the at least one pluggable device when the at least one pluggable device is connected to the at least one electrical pin.

4 . The universal technology socket of claim 1 , further including at least one battery, wherein the at least one battery is configured to power the universal technology socket and/or the at least one pluggable device, wherein the processor is configured to monitor a status of the at least one battery, wherein the processor is configured to stop the power transfer from the at least one battery to the universal technology socket and/or the at least one pluggable device when the battery status is below at least one threshold.

5 . The universal technology socket of claim 4 , further including at least one temperature sensor, wherein the at least one temperature sensor is in communication with the processor, wherein the processor is configured to turn off the at least one battery if a temperature of the universal technology socket and/or the at least one pluggable device is above at least one threshold.

6 . The universal technology socket of claim 1 , further including at least one sensor, wherein the at least one sensor includes an air quality sensor, wherein the universal technology socket is configured to send a second alert to at least one remote device based on air quality sensor data.

7 . The universal technology socket of claim 1 , wherein the universal technology socket is further configured to receive at least one connector, wherein the at least one connector includes at least one of a rectangular connector, a circular connector, a terminal block, a coaxial connector, a d-shaped connector, a pluggable connector, a universal serial bus (USB) connector, a micro USB connector, a lightning connector, a firewire connector, a USB-A connector, a USB-B connector, a USB-C connector, a digital video interface (DVI) connector, a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) connector, a video graphics array (VGA) connector, a router connector, a modem connector, or a serial port connector.

8 . The universal technology socket of claim 1 , wherein the universal technology socket is operable to send a second alert to at least one remote device, wherein the second alert comprises an identified error for the universal technology socket.

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