According to a new patent found by Patently Apple, future iOS adapters and charging cables might be able t utilize ThunderBolt and/or USB 3. It isn’t immediately clear if this will be backward compatible with today’s 30-pin connectors.
Check out the schematic below:
![30 pin thunder](http://www.mactrast.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/30-pin-thunder.jpg)
PatentlyApple via 9to5Mac