International Business Machines Corporation

Honeywell International Inc.

Lenovo (singapore) Pte. Ltd.

Albert Sauer

Nathan J Peterson

David Wayne Hill

Amy L Rose

Brian Hargrove Leonard

John Scott Crowe

James Stephen Rutledge

Mark Allan Casparian

Travis C Baldwin

Julie Elaine Tierney

Joshua Jorgensen

Herold Lester Rothrock

Jeffrey Michael Anderson

A system and method are disclosed for remotely operating a shut-off valve of a gas meter. The gas meter includes a meter housing having a shut-off valve disposed within. An optical control system enables the shut-off valve to be operated with optical signals input to the meter.

Optical gas meter disconnect

In one aspect, a device includes at least one solid state drive (SSD) and an element which prevents removal of the device from a computer housing with which the device engages with unique data on the SSD being accessible.

Prevention of removal of solid state drive from computer housing with data being accessible thereon

A portable system that provides audio to video displays or monitors includes a bezel with integrated speakers and integrated channels that slide onto the bezel of the monitors. The bezel with integrated speakers does not increase the lateral footprint of the monitor.

Slide-on speaker assembly

Growing community of inventors

Raleigh, NC, United States of America

Albert Sauer