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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2020
Applicant:
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Philip John Jakes, Durham, NC (US);
Jeremy Robert Carlson, Cary, NC (US);
Larry Glenn Estes, Durham, NC (US);
Bouziane Yebka, Apex, NC (US);
Assignee:
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 (2006.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01); H01R 11/28 (2006.01); H01M 10/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 (2013.01); H01M 10/425 (2013.01); H01R 11/282 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one aspect a device includes at least one processor, a battery that powers the at least one processor, and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The device also includes circuitry to, responsive to a user command to decommission the battery, discharge the battery to render the battery inoperable.