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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2022
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Jennifer I. Bennett, Rochester, MN (US);
William J Green, Cary, NC (US);
Jeremy Miner, Cary, NC (US);
Carolina Garcia Delgado, Zapopan, MX;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Digital data stored on a data storage device is secured by rendering the data storage device inoperable. An insulating tab can be coupled to a battery where the insulating tab is positioned between an electric output for the battery and a power circuit for the data storage device. The insulating tab can be positioned between the data storage device and a structure, such that when the structure is compromised to access the storage device, the insulating tab is decoupled from the battery and an electric output at a voltage level is delivered by the battery to the storage device via the power circuit. The voltage level renders the storage device inoperable by providing an overvoltage to one or more electrical components of the storage device.