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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Hzo, Inc., Draper, UT (US);
Inventor:
Blake Stevens, Morristown, NJ (US);
Assignee:
HZO, Inc., Draper, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/266 (2013.01); G06F 1/1632 (2013.01); H02J 1/00 (2013.01); Y10T 307/826 (2015.04);
Abstract
Methods, apparatuses and systems for reducing or selectively terminating the power supplied to or the voltage present at the ports of electronic devices are disclosed. Methods, apparatuses and systems for reducing or terminating the power supplied to and, thus, the voltage across electrical contacts of one or more ports of a portable electronic device when the port is not in use may be effected in a variety of ways and may prevent corrosion or other moisture-induced damage to each port, and to the electronic device of which the port is a part.