Patents
US 9563244 B2: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for reducing power to ports of electronic devices
- Granted
- 2017-02-07
- Filed
- 2014-01-08 application 14150294
- Type
- Utility · 13 claims
- Elsewhere
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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.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170207.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HZO, Inc. 41 patents | US company or organization | Draper, UT | HZO, INC. Form D issuer EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Stevens | Morristown, NJ | 22 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F1/266 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-05 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | HZO, INC. signed 2023-06-05 HZO HONG KONG LIMITED signed 2023-06-05 | CATHAY BANK EL MONTE, CA | 63861/25 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-05 |
| 2019-02-07 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | HZO, INC. signed 2019-02-04 | CATHAY BANK EL MONTE, CA | 48284/626 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-01-03 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | HZO, INC. signed 2017-12-27 | CATHAY BANK EL MONTE, CA | 44995/270 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-01-03 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | PACIFIC WESTERN BANK signed 2017-12-29 | HZO, INC. DRAPER, UT | 44523/446 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-05-02 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | HZO, INC. signed 2013-09-23 | PACIFIC WESTERN BANK (AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST BY MERGER TO SQUARE 1 BANK) DURHAM, NC | 38435/224 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-03-18 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | STEVENS, BLAKE signed 2014-03-13 | HZO, INC. DRAPER, UT | 32467/138 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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