Patents
US 9596794 B2: Methods for applying protective coatings to internal surfaces of fully assembled electronic devices
- Granted
- 2017-03-14
- Filed
- 2014-02-11 application 14178112
- Type
- Utility · 24 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Methods for applying protective coatings to electronic devices that have already been assembled, and are in a consumer-ready or aftermarket form, are disclosed. In such a method, an electronic device may be at least partially disassembled to expose at least a portion of an interior of the electronic device. A protective coating is applied to some or all of the exposed surfaces of the electronic devices, including one or more internal surfaces, features or components of the electronic device. Thereafter, the electronic device may be reassembled. During and after reassembly, the protective coating resides internally within the electronic device. Systems for applying protective coatings to interior components of previously assembled electronic devices are also disclosed.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170314.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 | |
| Max Sorenson | Cottonwood Heights, UT | 24 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Paul S. Clayson | Draper, UT | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Scott B. Gordon | Salt Lake City, UT | 2 | Person page FUZZY medium confidence | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H05K | Printed circuits; casings or constructional details of electric apparatus; manufacture of assemblages of electrical components | H05K3/284 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C23C | Coating metallic material; coating material with metallic material; surface treatment of metallic material by diffusion into the surface, by chemical conversion or substitution; coating by vacuum evaporation, by sputtering, by ion implantation or by chemical vapour deposition, in general | C23C16/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T29/49716 | 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 |
| 2014-02-20 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CLAYSON, PAUL S. signed 2013-09-03 GORDON, SCOTT B. signed 2013-09-03 SORENSON, MAX signed 2013-09-24 STEVENS, BLAKE signed 2013-09-24 | HZO, INC. DRAPER, UT | 32253/894 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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