Patents by Inventor Blake L. Stevens

Blake L. Stevens has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for manufacturing an electronic device
    Patent number: 10070569
    Abstract: A system for assembling electronic devices includes at least one coating element for applying a moisture-resistant coating to surfaces of a device under assembly, or an electronic device under assembly. As components and one or more moisture-resistant coatings are added to the electronic device under assembly to form a finished electronic device, at least one surface on which the coating resides and, thus, at least a portion of the coating itself, is located internally within the finished electronic device. Methods for assembling electronic devices that include internally confined moisture-resistant coatings are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: HZO, Inc.
    Inventors: Blake L. Stevens, Max E. Sorenson, Marc K. Chason
  • Removal of selected portions of protective coatings from substrates
    Patent number: 9656350
    Abstract: A method for selectively removing portions of a protective coating from a substrate, such as an electronic device, includes removing portions of the protective coating from the substrate. The removal process may include cutting the protective coating at specific locations, then removing desired portions of the protective coating from the substrate, or it may include ablating the portions of the protective coating that are to be removed. Coating and removal systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: HZO, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Astle, Tyler C. Child, Vimal K. Kasagani, Cameron L. Loose, Blake L. Stevens, Max E. Sorenson
  • SYSTEMS FOR ASSEMBLING ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH INTERNAL WATER-RESISTANT COATING
    Publication number: 20160324044
    Abstract: A system for assembling electronic devices includes at least one coating element for applying a moisture-resistant coating to surfaces of a device under assembly, or an electronic device under assembly. As components and one or more moisture-resistant coatings are added to the electronic device under assembly to form a finished electronic device, at least one surface on which the coating resides and, thus, at least a portion of the coating itself, is located internally within the finished electronic device. Methods for assembling electronic devices that include internally confined moisture-resistant coatings are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: HzO, Inc.
    Inventors: Blake L. Stevens, Max E. Sorenson, Marc K. Chason