Patents by Inventor Craig D. OWEN

Craig D. OWEN 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).

  • Electrical battery de-bonding
    Patent number: 11081898
    Abstract: A system for electrically de-bonding a battery from an electronic device includes an electro-adhesive layer within a coupling between the battery and the electronic device. When a current a of predetermined magnitude is directed through the electro-adhesive between a first electrode and a second electrode, the electro-adhesive initiates a chemical reaction that weakens a bond between the battery and the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory S. Yoder, Scott Douglas Bowers, Craig D. Owen
  • ELECTRICAL BATTERY DE-BONDING
    Publication number: 20200195025
    Abstract: A system for electrically de-bonding a battery from an electronic device includes an electro-adhesive layer within a coupling between the battery and the electronic device. When a current a of predetermined magnitude is directed through the electro-adhesive between a first electrode and a second electrode, the electro-adhesive initiates a chemical reaction that weakens a bond between the battery and the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Gregory S. YODER, Scott Douglas BOWERS, Craig D. OWEN