Patents by Inventor Marianne Anne Marie Vandecasteele

Marianne Anne Marie Vandecasteele 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).

  • Battery operated device and battery removal method
    Patent number: 10886509
    Abstract: A battery operated device and method of removing a battery therefrom are described. The battery operated device includes a battery compartment, a battery in the battery compartment, and an electric component powered by the battery. The battery compartment is mounted on a deformable base and includes a top surface which is adapted to be ruptured by deforming the deformable base, thereby enabling removal of the battery from the battery compartment. The method of removing a battery from a battery compartment of a battery operated device includes rupturing a top surface of the battery compartment by deforming a deformable base of the battery compartment, and removing the battery from the battery compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Stichting IMEC Nederland
    Inventors: Ruben de Francisco Martin, Marianne Anne Marie Vandecasteele, Victor Van Acht
  • Battery Operated Device and Battery Removal Method
    Publication number: 20160359150
    Abstract: A battery operated device and method of removing a battery therefrom are described. The battery operated device includes a battery compartment, a battery in the battery compartment, and an electric component powered by the battery. The battery compartment is mounted on a deformable base and includes a top surface which is adapted to be ruptured by deforming the deformable base, thereby enabling removal of the battery from the battery compartment. The method of removing a battery from a battery compartment of a battery operated device includes rupturing a top surface of the battery compartment by deforming a deformable base of the battery compartment, and removing the battery from the battery compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Stichting IMEC Nederland
    Inventors: Ruben de Francisco Martin, Marianne Anne Marie Vandecasteele, Victor Van Acht