Patents by Inventor Mark Lynn Shipley

Mark Lynn Shipley 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).

  • Electronic pull tab for battery protection
    Patent number: 9883603
    Abstract: A battery powered device is configured to allow the device to be stored for extended periods of time with a lithium battery installed and operable. An electronic switch is coupled between the battery and processing logic of the device and is biased off to block all current flow to the processing logic while the device is in a storage state. A user may perform a simple action to overcome the bias such that the electronic switch is turned on and allows current to flow to the processing logic in an operational state. Later, the user may perform another simple action to restore the bias such that the electronic switch is turned off to return the device to the storage state in which essentially no current is drained from the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Thomas Brian Olson, Alan Robert Ladd, Mark Lynn Shipley
  • Electronic Pull Tab for Battery Protection
    Publication number: 20150022956
    Abstract: A battery powered device is configured to allow the device to be stored for extended periods of time with a lithium battery installed and operable. An electronic switch is coupled between the battery and processing logic of the device and is biased off to block all current flow to the processing logic while the device is in a storage state. A user may perform a simple action to overcome the bias such that the electronic switch is turned on and allows current to flow to the processing logic in an operational state. Later, the user may perform another simple action to restore the bias such that the electronic switch is turned off to return the device to the storage state in which essentially no current is drained from the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas Brian Olson, Alan Robert Ladd, Mark Lynn Shipley