Patents by Inventor Michael Smithwick

Michael Smithwick 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 of Remotely Determining the Condition of a Used Electronic Device
    Publication number: 20150324870
    Abstract: A method of remotely performing a functional diagnostic and a cosmetic evaluation of a used electronic device, using an app installed on the device itself, and of using the evaluation data to determine a resale value for the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Tu Nguyen, Michael Smithwick, Kevin Ta
  • System and Method for Recycling Electronics While Complying with Secondhand Transaction Reporting Laws
    Publication number: 20150324761
    Abstract: A system and method for recycling used electronic devices in a kiosk or a desktop device while reporting the transaction to law enforcement in a manner required by the local jurisdiction for secondhand dealers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Tu Nguyen, Michael Smithwick
  • System and Method for Erasing Data on an Electronic Device
    Publication number: 20150309754
    Abstract: A data erasing system and method for erasing the data on multiple electronic devices at a time, where the multiple electronic devices do not all have to be of the same type or connected at the same time, and where the electronic device's battery may be dead prior to erasure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventor: Michael Smithwick
  • System and Method for Recycling Electronics
    Publication number: 20150294278
    Abstract: A kiosk for recycling electronics, comprising security features that prompt it to reject stolen or possibly stolen devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Tu Nguyen, Kevin Ta, Michael Smithwick