ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,512,552, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Hewlett-Packard Development Co. LP (Spring, Texas).
"Engageable elements to disconnect batteries" was invented by Tony Seokhwa Moon (Spring, Texas), Derek Kyle Joseph Kanas (Spring, Texas) and Michael John Bugos (Spring, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An example computing device includes a housing including a battery compartment to receive a removable battery, a cover engageable with the housing to close the battery compartment, and a device connector positioned inside the housing at a fixed position relative to the housing. The device connector is to make an electrical connection with a ...