ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,271,234, issued on April 8, was assigned to Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (Singapore).
"Computing device" was invented by Mark Christopher Heidenfeldt (Morrisville, N.C.), Sandy Collins (Morrisville, N.C.), Justin Ringuette (Morrisville, N.C.), Richard Todd Wall (Morrisville, N.C.), Mark K. Summerville (Morrisville, N.C.) and Aravind Senthil Murugan (Morrisville, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A computing device can include a processor; memory accessible to the processor; a lithium-ion battery; a power interface; magnet control circuitry operatively coupled to at least the power interface for receipt of electrical power; and a housin...