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US 2021/0200272 A1Published application
Computing device water protection
AssigneeLenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
InventorsRobert James Norton, JR., Scott Wentao Li, Robert James Kapinos, Russell Speight VanBlon
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Abstract
A device can include a housing that defines an interior space and an exterior space and that includes air passages between the interior space and the exterior space; electronic components disposed in the interior space of the housing, where the electronic components include a processor and memory accessible to the processor; and a material that, upon exposure to water, transitions from a first state to a second state that protects at least one of the electronic components from damage.
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A device comprising:
- a housing that defines an interior space and an exterior space and that comprises air passages between the interior space and the exterior space;
- electronic components disposed in the interior space of the housing, wherein the electronic components comprise a processor and memory accessible to the processor;
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- a material that, upon exposure to water, transitions from a first state to a second state that protects at least one of the electronic components from damage.
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