公开(公告)号：US11345052B1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-31

申请号：US15727246

申请日：2017-10-06

Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： John Edwin Johnston ,  Christopher Clive Jones ,  Carl Philip Taussig ,  Christopher Lorenzo Dunn ,  Mark Greggory Edstrom ,  David Jennings Dostal ,  Jose Arnoldo Marin-McDaniel

IPC: F16M13/00 ,  B25J18/02 ,  B25J19/02

Abstract: An extensible mast device allows a payload to be supported at a controllable distance from a supporting device. A motor driving a flexible strip provides a force through the flexible strip to extend the mast. The extended strip may have a curved cross section that provides some rigidity. A set of telescoping sections may enclose the strip. One or more of the sections may be flexible. In the event of an impact between the extensible mast and an object, such as a user, the flexible section and the strip yield to the impact and collapse. The extensible mast may be easily reset by lifting it back to a vertical position, with the flexible strip reasserting the curved cross section and the flexible sections resuming substantially the same shape as before the impact. A robot may use the extensible mast to elevate cameras or other sensors to a higher vantage point.

公开(公告)号：US10237989B1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-19

申请号：US15446623

申请日：2017-03-01

Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： David Eric Peters ,  Carl Philip Taussig ,  Shan Cheng ,  Vikram Srinivas

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H05K7/00 ,  H05K5/03

Abstract: A flexible housing for a flexible electronic device is coupled to a cover lens for enclosing components disposed between the flexible housing and the cover lens. The flexible housing includes a flexible polymer substrate. A first metal layer covering at least a portion of the flexible polymer substrate. A second metal layer is disposed on the first metal layer. A protective coating covers the second metal layer.

公开(公告)号：US10073211B1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-11

申请号：US15265369

申请日：2016-09-14

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Angeles Marcia Almanza-Workman ,  Carl Philip Taussig ,  Isabella Talley Lewis

IPC: F21V8/00

CPC classification number: G02B6/0055 ,  G02B6/005 ,  G02B6/0065 ,  G02B6/0076 ,  G02B6/0083 ,  G02B6/0088 ,  G02F1/133502 ,  G02F1/133509 ,  G02F2001/133562 ,  G02F2001/133616

Abstract: Displays are described. One display having a light guide, and a multilayer structure. The light guide is disposed on a top side of the reflective display. The multilayer structure is disposed on the light guide. The multilayer structure includes: a first optically clear adhesive (OCA) layer disposed on the light guide; a black ink layer disposed on the first OCA layer; an first layer disposed on the black ink layer; a polymer layer disposed on the first layer; and a second OCA layer disposed on the polymer layer.

公开(公告)号：US11446810B1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-20

申请号：US15613916

申请日：2017-06-05

Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Albert John Yu Sam Chua ,  Paul Leland Mandel ,  Adam Barry Fineberg ,  Christopher Clive Jones ,  Stephen Anthony Kitchens ,  Christopher Lorenzo Dunn ,  Omar Sze Leung ,  Carl Philip Taussig ,  John Edwin Johnston

IPC: B25J5/00 ,  B25J19/02 ,  A47L11/40 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G01C21/20

Abstract: A robotic assistant comprises a plurality of sensors in a compact and unobtrusive form. One or more sensors may be emplaced upon a mast that may be selectively raised and lowered. The mast allows the robotic assistant to acquire images or other sensor data from a greater height, without substantially increasing the bulk of the robotic assistant. For ease of transport from one floor to another or from one building to another, the robotic assistant may deploy a handhold that a human may use to pick up and carry the robotic assistant. Floor characterization sensors may be used to determine characteristics of the floor such as if the floor is wet or dry. The robotic assistant may be used to provide a user with access to network services, to monitor a facility, provide telepresence services, and so forth.

公开(公告)号：US10103478B1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-16

申请号：US15631213

申请日：2017-06-23

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Shan Cheng ,  Carl Philip Taussig

IPC: H01R4/24 ,  H01R13/523 ,  H01R13/52 ,  H05K3/28 ,  H05K1/18

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for water resistant connectors having conductive elements. In one embodiment, an example water resistant connector may include a first connector with a first conductive layer and a first water resistant layer adjacent to the first conductive layer, and a circuit component with a second conductive layer positioned on a first side of the circuit component, and a second water resistant layer adjacent to the second conductive layer. The first conductive layer and the second conductive layer may be in contact in a connected configuration.