Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Makerbot Industries, LLC

David Tuzman

Vidhyananth Ramasamy Venkatasamy

James Robert Lim

Aljosa Kemperle

Peter Joseph Schmehl

Stewart Schmehl

Thomas Gang Wang

David T Wang

Marcel Colman Eric Stieber

Poon-Keong Ang

Sagnik Kar

Mitchell Bernard Skiba

Roy Reichwein

David Wang

Method and systems for dynamic current redistribution in electronic devices with external power storage devices are disclosed. The dynamic current redistribution system includes a set of policies for each state of the electronic device. Depending on a device state, the system identifies the policies to be put in place, and directs current according to the policies. The electronic device may be connected to an external power source in one state, an external battery device in another state, and may be connected to both in a third state.

Dynamic current redistribution for portable electronic devices

Method and systems for configuration and control of an inter-integrated circuit (I2C) bus interface are described. An electronic device that may be connected to an external battery device via a modified connector is also described. The connector has multiple interconnect pins, and one of the interconnect pins of the connector is multiplexed to receive data operation and interrupt or signaling operation on a single line. The single line is configured to not only detect a connection with the external battery device, but also to perform data operations including read/write operations between the electronic device and the external battery device.

Systems and methods for dynamic configuration and control of bus interface

A small capacity battery for powering electronic devices, such as an e-book reader, is provided. This small capacity battery is designed to produce low area-specific resistance, which maintains usable operating voltages even during periods of high current draw. As a result, a lighter and smaller form-factor battery may provide the same battery capacity as a larger and heavier conventional battery. A user may then be provided with a lightweight and small form-factor electronic device that achieves an extended battery life.

Low capacity, low area-specific resistance battery cell for electronic devices

An extruder or other similar tool head of a three-dimensional printer is slidably mounted along a feedpath of build material so that the extruder can move into and out of contact with a build surface according to whether build material is being extruded. The extruder may be spring-biased against the forward feedpath so that the extruder remains above the build surface in the absence of applied forces, and then moves downward into a position for extrusion when build material is fed into the extruder. In another aspect, modular tool heads are disclosed that can be automatically coupled to and removed from the three-dimensional printer by a suitable robotics system. A tool crib may be provided to store multiple tool heads while not in use.

Three-dimensional printer tool systems

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David Tuzman