Apple Inc.

Matthew M Torok

William M Price

Foster D Collins

Jonathan L Hall

Troy Alexander Carter

Roland R Smith

Islam Mohsen Shawki

Peteris K Augensberg

A charging station for an electric vehicle includes a passive alignment mechanism that includes a longitudinal translation stage that allows motion in a longitudinal direction, a charging plug connected to the passive alignment mechanism, and a releasable connector. The releasable connector resists motion of the longitudinal translation stage in a connected position when a magnitude of an external force applied in the longitudinal direction is below a threshold. The releasable connector moves from the connected position to a released position to allow motion of the longitudinal translation stage when the magnitude of the external force applied in the longitudinal direction is above the threshold.

Charging station with passive alignment mechanism

A vehicle wheel assembly includes a wheel, a tire supported by the wheel, an internal space defined by the wheel, a wheel hub that is rotatably connected to the wheel and is located in the internal space, and a mass actuator that is connected to the wheel hub and located in the internal space.

Wheel-mounted suspension actuators

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Los Altos, CA, United States of America

Matthew M Torok