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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2018
Applicant:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Jude Royston Jonas, Hudson, NH (US);
Dragan Pajevic, Arlington, MA (US);
Craig Ropi, Medford, MA (US);
Assignee:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/04 (2006.01); G01V 8/14 (2006.01); B65G 43/00 (2006.01); G01J 1/44 (2006.01); G01J 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/0403 (2013.01); B65G 43/00 (2013.01); G01J 1/0271 (2013.01); G01J 1/44 (2013.01); G01V 8/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
An adjustable housing for a light sensor includes a biasing spring and an adjustment screw or cam shaft or other rotary means to adjust the sensor against the spring biasing force. In some embodiments, a detent mechanism can retain the sensor in a desired position and provide an audible click during adjustment. The housing can have a free-floating wall such that when tightening or locking the assembly in place, the wall does not deform and therefore does not affect the sensor alignment.