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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:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2018
Applicant:
X Development Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventor:
Marc Strauss, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
X Development LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/26 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); G01L 5/00 (2006.01); G01L 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/26 (2013.01); B25J 9/1694 (2013.01); G01L 1/24 (2013.01); G01L 5/009 (2013.01);
Abstract
An example device includes a rigid plate, an inner element, a plurality of connecting flexural elements coupled between the inner element and rigid plate, and a hardstop that extends through the inner element and couples to the rigid plate. The inner element has a plurality of reflective surface areas that are configured to reflect light to a sensor. The plurality of connecting flexural elements allow the inner element to move relative to rigid plate. The hardstop contacts the inner element when a load applied on the device exceeds a threshold load.