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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2017
Applicant:
X Development Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Adam Reich, Oakland, CA (US);
Stephen Dorow, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
X Development LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 3/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
An example device includes an inner element, an outer surrounding element, and a plurality of connecting flexural elements coupled between the inner element and the outer surrounding element. The inner element has a plurality of reflective surface areas that are configured to reflect light to a sensor. The outer surrounding element surrounds the inner element. The plurality of connecting flexural elements allow the inner element to move relative to the outer surrounding element.