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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2019
Applicant:
Sphero, Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Inventors:
Ian H. Bernstein, Boulder, CO (US);
Adam Wilson, Longmont, CO (US);
Chun Kong, Hong Kong, HK;
Ross MacGregor, Erie, CO (US);
Assignee:
SPHERO, INC., Boulder, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63H 33/26 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); A63H 30/04 (2006.01); A63H 33/00 (2006.01); B62D 39/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01); B62D 61/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0022 (2013.01); A63H 30/04 (2013.01); A63H 33/005 (2013.01); A63H 33/26 (2013.01); B60R 11/00 (2013.01); B62D 39/00 (2013.01); B62D 61/00 (2013.01); G05D 1/0016 (2013.01); G05D 1/027 (2013.01); B60R 2011/007 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0214 (2013.01); Y10S 901/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
A self-propelled device includes a spherical housing and an internal drive system. The self-propelled device can further include an internal structure having a magnet holder that holds a first set of magnets and an external accessory comprising a second set of magnets to magnetically interact, through the spherical housing, with the first set magnets.