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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2011
Applicant:
Vladimir Sosnovskiy, North Hollywood, CA (US);
Inventor:
Vladimir Sosnovskiy, North Hollywood, CA (US);
Assignee:
Mattel, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/06 (2006.01); G01S 17/87 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/06 (2013.01); G01S 17/87 (2013.01);
Abstract
A proximity sensing apparatus includes a device housing, a plurality of energy emitters, an energy detector, a reflective member, and a controller system. The proximity sensing apparatus channels reflected energy to the energy detector and determines the location of the source of reflection. The channeling of energy to the energy detector may reduce manufacturing costs by utilizing less hardware while maintaining a high level of reliability.