公开(公告)号：US11791589B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-17

申请号：US16223567

申请日：2018-12-18

申请人： Sphero, Inc.

发明人： Aya Bdeir ,  Geoffrey Lipman ,  Jordi Borras ,  Antonio Hernandez ,  Paul Rothman

IPC分类号： H01R13/62 ,  H01R11/30 ,  A63H33/04 ,  H01R12/71 ,  H01R12/72 ,  A63H33/08 ,  H01R13/24

CPC分类号： H01R13/6205 ,  A63H33/042 ,  A63H33/046 ,  A63H33/08 ,  H01R11/30 ,  H01R12/718 ,  H01R12/724 ,  H01R12/714 ,  H01R13/2442

摘要： In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a first connector including a first housing portion having top and bottom surfaces and a second connector including a second housing portion having top and bottom surfaces. The second housing portion has a form factor substantially corresponding to a form factor of the first housing portion. A circuit board having top and bottom surfaces is permanently coupled to the first housing portion and to the second housing portion such that a first portion of the bottom surface of the circuit board contacts at least a portion of the top surface of the first housing portion and a second portion of the bottom surface of the circuit board contacts at least a portion of the top surface of the second housing portion. A contact assembly is coupled to the first housing portion and electrically and directly engages a portion of the bottom surface of the circuit board.

公开(公告)号：US11616844B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-28

申请号：US16874572

申请日：2020-05-14

申请人： Sphero, Inc.

发明人： Aya Bdeir ,  Alin Cosmanescu ,  Sean Schumer ,  Stanley Okrasinski ,  Andrew Tergis ,  Kristin Salomon ,  Edward Bear ,  Julio Liriano ,  David Newton ,  John Perkins ,  David Sharp ,  Sameer More ,  Paul Rothman

IPC分类号： H04L67/125 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L69/22

摘要： In some embodiments, an electronic and digital building block system includes modular electronic building modules that can be electrically coupled together to create various different electronic devices. In addition to physical electronic modules, the system can include digital building blocks to further enhance and integrate the functions of an assembled bit-system that can be created/assembled by a user of the block electronic building system. The digital building blocks are not a physical module, but digital content or other software or cloud applications that can be represented as virtual digital blocks, and that can interface with the physical modules. The digital blocks can provide integration between the functionality of the physical building blocks and functionality of computer-based and/or web-based applications, programs and systems. The electronic and digital building block system can include a system program and a visualizer that can be viewed on the display of a computer device.

公开(公告)号：US20220377890A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-24

申请号：US17662533

申请日：2022-05-09

申请人： SPHERO, INC.

发明人： Aya Bdeir

IPC分类号： H05K1/14 ,  H05K1/18 ,  H05K1/02 ,  A63H33/26 ,  G09B19/00 ,  H01R12/73 ,  H01R12/71 ,  H01R9/24 ,  A63H33/04 ,  H01R13/62 ,  G09B23/18

摘要： Electrical connectors, electrical modules, and systems are provided. In one aspect, an electrical connector includes a housing defining a side surface, an electrical conductor supported by the housing and including an engagement portion proximate the side surface of the housing. The engagement portion is adapted to engage another electrical conductor of another electrical connector. The connector also includes a magnet supported by the housing proximate the side surface of the housing, a projection extending from the side surface of the housing, and a receptacle defined in the side surface of the housing. In other aspects, an electrical module includes at least one of these electrical connectors. In further aspects, a system includes a plurality of these modules and the modules are selectively couplable together.

公开(公告)号：US11330714B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-10

申请号：US16360827

申请日：2019-03-21

申请人： SPHERO, INC.

发明人： Aya Bdeir

IPC分类号： H05K1/18 ,  H05K1/14 ,  H05K1/02 ,  A63H33/26 ,  G09B19/00 ,  H01R12/73 ,  H01R12/71 ,  H01R9/24 ,  A63H33/04 ,  H01R13/62 ,  G09B23/18

摘要： Electrical connectors, electrical modules, and systems are provided. In one aspect, an electrical connector includes a housing defining a side surface, an electrical conductor supported by the housing and including an engagement portion proximate the side surface of the housing. The engagement portion is adapted to engage another electrical conductor of another electrical connector. The connector also includes a magnet supported by the housing proximate the side surface of the housing, a projection extending from the side surface of the housing, and a receptacle defined in the side surface of the housing. In other aspects, an electrical module includes at least one of these electrical connectors. In further aspects, a system includes a plurality of these modules and the modules are selectively couplable together.