Patents by Inventor Kong Chun

Kong Chun has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • SELF PROPELLED DEVICE WITH MAGNETIC COUPLING
    Publication number: 20150224941
    Abstract: A self-propelled device includes a spherical housing and an internal drive system including one or more motors. The internal drive system acts to provide power to an interior surface of the spherical housing, thereby causing the self-propelled device to move. A biasing assembly can be included to enable the internal drive system to continuously engage an inner surface of the spherical housing. An external accessory magnetically interacts with interior magnetic components through the spherical housing such that as the self-propelled device rotates and maneuvers, the accessory component maintains a positional relationship to a top portion of the self-propelled device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Ian H. Bernstein, Adam Wilson, Kong Chun, Ross MacGregor
  • Magnetically coupled accessory for a self-propelled device
    Patent number: 9090214
    Abstract: A self-propelled device includes a spherical housing and an internal drive system including one or more motors. The internal drive system acts to provide power to an interior surface of the spherical housing, thereby causing the self-propelled device to move. A biasing mechanism is coupled to the internal drive system and includes a spring and a spring end in contact with the inner surface of the spherical housing. An accessory component magnetically interacts with the biasing mechanism through the spherical housing such that as the self-propelled device rotates along, the accessory component remains stable with respect to the biasing mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Orbotix, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian H. Bernstein, Adam Wilson, Mickey Kong Chun
  • Magnetically coupled accessory for a self-propelled device
    Patent number: 9050932
    Abstract: A self-propelled device includes a spherical housing and an internal drive system including one or more motors. The internal drive system acts to provide power to an interior surface of the spherical housing, thereby causing the self-propelled device to move. A biasing mechanism is coupled to the internal drive system and includes a spring and a spring end in contact with the inner surface of the spherical housing. An accessory component magnetically interacts with the biasing mechanism through the spherical housing such that as the self-propelled device rotates along, the accessory component remains stable with respect to the biasing mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Orbotix, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian H. Bernstein, Adam Wilson, Mickey Kong Chun
  • MAGNETICALLY COUPLED ACCESSORY FOR A SELF-PROPELLED DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140345957
    Abstract: A self-propelled device includes a spherical housing and an internal drive system including one or more motors. The internal drive system acts to provide power to an interior surface of the spherical housing, thereby causing the self-propelled device to move. A biasing mechanism is coupled to the internal drive system and includes a spring and a spring end in contact with the inner surface of the spherical housing. An accessory component magnetically interacts with the biasing mechanism through the spherical housing such that as the self-propelled device rotates along, the accessory component remains stable with respect to the biasing mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Ian H. Bernstein, Adam Wilson, Mickey Kong Chun