Contact sensor
Granted 28 Oct 2025 · no office action yet
Current assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. · originally Amazon, Inc.
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Inventors: Mark D. Siminoff, Christopher Loew, Wen-Yo Lu, Andrew Louis Russell +4 · Examiner: Katherine Glennon · AU 2923 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a front, top, left-side perspective…
FIG. 1 is a front, top, left-side perspective view of a contact sensor;
FIG. 2 is a front, top, left-side perspective view thereof with a disclaimed portion removed;
FIG. 3 is a back, bottom, right-side perspective view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a left-side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a left-side elevation view thereof with the disclaimed portion removed;
FIG. 8 is a right-side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 9 is front elevation view thereof; and,
FIG. 10 is a back elevation view thereof.
The dashed broken lines depict portions of the contact sensor that form no part of the claimed design.
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US-D1024806-S | S1 | 30 Apr 2024 | 27 Jun 2022 | granted | Contact sensor |
| USthis patent | US-D1099732-S | S1 | 28 Oct 2025 | 21 Mar 2024 | granted | Contact sensor |
| JP | JP-1677183-S | S | 18 Jan 2021 | 24 Apr 2020 | granted | no title held |
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