ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,483,048, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Amazon Technologies Inc. (Seattle).
"Self-aligning charger interface for a robot" was invented by Samrin Sing (Sammamish, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A charging interface for a robot includes a support frame and a charging port. The support frame can have an opening extending therethrough. The charging port can be movably coupled to the support frame and have a first portion extending at least partially through the opening. An outer surface of the first portion is spaced from the opening by a gap. The charging port can be movable relative to the support frame between a nested position ...