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Sensor housing

Granted 13 Aug 2024 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Waymo LLC · originally Alphabet Inc.

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Inventors: Alexandre Girard, Jared Gross, YooJung Ahn, Albert Shane · Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis · AU 2917 · TC 2900

Application
29/877,000
filed 31 May 2023
Publication
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US D1038787
granted 13 Aug 2024

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a first embodiment of the claimed design for a sensor housing;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment of the claimed design for a sensor housing;

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines in the figures illustrate elements of the sensor housing that form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot lines in the figures illustrate perimeters of the claimed design. The dash-dot lines form no part of the claimed design.

The sensor housing may be arranged along a portion of a vehicle, such as along a roof of the vehicle.

The areas in the embodiment of FIGS. 8 - 14 shown in a pattern of stipple illustrate areas of contrasting appearance.

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D10/70D12/190

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Worldwide family

17 members · 3 offices
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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-2021293932-A1A123 Sep 202111 Aug 2020publishedSelf-Driving Sensor System
USUS-D957967-SS119 Jul 202212 May 2020grantedSensor housing
USUS-D957968-SS119 Jul 202212 May 2020grantedSensor housing
USUS-D957969-SS119 Jul 202229 May 2020grantedSensor housing
USUS-D991810-SS111 Jul 20239 Jun 2022grantedSensor housing
USUS-D991811-SS111 Jul 20239 Jun 2022grantedSensor housing
USUS-D991812-SS111 Jul 20239 Jun 2022grantedSensor housing
USthis patentUS-D1038787-SS113 Aug 202431 May 2023grantedSensor housing
USUS-12135391-B2B25 Nov 202411 Aug 2020grantedSelf-driving sensor system
USUS-D1050913-SS112 Nov 202431 May 2023grantedSensor housing
USUS-2025076467-A1A16 Mar 202513 Sep 2024publishedSelf-Driving Sensor System
USUS-D1104794-SS19 Dec 202517 Jun 2024grantedRoof pod housing
USUS-D1116873-SS110 Mar 20262 Oct 2024grantedSensor housing
USUS-D1116880-SS110 Mar 20261 Jul 2024grantedSensor housing
EPEP-4172001-A1A13 May 202326 Jul 2021publishedSelf-driving sensor system
EPEP-4172001-A4A47 Aug 202426 Jul 2021publishedSelbstfahrendes sensorsystemde
WOWO-2022036344-A1A117 Feb 202226 Jul 2021publishedSelf-driving sensor system

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