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Sensor housing

Granted 19 Jul 2022 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Waymo LLC · originally Alphabet Inc.

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Inventors: YooJung Ahn, Joshua Newby, Jared Gross, Alexandre Girard +1 · Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis · AU 2917 · TC 2900

Application
29/736,304
filed 29 May 2020
Publication
Not published
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US D957969
granted 19 Jul 2022

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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 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; and,

FIG. 7 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 sensor housing may be arranged along a portion of a vehicle, such as along a roof of the vehicle. In one example the sensor housing includes at least one sensor therein, such as a camera or lidar sensor.

The sections shown in a pattern of stipple illustrate areas of contrasting appearance.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D10/70

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Worldwide family

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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
USthis patentUS-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
USUS-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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