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Sensor assembly

Granted 8 Nov 2022 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: Waymo LLC · originally Alphabet Inc.

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

Application
29/754,326
filed 9 Oct 2020
Publication
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US D968981
granted 8 Nov 2022

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front side view of…

FIG. 1 is a front side view of a sensor assembly according to a first embodiment of our design;

FIG. 2 is a rear side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front side view of a sensor assembly according to a second embodiment of our design;

FIG. 10 is a rear side view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a rear side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 14 is right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a left side elevation view of a sensor assembly according to a third embodiment of our design;

FIG. 18 is a front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a perspective view of a sensor assembly according to a fourth embodiment of our design;

FIG. 20 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a front side view of a sensor assembly according to a fifth embodiment of our design;

FIG. 26 is a rear side view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 28 is a rear side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 29 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 30 is right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 31 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 32 is a top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 33 is a front side view of a sensor assembly according to a sixth embodiment of our design;

FIG. 34 is a rear side view thereof;

FIG. 35 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 36 is a rear side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 37 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 38 is right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 39 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 40 is a top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 41 is a left side elevation view of a sensor assembly according to a seventh embodiment of our design;

FIG. 42 is a front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 43 is a perspective view of a sensor assembly according to an eighth embodiment of our design;

FIG. 44 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 45 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 46 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 47 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 48 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 49 is a front side view of a sensor assembly according to a ninth embodiment of our design;

FIG. 50 is a rear side view thereof;

FIG. 51 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 52 is a rear side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 53 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 54 is right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 55 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 56 is a top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 57 is a front side view of a sensor assembly according to a tenth embodiment of our design;

FIG. 58 is a rear side view thereof;

FIG. 59 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 60 is a rear side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 61 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 62 is right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 63 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 64 is a top perspective view thereof.

The dashed broken lines illustrate environmental features that form no part of the claimed design. The dashed broken lines themselves form no part of the claimed design.

The dash-dot broken lines indicate a perimeter of the sensor assembly that are part of the claimed design. Portions of the sensor assembly falling outside the dash-dot broken lines form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot broken lines themselves form no part of the claimed design.

The portions of the sensor assembly shown in a pattern or patterns 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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Examiner
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