Sensor assembly

- Waymo LLC
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Description

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

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 rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front perspective view illustrating the sensor assembly of the first embodiment on an exemplary cargo vehicle;

FIG. 10 is a front perspective view of a sensor assembly according to a second embodiment of my design;

FIG. 11 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a front perspective view of a sensor assembly according to a third embodiment of my design;

FIG. 19 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 26 is a front perspective view of a sensor assembly according to a fourth embodiment of my design;

FIG. 27 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 28 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 29 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 30 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 31 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 32 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 33 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 34 is a front perspective view of a sensor assembly according to a fifth embodiment of my design;

FIG. 35 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 36 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 37 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 38 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 39 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 40 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 41 is a rear perspective view thereof.

The broken line showing of an exemplary cargo vehicle in FIG. 9 is included for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and forms no part of the claimed design. All other broken lines in the figures illustrate portions of the sensor assembly and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a sensor assembly, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1046634
Type: Grant
Filed: May 8, 2020
Date of Patent: Oct 15, 2024
Assignee: Waymo LLC (Mountain View, CA)
Inventor: Zhaokun Wang (Mountain View, CA)
Primary Examiner: Keli L Hill
Assistant Examiner: Sara S Sahneh
Application Number: 29/734,047