Sensor assembly

- Waymo LLC
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Description

The patent or application file contains at least one drawing executed in color. Copies of this patent or patent application publication with color drawing(s) will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.

FIG. 1 is a top, front, left perspective view of a first embodiment of the claimed design for a sensor assembly;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top, rear, right perspective view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top, front, left perspective view of a second embodiment of the claimed design for a sensor assembly;

FIG. 10 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a top, rear, right perspective view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a top, front, left perspective view of a third embodiment of the claimed design for a sensor assembly;

FIG. 18 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a top, rear, right perspective view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a top, front, left perspective view of a fourth embodiment of the claimed design for a sensor assembly;

FIG. 26 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 28 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 29 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 30 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 31 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 32 is a top, rear, right perspective view thereof;

FIG. 33 is a top, front, left perspective view of a fifth embodiment of the claimed design for a sensor assembly;

FIG. 34 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 35 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 36 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 37 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 38 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 39 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 40 is a top, rear, right perspective view thereof;

FIG. 41 is a top, front, left perspective view of a sixth embodiment of the claimed design for a sensor assembly;

FIG. 42 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 43 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 44 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 45 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 46 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 47 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 48 is a top, rear, right perspective view thereof;

FIG. 49 is a top, front, left perspective view of a seventh embodiment of the claimed design for a sensor assembly;

FIG. 50 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 51 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 52 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 53 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 54 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 55 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 56 is a top, rear, right perspective view thereof.

The broken lines shown are included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the sensor assembly that 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: D1147860
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 15, 2022
Date of Patent: Sep 15, 2026
Assignee: Waymo LLC (Mountain View, CA)
Inventors: Toshihiro Fujimura (San Francisco, CA), Jared Gross (Belmont, CA), YooJung Ahn (Mountain View, CA), Solomon Lyman (Mill Creek, WA), Yi-Hui Bruce-Wen (San Francisco, CA), Jinseok Hwang (Mountain View, CA)
Primary Examiner: Justin M Jonaitis
Assistant Examiner: Sara S Sahneh
Application Number: 29/860,024