Integrated sensor assembly

- Waymo LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an integrated sensor assembly according to a first embodiment our 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 front perspective view of an integrated sensor assembly according to a second embodiment our design;

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;

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a front perspective view of an integrated sensor assembly according to a third embodiment our design;

FIG. 16 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a front view of an integrated sensor assembly according to the first embodiment positioned on a portion of an exemplary vehicle; and

FIG. 23 is a front view of a pair of integrated sensor assemblies according to the first embodiment positioned on an exemplary vehicle.

FIG. 24 is a front perspective view of an integrated sensor assembly according to a fourth embodiment our design;

FIG. 25 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 26 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 28 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 29 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 30 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines illustrate portions of the integrated sensor assembly that form no part of the claimed design. The broken lines shown in FIGS. 22-23 illustrate portions of the exemplary vehicles form no part of the claimed design.

The specific placement of the integrated sensor assembly in FIG. 22 and the integrated sensor assemblies in FIG. 23 on the exemplary vehicles is for illustrative purposes only.

The portions in FIGS. 24-30 shown in a pattern of stipple illustrate areas of contrasting appearance.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D882426
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 17, 2018
Date of Patent: Apr 28, 2020
Assignee: Waymo LLC (Mountain View, CA)
Inventors: Jared Gross (Belmont, CA), Robert Veitch (San Francisco, CA), YooJung Ahn (Mountain View, CA), Zhaokun Wang (Santa Ana, CA)
Primary Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis
Application Number: 29/663,579