Sensor housing

- Waymo LLC
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Description

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.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D957969
Type: Grant
Filed: May 29, 2020
Date of Patent: Jul 19, 2022
Assignee: Waymo LLC (Mountain View, CA)
Inventors: YooJung Ahn (Mountain View, CA), Joshua Newby (San Francisco, CA), Albert Shane (Berkeley, CA), Jared Gross (Belmont, CA), Alexandre Girard (San Mateo, CA)
Primary Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis
Application Number: 29/736,304
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Linear Or Distance (9) (D10/70)