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US 12,717,031 · App. 18/794,503 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Light detection and ranging device using combined optical signals

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Patent No.
US 12,717,031
App. No.
18/794,503
Filed
Aug 5, 2024
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Examiner
LEE, TYLER J
Art Unit
3663
USPC
701/28
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2026
From: FIDRIC, BERNARD; DROZ, PIERRE-YVES; MATTHEWS, MICHAEL R.; HOPMAN, PABLO; LAM, JOHN
To: WAYMO LLC
Reel/Frame 073874/0136 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17500829 · Oct 13, 2021
Provisional Application 63092167 · Oct 15, 2020
Related Publication 20240393461A1 · Nov 28, 2024
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