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Pierre-Yves Droz

Google: 220 patents #5 of 22,993Top 1%
Los Altos, CA: #15 of 3,651 inventorsTop 1%
California: #456 of 386,348 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #2,689 of 4,157,543Top 1%
220 Patents All Time

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Showing 101–125 of 220 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
11303096 Laser diode firing system Samuel William Lenius 2022-04-12
RE48961 Vehicle with multiple light detection and ranging devices (LIDARs) Daniel Gruver, Gaetan Pennecot, Anthony Levandowski, Drew Ulrich, Zachary Morriss +7 more 2022-03-08
11269064 Multiplexed multichannel photodetector Samuel William Lenius 2022-03-08
11237256 Methods and systems for dithering active sensor pulse emissions Michael Marx 2022-02-01
11222556 Visual communication system Ralph Hamilton Shepard, Simon Verghese 2022-01-11
RE48874 Devices and methods for a rotating LIDAR platform with a shared transmit/receive path Gaetan Pennecot, Drew Ulrich, Daniel Gruver, Zachary Morriss, Anthony Levandowski 2022-01-04
11194340 Light steering device with an array of oscillating reflective slats Drew Ulrich, Samuel William Lenius 2021-12-07
11180037 Contactless electrical coupling for a rotatable LIDAR device Samuel William Lenius 2021-11-23
11152675 Communication system for LIDAR sensors used in a vehicle comprising a rotary joint with a bearing waveguide for coupling signals with communication chips Zhe Li, Jamal Izadian, Min Wang, Samuel William Lenius, Paul Karplus +1 more 2021-10-19
11145778 Monolithic silicon photomultiplier array Caner Onal, Nirav Dharia 2021-10-12
11137485 Window occlusion imager near focal plane Ralph Hamilton Shepard, Matthew E. Last, Bryce Remesch 2021-10-05
11131781 Programmable SiPM arrays Simon Verghese, Caner Onal 2021-09-28
11126192 Wide-view LIDAR with areas of special attention Bradley Templeton, Jiajun Zhu 2021-09-21
11054505 Long range steerable LIDAR system Gaetan Pennecot, Anthony Levandowski, Drew Ulrich, Zach Morriss, Luke Wachter +5 more 2021-07-06
11041753 Light detection using an aperture David Hutchison 2021-06-22
11042004 System and method for alignment of optical beams Ralph Hamilton Shepard 2021-06-22
11042164 Light steering device with an array of oscillating reflective slats Drew Ulrich, Samuel William Lenius 2021-06-22
11029396 Multiplexed multichannel photodetector Samuel William Lenius 2021-06-08
11016180 Combination photodetector arrays for extended dynamic range Caner Onal, Blaise Gassend 2021-05-25
10989886 Methods for optical system manufacturing David Schleuning 2021-04-27
10976437 Vehicle with multiple light detection and ranging devices (LIDARS) Gaetan Pennecot, Zachary Morriss, Samuel William Lenius, Dorel Ionut Iordache, Daniel Gruver +7 more 2021-04-13
10971787 Devices and methods for a dielectric rotary joint Adam Brown, Daniel L. Rosenband, Samuel William Lenius 2021-04-06
10971645 Controlling detection time in photodetectors Caner Onal, Simon Verghese 2021-04-06
10967856 Detection of pedestrian using radio devices 2021-04-06
10962883 Method for manufacturing light guide elements Bernard Fidric, David Hutchison 2021-03-30