G01S 2007/4975
Of sensor obstruction by
Official title: {of sensor obstruction by, e.g. dirt- or ice-coating, e.g. by reflection measurement on front-screen}
G01S2007/4975 (Of sensor obstruction by) appears on 517 US grants and 771 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Recent patents
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- Optical power monitoring in lidar systems and devices22 Sep 2026US 12,742,865 B2Velodyne Lidar USA, Inc.
- Determining a lens coverage condition of a light-based scanning device arranged in a vehicle15 Sep 2026US 12,734,998 B2Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB
- Light cover stain detection method and light cover stain detection system for LiDAR1 Sep 2026US 12,724,132 B2Hesai Technology Co., Ltd.
- Empirically modeling effect of fog on LiDAR data1 Sep 2026US 12,724,133 B2GM Cruise Holdings LLC
- Apparatus for detecting contamination of distance measuring sensor, operating method thereof, and vehicle including same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309850 A1Hyundai Motor Company
- Detecting and evaluating LIDAR performance degradation8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309851 A1Innoviz Technologies Ltd.
- Lidar, window detection device, and vehicle10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266972 A1Autox Tech Pte. Ltd.
- Lidar and dirt detection device for window and lens of lidar10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266973 A1Autox Tech Pte. Ltd.
- Optical air-data window cleaning system13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233706 A1Honeywell International Inc.
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