Pierre-Yves Droz

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Los Altos, CA, US

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

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LIDAR pulse elongation
- Patent number 12,204,053
- Issue date Jan 21, 2025
- Waymo LLC
- Luke Wachter
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Systems and methods for selecting light emitters for emitting light
- Patent number 12,206,406
- Issue date Jan 21, 2025
- Waymo LLC
- Pierre-yves Droz
- H03 - BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
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Long range steerable LIDAR system
- Patent number 12,196,884
- Issue date Jan 14, 2025
- Waymo LLC
- Pierre-yves Droz
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Contactless electrical coupling for a rotatable LIDAR device
- Patent number 12,187,141
- Issue date Jan 7, 2025
- Waymo LLC
- Samuel William Lenius
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Timebase synchronization using pulsed signal injection
- Patent number 12,169,420
- Issue date Dec 17, 2024
- Waymo LLC
- David Sobel
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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Pulse energy plan for light detection and ranging (lidar) devices b...
- Patent number 12,169,252
- Issue date Dec 17, 2024
- Waymo LLC
- Pierre-Yves Droz
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Waveguide diffusers for LIDARs
- Patent number 12,164,026
- Issue date Dec 10, 2024
- Waymo LLC
- Pierre-Yves Droz
- G02 - OPTICS
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Method and system for a threshold noise filter
- Patent number 12,164,031
- Issue date Dec 10, 2024
- Waymo LLC
- Kanika Sachdev
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Monolithic silicon photomultiplier array
- Patent number 12,155,000
- Issue date Nov 26, 2024
- Waymo LLC
- Caner Onal
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Optical signal routing devices and systems
- Patent number 12,147,076
- Issue date Nov 19, 2024
- Waymo LLC
- James Dunphy
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Rotating LIDAR with co-aligned imager
- Patent number 12,149,868
- Issue date Nov 19, 2024
- Waymo LLC
- Pierre-Yves Droz
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Programmable SiPM arrays
- Patent number 12,147,000
- Issue date Nov 19, 2024
- Waymo LLC
- Simon Verghese
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Detection of pedestrian using radio devices
- Patent number 12,122,364
- Issue date Oct 22, 2024
- Waymo LLC
- Pierre-Yves Droz
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Methods and systems for dithering active sensor pulse emissions
- Patent number 12,117,565
- Issue date Oct 15, 2024
- Waymo LLC
- Michael Marx
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Array of waveguide diffusers for light detection using an aperture
- Patent number 12,111,422
- Issue date Oct 8, 2024
- Waymo LLC
- Pierre-Yves Droz
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Wide-view LIDAR with areas of special attention
- Patent number 12,093,052
- Issue date Sep 17, 2024
- Waymo LLC
- Bradley Templeton
- G05 - CONTROLLING REGULATING
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Lidar transmitter assembly
- Patent number 12,078,754
- Issue date Sep 3, 2024
- Waymo LLC
- David Hutchison
- G05 - CONTROLLING REGULATING
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Light detection using an aperture
- Patent number 12,078,530
- Issue date Sep 3, 2024
- Waymo LLC
- Pierre-Yves Droz
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Light detection and ranging device using combined pulse and continu...
- Patent number 12,055,630
- Issue date Aug 6, 2024
- Waymo LLC
- Bernard Fidric
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Optical redirector device
- Patent number 12,055,659
- Issue date Aug 6, 2024
- Waymo LLC
- Blaise Gassend
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Window occlusion imager near focal plane
- Patent number 12,038,540
- Issue date Jul 16, 2024
- Waymo LLC
- Ralph Shepard
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Calibration system for light detection and ranging (lidar) devices
- Patent number 12,032,101
- Issue date Jul 9, 2024
- Waymo LLC
- Ralph H. Shepard
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Retroreflector detection and avoidance in a LIDAR device
- Patent number 12,025,702
- Issue date Jul 2, 2024
- Waymo LLC
- Pierre-Yves Droz
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Laser pulser circuit with tunable transmit power
- Patent number 11,996,677
- Issue date May 28, 2024
- Waymo LLC
- Joshua Jones
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Controlling detection time in photodetectors
- Patent number 11,973,154
- Issue date Apr 30, 2024
- Waymo LLC
- Caner Onal
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Multiplexed multichannel photodetector
- Patent number 11,965,988
- Issue date Apr 23, 2024
- Waymo LLC
- Pierre-yves Droz
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
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Sensor housing
- Patent number D1022746
- Issue date Apr 16, 2024
- Waymo LLC
- David Gordon Duff
- D10 - Measuring, testing, or signalling instruments
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Crosstalk reduction for light detection and ranging (lidar) devices...
- Patent number 11,947,048
- Issue date Apr 2, 2024
- Waymo LLC
- David Schleuning
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Limitation of noise on light detectors using an aperture
- Patent number 11,921,206
- Issue date Mar 5, 2024
- Waymo LLC
- Pierre-Yves Droz
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Systems and methods for biasing light detectors
- Patent number 11,921,237
- Issue date Mar 5, 2024
- Waymo LLC
- Pierre-yves Droz
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Information Patent Application
Programmable SiPM Arrays
- Publication number 20250035800
- Publication date Jan 30, 2025
- WAYMO LLC
- Simon Verghese
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
Optical Signal Routing Devices and Systems
- Publication number 20250035844
- Publication date Jan 30, 2025
- WAYMO LLC
- James Dunphy
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
Methods and Systems for Dithering Active Sensor Pulse Emissions
- Publication number 20240426981
- Publication date Dec 26, 2024
- WAYMO LLC
- Michael Marx
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING DEVICE USING COMBINED OPTICAL SIGNALS
- Publication number 20240393461
- Publication date Nov 28, 2024
- WAYMO LLC
- Bernard Fidric
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
Limitation of Noise on Light Detectors using an Aperture
- Publication number 20240385320
- Publication date Nov 21, 2024
- WAYMO LLC
- Pierre-Yves Droz
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
Light Detection using an Aperture
- Publication number 20240377245
- Publication date Nov 14, 2024
- WAYMO LLC
- Pierre-Yves DROZ
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
Wide-View LIDAR with Areas of Special Attention
- Publication number 20240338023
- Publication date Oct 10, 2024
- WAYMO LLC
- Bradley Templeton
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
Retroreflector Detection and Avoidance in a LIDAR Device
- Publication number 20240310520
- Publication date Sep 19, 2024
- WAYMO LLC
- Pierre-Yves Droz
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
LASER PULSER CIRCUIT WITH TUNABLE TRANSMIT POWER
- Publication number 20240275129
- Publication date Aug 15, 2024
- WAYMO LLC
- Joshua Jones
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
VISUAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
- Publication number 20240249651
- Publication date Jul 25, 2024
- WAYMO LLC
- Ralph Hamilton Shepard
- G09 - EDUCATION CRYPTOGRAPHY DISPLAY ADVERTISING SEALS
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Controlling Detection Time in Photodetectors
- Publication number 20240243209
- Publication date Jul 18, 2024
- WAYMO LLC
- Caner Onal
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information Patent Application
Low-Speed Ring with Controlled Jitter
- Publication number 20240205054
- Publication date Jun 20, 2024
- WAYMO LLC
- Kaushik Kannan
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) Device with an Off-Axis Receiver
- Publication number 20240151834
- Publication date May 9, 2024
- WAYMO LLC
- Pierre-Yves Droz
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
Optical Redirector Device
- Publication number 20240118391
- Publication date Apr 11, 2024
- WAYMO LLC
- Blaise Gassend
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
Methods and Systems for Dithering Active Sensor Pulse Emissions
- Publication number 20240094356
- Publication date Mar 21, 2024
- WAYMO LLC
- Michael Marx
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) Device having Multiple Receivers
- Publication number 20240085530
- Publication date Mar 14, 2024
- WAYMO LLC
- Pierre-Yves Droz
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
ROTATING LIDAR WITH CO-ALIGNED IMAGER
- Publication number 20240080414
- Publication date Mar 7, 2024
- WAYMO LLC
- Pierre-Yves Droz
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
Methods and Systems for LIDAR Optics Alignment
- Publication number 20240045042
- Publication date Feb 8, 2024
- WAYMO LLC
- Gaetan Pennecot
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
LIDAR PULSE ELONGATION
- Publication number 20240045037
- Publication date Feb 8, 2024
- WAYMO LLC
- Luke Wachter
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
Waveguide Diffusers for LIDARs
- Publication number 20240036196
- Publication date Feb 1, 2024
- WAYMO LLC
- Pierre-Yves Droz
- G02 - OPTICS
Information Patent Application
Timebase Synchronization Using Pulsed Signal Injection
- Publication number 20240012447
- Publication date Jan 11, 2024
- WAYMO LLC
- David Sobel
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
LIDAR with Co-Aligned Transmit and Receive Paths
- Publication number 20230417880
- Publication date Dec 28, 2023
- WAYMO LLC
- Pierre-Yves Droz
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
Contactless Electrical Coupling for a Rotatable LIDAR Device
- Publication number 20230406122
- Publication date Dec 21, 2023
- WAYMO LLC
- Samuel William Lenius
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
Optical Signal Routing Devices and Systems
- Publication number 20230333319
- Publication date Oct 19, 2023
- WAYMO LLC
- James Dunphy
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
Pulse Energy Plan for Light Detection and Ranging (Lidar) Devices B...
- Publication number 20230324521
- Publication date Oct 12, 2023
- WAYMO LLC
- Pierre-Yves Droz
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
Array of Waveguide Diffusers for Light Detection using an Aperture
- Publication number 20230324523
- Publication date Oct 12, 2023
- WAYMO LLC
- Pierre-Yves DROZ
- G02 - OPTICS
Information Patent Application
LIDAR Receiver Using a Waveguide and an Aperture
- Publication number 20230280450
- Publication date Sep 7, 2023
- WAYMO LLC
- Pierre-Yves Droz
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
Range Calibration of Light Detectors
- Publication number 20230280452
- Publication date Sep 7, 2023
- WAYMO LLC
- Luke Wachter
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
Systems and Methods for Selecting Light Emitters for Emitting Light
- Publication number 20230275584
- Publication date Aug 31, 2023
- WAYMO LLC
- Pierre-yves Droz
- H03 - BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
Information Patent Application
Window Occlusion Imager Near Focal Plane
- Publication number 20230273305
- Publication date Aug 31, 2023
- WAYMO LLC
- Ralph Shepard
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING

Pierre-Yves Droz

Person

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

LIDAR pulse elongation

Systems and methods for selecting light emitters for emitting light

Long range steerable LIDAR system

Contactless electrical coupling for a rotatable LIDAR device

Timebase synchronization using pulsed signal injection

Pulse energy plan for light detection and ranging (lidar) devices b...

Waveguide diffusers for LIDARs

Method and system for a threshold noise filter

Monolithic silicon photomultiplier array

Optical signal routing devices and systems

Rotating LIDAR with co-aligned imager

Programmable SiPM arrays

Detection of pedestrian using radio devices

Methods and systems for dithering active sensor pulse emissions

Array of waveguide diffusers for light detection using an aperture

Wide-view LIDAR with areas of special attention

Lidar transmitter assembly

Light detection using an aperture

Light detection and ranging device using combined pulse and continu...

Optical redirector device

Window occlusion imager near focal plane

Calibration system for light detection and ranging (lidar) devices

Retroreflector detection and avoidance in a LIDAR device

Laser pulser circuit with tunable transmit power

Controlling detection time in photodetectors

Multiplexed multichannel photodetector

Sensor housing

Crosstalk reduction for light detection and ranging (lidar) devices...

Limitation of noise on light detectors using an aperture

Systems and methods for biasing light detectors

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Programmable SiPM Arrays

Optical Signal Routing Devices and Systems

Methods and Systems for Dithering Active Sensor Pulse Emissions

LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING DEVICE USING COMBINED OPTICAL SIGNALS

Limitation of Noise on Light Detectors using an Aperture

Light Detection using an Aperture

Wide-View LIDAR with Areas of Special Attention

Retroreflector Detection and Avoidance in a LIDAR Device

LASER PULSER CIRCUIT WITH TUNABLE TRANSMIT POWER

VISUAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Controlling Detection Time in Photodetectors

Low-Speed Ring with Controlled Jitter

Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) Device with an Off-Axis Receiver

Optical Redirector Device

Methods and Systems for Dithering Active Sensor Pulse Emissions

Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) Device having Multiple Receivers

ROTATING LIDAR WITH CO-ALIGNED IMAGER

Methods and Systems for LIDAR Optics Alignment

LIDAR PULSE ELONGATION

Waveguide Diffusers for LIDARs

Timebase Synchronization Using Pulsed Signal Injection

LIDAR with Co-Aligned Transmit and Receive Paths

Contactless Electrical Coupling for a Rotatable LIDAR Device

Optical Signal Routing Devices and Systems

Pulse Energy Plan for Light Detection and Ranging (Lidar) Devices B...

Array of Waveguide Diffusers for Light Detection using an Aperture

LIDAR Receiver Using a Waveguide and an Aperture

Range Calibration of Light Detectors

Systems and Methods for Selecting Light Emitters for Emitting Light

Window Occlusion Imager Near Focal Plane