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Mountain View, CA, United States of America

Waymo LLC

USPTO Granted Patents = 2,117

% Expired Patents = 5.2

CIPO Patents = 10

EPO Patents = 236

Trademarks = 2

Forward Citations = 9,305

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921 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Pierre-yves Droz (149 out of 156 patents)

Nathaniel Fairfield (118 out of 159 patents)

YooJung Ahn (117 out of 144 patents)

4. David Ian Ferguson (88 out of 197 patents)

5. Joshua Seth Herbach (74 out of 84 patents)

6. Philip Nemec (70 out of 128 patents)

7. David Harrison Silver (70 out of 92 patents)

8. Dmitri A Dolgov (69 out of 154 patents)

9. Blaise Gassend (67 out of 73 patents)

10. Jiajun Zhu (65 out of 174 patents)

11. Jared S Gross (65 out of 76 patents)

12. Maria Moon (64 out of 64 patents)

13. Peter Crandall (59 out of 59 patents)

14. Pierre-Yves Droz (59 out of 76 patents)

15. Brian Douglas Cullinane (57 out of 112 patents)

Core Competencies:

Sensor Fusion

Trajectory Prediction

Image Capture

Lidar

Environmental Evaluation

Collision Evaluation

Behavior Prediction

Object Detection

Simulations

Sensor Calibration

Multi-Sensor Data

Traffic Conditions

2,117 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. D1147860 - Sensor assembly (2026-09-15),

2. 12736329 - Using map information to smooth objects generated from sensor data (2026-09-15),

3. 12735076 - Permeable speed constraints (2026-09-15),

4. 12735072 - Assessing driving plans for autonomous vehicles (2026-09-15),

5. D1146994 - Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface (2026-09-08),

6. 12731908 - Open ended substrate integrated waveguide (OESIW) antenna array (2026-09-08),

7. 12731485 - Detecting and responding to sirens (2026-09-08),

8. 12730200 - Lidar systems with planar multi-pixel sensing arrays (2026-09-08),

9. 12728897 - Detection of loss-of-control vulnerable road users in automotive environments (2026-09-08),

10. 12728894 - Inferring future visibility to improve autonomous vehicle driving behavior and safety (2026-09-08),

11. 12728862 - Road friction and wheel slippage assessment for autonomous vehicles (2026-09-08),

12. 12728839 - Method for performing a vehicle assist operation (2026-09-08),

13. D1145787 - Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface (2026-09-01),

14. 12725260 - Generating panoptic segmentation labels (2026-09-01),

15. 12724412 - Controlling vehicles through multi-lane turns (2026-09-01),

Waymo LLC is an autonomous driving technology company and a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. It is recognized as one of the leaders in developing self-driving cars. Waymo aims to make transportation safer, easier, and more accessible for everyone by building fully autonomous vehicles. Through advanced sensors, artificial intelligence, and meticulous mapping, Waymo vehicles drive millions of miles on public roads, constantly learning and improving their capabilities.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Sep 15 2026

2,117 Patents

#5 in Mountain View, CA

#60 in California

#242 in US

#475 in the World

Mountain View, CA, United States of America

Waymo LLC

Forward Citations = 9,305

921 inventors:

Pierre-yves Droz (149 out of 156 patents)

Nathaniel Fairfield (118 out of 159 patents)

YooJung Ahn (117 out of 144 patents)

4. David Ian Ferguson (88 out of 197 patents)

5. Joshua Seth Herbach (74 out of 84 patents)

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