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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2021
Applicant:
Waymo Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Roman Manka, Brentwood, CA (US);
Min Wang, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Timothy Willis, San Jose, CA (US);
Mark Alexander Shand, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 1/64 (2006.01); A61L 2/10 (2006.01); A61L 2/24 (2006.01); B60N 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/24 (2013.01); A61L 2/10 (2013.01); B60N 2/0025 (2023.08); B60S 1/64 (2013.01); A61L 2202/11 (2013.01); A61L 2202/14 (2013.01); A61L 2202/17 (2013.01); A61L 2202/25 (2013.01); B60N 2210/18 (2023.08); B60N 2210/40 (2023.08); B60N 2230/20 (2023.08);
Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure relate cleaning systems for cleaning cabin air and interior surfaces of a vehicle. For instance, a cleaning system may include a surface cleaning device including a UVC light source. In addition, a request for confirmation that the vehicle may not be occupied may be sent to a remote computing device. In response to the request, a signal indicating whether or not the vehicle is occupied may be received. The surface cleaning device may then be activated based on the signal.