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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2023
Applicant:
Waymo Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael Asfaw, San Carlos, CA (US);
Randall Adams, Livermore, CA (US);
Cheng-Han Wu, San Jose, CA (US);
Jun Hou, Shanghai, CN;
Assignee:
Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/08 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/086 (2013.01); H04R 1/028 (2013.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.02); B60W 2420/54 (2013.01); H04R 2410/07 (2013.01); H04R 2499/13 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sensor module comprising a housing defining an internal cavity having a proximal opening and a distal opening, a first barrier that covers the proximal opening of the internal cavity, a second barrier that is positioned between the first barrier and the proximal opening of the internal cavity, at least one microphone acoustically coupled to the distal opening of the internal cavity, and a porous plastic material that fills a particular portion of the internal cavity located between the proximal opening and the distal opening.