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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
May. 04, 2023
Waymo Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Zhe Li, San Jose, CA (US);
Jamal Izadian, San Jose, CA (US);
Pierre-Yves Droz, Los Altos, CA (US);
Min Wang, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Samuel Lenius, Mountain View, CA (US);
Paul Karplus, Mountain View, CA (US);
Kyla Purvis, Mountain View, CA (US);
Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A vehicle having a communication system is disclosed. The system includes two electrical couplings, coupled by way of a rotary joint having a bearing waveguide. Each electrical coupling includes an interface waveguide configured to couple to external signals. Each electrical coupling also includes a waveguide section configured to propagate electromagnetic signals between the interface waveguide and the bearing waveguide of the rotary joint. Additionally, the rotary joint is configured to allow one electrical coupling to rotate with respect to the other electrical coupling. An axis of rotation of the rotary joint is defined by a center of a portion of the waveguides. Yet further, the rotary joint allows electromagnetic energy to propagate between the waveguides of the electrical couplings.