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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2022
GM Cruise Holdings Llc, San Francisco, CA (US);
Nathaniel Barrett Herse, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michael Shagam, San Francisco, CA (US);
Hui Li, San Jose, CA (US);
Kevin Sheppard, Oakland, CA (US);
GM CRUISE HOLDINGS LLC, San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for a baffle assembly for an optical sensor. In one aspect, the baffle assembly is coupled to an optical sensor that is mounted on an autonomous vehicle. The baffle assembly can include a baffle housing coupled to the optical sensor at a proximal edge, and configured to at least partially enclose a field of view of the optical sensor. Additionally, the baffle assembly may include one or more nozzles that are configured to project fluid toward a surface of a lens of the optical sensor.