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Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2026

Filed:

May. 26, 2022
Applicant:

Kodiak Robotics, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventors:

Court Scott Hinricher, Pacifica, CA (US);

Gauri Rajendra Khanolkar, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Jay Kuvelker, San Francisco, CA (US);

James Allen-White Hoffacker, San Carlos, CA (US);

Robert Arnold Hegdahl, Wilhoit, AZ (US);

Laura Weeks Shane, Park City, UT (US);

Donald Burnette, Mountain View, CA (US);

Tyler Lawrence Rosengren, Belvedere, CA (US);

Michael Wiesinger, Mountain View, CA (US);

Assignee:

Kodiak Robotics, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/06 (2006.01); B60R 1/12 (2006.01); B60R 11/02 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/0605 (2013.01); B60R 1/12 (2013.01); B60R 11/0258 (2013.01); B60R 2001/1223 (2013.01); B60R 2011/004 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0052 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of installing a sensor pod on a vehicle includes aligning a sensor pod arm with a bracket attached to the vehicle, lowering the sensor pod arm onto the bracket, supporting the weight of the sensor pod on a support axle between the bracket and the sensor pod arm before rigidly coupling the sensor pod arm to the bracket, rotating the sensor pod arm into alignment with the bracket, and securing the sensor pod arm to the bracket. A method of uninstalling the sensor pod on a vehicle.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Hinricher, Court. (2026). Method for installing and uninstalling a sensor pod (U.S. Patent No. 12759460). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12759460

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