(19)
(11) EP 3 433 578 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
16.06.2021 Bulletin 2021/24

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
05.05.2021 Bulletin 2021/18

(21) Application number: 17770929.2

(22) Date of filing: 20.03.2017
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01S 17/86(2020.01)
G01S 7/486(2020.01)
G01S 17/10(2020.01)
G01S 17/89(2020.01)
 G01S 7/481(2006.01)
G01S 7/484(2006.01)
G01S 17/42(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2017/023262
(87) International publication number:
WO 2017/165319 (28.09.2017 Gazette 2017/39)

(54)

LIDAR BASED 3-D IMAGING WITH VARYING ILLUMINATION INTENSITY

AUF LIDAR BASIERENDE 3D-BILDGEBUNG MIT VARIIERENDER BELEUCHTUNGSINTENSITÄT

IMAGERIE 3D À BASE DE LIDAR À INTENSITÉ D'ÉCLAIRAGE VARIABLE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 21.03.2016 US 201662311296 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
30.01.2019 Bulletin 2019/05

(73) Proprietor: Velodyne Lidar USA, Inc.
San Jose, CA 95138 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • HALL, David S.
    San Jose, California 95148 (US)
  • KERSTENS, Pieter J.
    Morgan Hill, California 95037 (US)
  • CUI, Yupeng
    San Jose, California 95135 (US)
  • REKOW, Mathew Noel
    Santa Cruz, California 95060 (US)
  • NESTINGER, Stephen S.
    Santa Clara, California 95051 (US)

(74) Representative: Knoop, Philipp 
VKK Patentanwälte PartG mbB An der Alster 84
20099 Hamburg
20099 Hamburg (DE)


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