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(11) EP 4 526 702 A1

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
26.03.2025 Bulletin 2025/13

(21) Application number: 23808362.0

(22) Date of filing: 19.05.2023
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01S 7/4911(2020.01)
G01S 7/481(2006.01)
G01S 17/931(2020.01)
G01S 7/497(2006.01)
G05D 1/02(2020.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
G01S 17/931; G01S 7/499; G01S 17/34; G01S 7/4817; G01S 7/4815
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2023/022883
(87) International publication number:
WO 2023/225284 (23.11.2023 Gazette 2023/47)
(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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 20.05.2022 US 202217750247
21.06.2022 US 202217845948
27.01.2023 US 202318160817
30.01.2023 US 202318161441

(71) Applicant: Aurora Operations, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • LIN, Sen
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • MICHAELS, Andrew Steil
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)

(74) Representative: Peterreins Schley 
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB Hermann-Sack-Straße 3
80331 München
80331 München (DE)

   


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