ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,644,967, issued on June 2, was assigned to Motional AD LLC (Boston).
"Interchangeable lens systems" was invented by Timothy O'Donnell (Waltham, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are interchangeable ring lenses for sensing systems, which can include a LiDAR sensor configured to rotate about a rotation axis within an interchangeable ring lens and receive electromagnetic radiation. Some systems also include a mount portion of the interchangeable ring lens that includes a threaded connection for removably coupling the interchangeable ring lens to a base. Some systems also include the interchangeable ring lens being removable from ...