Inventor
DUNPHY JAMES
US42 patents
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WAYMO LLC
28 patentsUS11892572B1Feb 6, 2024
Spatial light modulator retroreflector mitigation
WAYMO LLC8 citations85
US11520236B2Dec 6, 2022
Non-telecentric light guide elements
WAYMO LLC4 citations84
US11131934B2Sep 28, 2021
Non-telecentric light guide elements
WAYMO LLC4 citations84
US11947048B2Apr 2, 2024
Crosstalk reduction for light detection and ranging (lidar) devices using wavelength locking
WAYMO LLC6 citations75
US11868050B2Jan 9, 2024
Non-telecentric light guide elements
WAYMO LLC1 citations73
US11714233B2Aug 1, 2023
Optical signal routing devices and systems
WAYMO LLC1 citations73
US11385406B2Jul 12, 2022
Optical signal routing devices and systems
WAYMO LLC2 citations73
US11131929B2Sep 28, 2021
Systems and methods that utilize angled photolithography for manufacturing light guide elements
WAYMO LLC2 citations73
US11125941B1Sep 21, 2021
LIDAR signal system
WAYMO LLC2 citations73
US11867808B2Jan 9, 2024
Waveguide diffusers for LIDARs
WAYMO LLC1 citations72
US11520044B2Dec 6, 2022
Waveguide diffusers for LIDARs
WAYMO LLC2 citations72
US11500295B2Nov 15, 2022
Systems and methods for contact immersion lithography
WAYMO LLC4 citations71
US10948830B1Mar 16, 2021
Systems and methods for lithography
WAYMO LLC3 citations71
US12541013B2Feb 3, 2026
Spatial light modulator retroreflector mitigation
WAYMO LLC0 citations62
US12174547B2Dec 24, 2024
Non-telecentric light guide elements
WAYMO LLC0 citations62
US12164026B2Dec 10, 2024
Waveguide diffusers for LIDARs
WAYMO LLC0 citations62
US12147076B2Nov 19, 2024
Optical signal routing devices and systems
WAYMO LLC0 citations62
US12025744B2Jul 2, 2024
Multilayer optical devices and systems
WAYMO LLC0 citations62
US11994802B2May 28, 2024
Systems and methods that utilize angled photolithography for manufacturing light guide elements
WAYMO LLC0 citations62
US11520103B1Dec 6, 2022
Reconfigurable optical signal routing systems using fluid channels between waveguides
WAYMO LLC0 citations62
US11156699B2Oct 26, 2021
Multilayer optical devices and systems
WAYMO LLC1 citations62
US11892777B2Feb 6, 2024
Systems and methods for contact immersion lithography
WAYMO LLC0 citations60
US12352900B2Jul 8, 2025
Light detection and ranging (lidar) device having a light-guide manifold
WAYMO LLC0 citations59
US12553996B2Feb 17, 2026
Systems and methods for retroreflector mitigation using lidar
WAYMO LLC0 citations52
US12078754B1Sep 3, 2024
Lidar transmitter assembly
WAYMO LLC0 citations52
US12072422B2Aug 27, 2024
Light detection and ranging (lidar) devices having vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) emitters
WAYMO LLC0 citations52
US12406507B2Sep 2, 2025
Time-division multiple access scanning for crosstalk mitigation in light detection and ranging (lidar) devices
WAYMO LLC0 citations50
US11275312B1Mar 15, 2022
Systems and methods for verifying photomask cleanliness
WAYMO LLC0 citations45
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC
3 patentsUS7483198B2Jan 27, 2009
Micromirror device and method for making the same
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC11 citations84
US7375873B2May 20, 2008
Method of repairing micromirrors in spatial light modulators
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC6 citations62
US7751114B2Jul 6, 2010
System and apparatus for repairing micromirrors in spatial light modulators
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC0 citations52