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DE file number : 60 2011 061 525.4 (Status: pending/in force, Query started: September 27, 2025)

Please note: This English version is a non-binding translation of the German register excerpt. Only the German version of the register excerpt is legally binding.

Master data
INID	Criterion	Field	Content
	Type of IP right	SART	Patent
	Status	ST	Pending/in force
21	DE file number	DAKZ	60 2011 061 525.4
96	EP file number	EAKZ	11 86 7078.5
86	WO file number	WAKZ	PCT/US2011/054157
97	EP publication number	EPN	2771751
87	WO publication number	WPN	2012166170
54	Designation/title	TI	SENSORFELDAUSWAHL
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	G05D 1/43 (2024.01)
51	IPC secondary class(es)	ICS (ICSV)	B60W 40/02 (2006.01), B60W 30/00 (2006.01), B60W 30/08 (2012.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	Sep 30, 2011
96	EP application date	EAT	Sep 30, 2011
86	WO application date	WAT	Sep 30, 2011
43	Date of first publication	OT	Dec 6, 2012
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Aug 21, 2019
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	WAYMO LLC, Mountain View, Calif., US
72	Inventor	IN	FAIRFIELD, Nathaniel, Mountain View, CA 94043, US; ZHU, Jiajun, Sunnyvale, CA 94089, US; DOLGOV, Dmitri, A., Mountain View, CA 94041, US
74	Representative	VTR	Venner Shipley Germany LLP, 81669 München, DE
	Address for service		Venner Shipley Germany LLP, 81669 München, DE
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 201113150385 Jun 1, 2011
	Due date	FT FG	Sep 30, 2025 Annual fee for the 15th year Patent fees
	Patent division in charge		59
97	EP language of publication	ELANG	EN - Englisch
84	Designated EP contracting states	EDS	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
	Published EP/WO documents	EPWOPN	Original document: EP000002771751 Searchable text: EP000002771751 Original document: EP000002771751B1 Searchable text: EP000002771751B1 Original document: WO002012166170 Searchable text: WO002012166170
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Dec 6, 2012
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	Oct 17, 2014
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	Aug 14, 2025 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) Aug 14, 2025 Procedures: Procedure relating to EP application, EPO publication of mention of grant , 21.08.2019: new Procedures: Procedure relating to EP application, EPO publication of mention of grant , 21.08.2019: deleted Oct 8, 2024 Due date: changed Procedures: Procedure relating to PCT application, Publication of PCT application, 06.12.2012: deleted Jan 4, 2024; Oct 6, 2023; Nov 19, 2022; Nov 18, 2022; Oct 8, 2022; Sep 7, 2022; Sep 6, 2022; Jan 25, 2022; Dec 8, 2021; Dec 12, 2020; Oct 22, 2020; Aug 6, 2020; Jul 23, 2020; May 7, 2020; Dec 12, 2019; Sep 12, 2019; Aug 8, 2019; Aug 6, 2019; Aug 1, 2019; Mar 28, 2019; Jul 13, 2017 Historical data not available for this/these date(s) Oct 17, 2014 Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister

Procedural data
No.	Kind of procedure	Legal status	Date of legal/procedural status	Publication date	Alle Details anzeigen
1	Procedure relating to PCT application	WO publication	Dec 6, 2012		Details anzeigen
2	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO 1st publication	Sep 3, 2014		Details anzeigen
3	Publications	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA	Oct 16, 2014	Oct 16, 2014	Details anzeigen
4	Change of classification	Change of IPC main class	Aug 13, 2015	Jan 2, 2020	Details anzeigen
5	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)	Aug 21, 2019		Details anzeigen
6	Publications	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant	Sep 12, 2019	Sep 12, 2019	Details anzeigen
7	Change of classification	Change of IPC main class	Nov 25, 2019	Jan 2, 2020	Details anzeigen
8	Change of classification	Change of IPC main class	Apr 3, 2020	May 14, 2020	Details anzeigen
9	Procedure relating to EP application	No opposition to patent grant filed, or opposition proceedings at EPO completed without decision	Jun 3, 2020	Aug 27, 2020	Details anzeigen
10	New representative details	New representative details	Oct 21, 2020		Details anzeigen
11	Change of classification	Change of IPC main class	Nov 24, 2023	Jan 4, 2024	Details anzeigen

View procedures Procedure relating to PCT application (No.: 1)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to PCT application
Legal/procedural status	VST	WO publication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Dec 6, 2012

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 2)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	EPO 1st publication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Sep 3, 2014

View procedures Publications (No.: 3)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Publications
Legal/procedural status	VST	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 16, 2014
Issue number	HN	42
Year	PJ	2014
Publication date	VT	Oct 16, 2014
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data

View procedures Change of classification (No.: 4)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Change of classification
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Change of IPC main class
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Aug 13, 2015
	Issue number	HN	1
	Year	PJ	2020
	Publication date	VT	Jan 2, 2020
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	G05D 1/02 (2006.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	G05D 1/02 (2006.01)

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 5)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Aug 21, 2019
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Aug 14, 2025

View procedures Publications (No.: 6)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Publications
Legal/procedural status	VST	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Sep 12, 2019
Issue number	HN	37
Year	PJ	2019
Publication date	VT	Sep 12, 2019
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 5

View procedures Change of classification (No.: 7)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Change of classification
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Change of IPC main class
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Nov 25, 2019
	Issue number	HN	1
	Year	PJ	2020
	Publication date	VT	Jan 2, 2020
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	G05D 1/02 (2020.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	G05D 1/02 (2006.01)

View procedures Change of classification (No.: 8)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Change of classification
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Change of IPC main class
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Apr 3, 2020
	Issue number	HN	20
	Year	PJ	2020
	Publication date	VT	May 14, 2020
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	G05D 1/02 (2020.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	G05D 1/02 (2020.01)

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 9)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	No opposition to patent grant filed, or opposition proceedings at EPO completed without decision
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jun 3, 2020
Issue number	HN	35
Year	PJ	2020
Publication date	VT	Aug 27, 2020
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Aug 6, 2020

View procedures New representative details (No.: 10)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New representative details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New representative details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 21, 2020
74	Representative	VTR	Venner Shipley Germany LLP, 81669 München, DE
74	Previous representative	VTRF	Venner Shipley LLP, London, GB
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Nov 18, 2022

View procedures Change of classification (No.: 11)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Change of classification
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Change of IPC main class
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Nov 24, 2023
	Issue number	HN	1
	Year	PJ	2024
	Publication date	VT	Jan 4, 2024
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	G05D 1/43 (2024.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	G05D 1/02 (2020.01)
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jan 4, 2024