# US 8,836,922 (USPTO)

Devices and methods for a rotating LIDAR platform with a shared transmit/receive path. Foundational 360-degree rotating-LiDAR patent; originally assigned to Google, reassigned to Waymo LLC in 2017. Central to the Waymo v Uber/Otto LiDAR trade-secret dispute (waymo-v-uber-otto-trade-secret).

## Key facts

- Jurisdiction: uspto
- Status: granted
- Number: US 8,836,922
- Grant date: 2014-09-16
- Verification posture: verified

## Parties (1)

- **assignee**: [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) (verified)

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