ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,504,507, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Waymo LLC (Mountain View, Calif.).
"Signal processing for near-field radar" was invented by Timothy Campbell (Los Angeles) and Brett Coon (Mountain View, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Examples relate to near-field radar filters that can enhance measurements near a radar unit. An example may involve receiving a first set of radar reflection signals at a radar unit coupled to a vehicle and determining a filter configured to offset near-field effects of radar reflection signals received at the radar unit. In some instances, the filter depends on an azimuth angle and a distance for surfaces...