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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
May. 03, 2018
Applicant:
Echovista Gmbh, Seligenstadt, DE;
Inventors:
David Robert Murray Trevett, Poole, GB;
Patrick Naven Trevett, Poole, GB;
Assignee:
EchoVista GmbH, Seligenstadt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 7/02 (2006.01); B60S 1/02 (2006.01); B60S 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 7/028 (2013.01); B60S 1/02 (2013.01); B60S 1/0818 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for clearing precipitation from a window comprises one or more transducers (-) fixed to the window. The transducers are driven by a generator () to produce surface acoustic waves that propagate through the window. The window may be a laminated window such as a windscreen () for a vehicle. A sensing system () may be used for detecting the presence of precipitation to actuate the clearing system.