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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2018
Applicants:
Michael Gostein, Austin, TX (US);
William Stueve, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Michael Gostein, Austin, TX (US);
William Stueve, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/00 (2006.01); H02S 50/15 (2014.01); H02S 50/00 (2014.01); G01N 21/47 (2006.01); H02S 40/10 (2014.01); G01N 21/94 (2006.01); G01N 15/06 (2006.01); H02S 40/30 (2014.01); G01N 21/552 (2014.01); G01N 21/15 (2006.01); G01N 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 50/15 (2014.12); G01N 15/0612 (2013.01); G01N 21/47 (2013.01); G01N 21/94 (2013.01); H02S 40/10 (2014.12); H02S 50/00 (2013.01); G01N 21/552 (2013.01); G01N 2015/0046 (2013.01); G01N 2021/157 (2013.01); G01N 2021/4735 (2013.01); G01N 2201/061 (2013.01); H02S 40/30 (2014.12);
Abstract
A device comprising a transparent window, a photoemitter, a photodetector, and a measurement unit, wherein said photoemitter is configured to illuminate soiling particles accumulating on a surface of said transparent window, said photodetector is configured to generate a signal based on detection of light that passes through said transparent window and reflects and/or scatters from said soiling particles, and said measurement unit determines a soiling level of said transparent window based upon a measurement of said signal.