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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2015
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Piotr Sliwa, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
John F. Healey, Naperville, IL (US);
Edward F. Bulgajewski, Genoa, IL (US);
Uwe Stapf, Rottingen, DE;
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 11/04 (2006.01); B60S 1/02 (2006.01); H05B 3/84 (2006.01); B60S 1/08 (2006.01); B60S 1/56 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 11/04 (2013.01); B60S 1/02 (2013.01); B60S 1/0848 (2013.01); B60S 1/56 (2013.01); H05B 3/84 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0026 (2013.01);
Abstract
A heater system for clearing moisture (frozen and liquid) from a windshield () around a through-windshield vehicle sensor () provides a chamber between the sensor and the windshield containing air that may be heated by a chamber supported heating element (). The warm air within the chamber applies heat over the windshield in the critical viewing area () without obstructing the sensor ().