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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.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020

Filed:

Apr. 14, 2016
Applicants:

Valeo Schalter Und Sensoren Gmbh, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;

Dr. Ing. H.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft, Stuttgart, DE;

Inventors:

Heiko Hofmann, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;

Thomas Jung, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;

Stefan Jacobi, Böblingen, DE;

Bernhard Schmiedel, Stuttgart, DE;

Timo Maise, Ludwigsburg, DE;

Natalie Weber, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;

Thomas Schuler, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;

Assignees:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/06 (2012.01); B60T 8/172 (2006.01); B60W 40/068 (2012.01); G01S 15/02 (2006.01); G01S 15/87 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 8/172 (2013.01); B60W 40/06 (2013.01); B60W 40/068 (2013.01); G01S 15/025 (2013.01); G01S 15/87 (2013.01); G01S 15/931 (2013.01); B60T 2210/13 (2013.01); B60W 2420/54 (2013.01); G01S 2015/938 (2013.01);
Abstract

The invention relates to a sensor assembly for recognizing a state of a roadway, including a sensor device, which is adapted to capture an impact of water on a wheel arch lining of a motor vehicle during a travel of the motor vehicle on the roadway, and including a control device for recognizing the state of the roadway based on the impact of the water captured by means of the sensor device, wherein the sensor device includes an ultrasonic sensor, which is adapted to receive an ultrasonic signal and which is additionally adapted to capture the impact of the water on the wheel arch lining.


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