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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:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
David Schmidt, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 1/54 (2006.01); B08B 5/02 (2006.01); B60S 1/66 (2006.01); B60S 1/56 (2006.01); B08B 3/02 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01); B60S 1/52 (2006.01); B60S 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 1/54 (2013.01); B08B 3/02 (2013.01); B08B 5/02 (2013.01); B60S 1/0848 (2013.01); B60S 1/52 (2013.01); B60S 1/56 (2013.01); B60S 1/66 (2013.01); G02B 27/0006 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a computer programmed to actuate a first nozzle to emit air continuously at a camera, and actuate a second nozzle to simultaneously emit air intermittently at a precipitation sensor. The system may include a camera, a precipitation sensor coupled to the camera, the first nozzle aimed at the camera, the second nozzle aimed at the precipitation sensor, and the computer in communication with the first and second nozzles.