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Patent No.:

US 10724843 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020

Filed:

Mar. 29, 2018

Water rejection on capacitive door handle

Applicant:

Alps Alpine Co., Ltd., Ota-Ku, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Chad Adams, Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Alan Stettler, Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Paul Vincent, Kaysville, UT (US);

Assignee:

ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:

IPUSA, PLLC

Primary Examiner:

Alvaro E Fortich

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/02 (2006.01); G01N 27/22 (2006.01); E05B 85/10 (2014.01); E05B 81/76 (2014.01); E05B 77/34 (2014.01); E05B 17/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/023 (2013.01); E05B 77/34 (2013.01); E05B 81/77 (2013.01); E05B 85/10 (2013.01); G01N 27/223 (2013.01); G01N 27/226 (2013.01); E05B 17/22 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method that provides a proximity sensor disposed within a door handle of a vehicle to enable one or more commands to be transmitted to the vehicle by a user's hand, wherein the door handle is in a harsh outdoor environment such that the door handle may be wet when the proximity sensor is used to detect the touch or presence of a user's hand, and wherein the proximity sensor is able to compensate for the presence of the water and enable reliable operation of the proximity sensor and thereby enable commands to be sent to the vehicle.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Adams, Chad. (2020). Water rejection on capacitive door handle (U.S. Patent No. 10724843). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10724843

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