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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2019
Applicant:
Semiconductor Components Industries, Llc, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Yasunori Yamamoto, Ora-gun, JP;
Assignee:
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/22 (2006.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01); B60R 25/20 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/223 (2013.01); G01N 27/226 (2013.01); B60R 25/20 (2013.01); H03K 17/962 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments of the present technology may provide methods and apparatus for water detection using a capacitive sensor. A door handle apparatus may include a first sensor and a second sensor positioned to detect water flowing across the sensors. Each sensor may comprise a first electrode, a second electrode, wherein each sensor operates independently.