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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
James Pizzimenti, Carleton, MI (US);
Rashaun Phinisee, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Venkatesh Krishnan, Canton, MI (US);
Manan Sevak, Southfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 11/24 (2006.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01); H05K 5/02 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 11/245 (2013.01); B60R 11/00 (2013.01); B60R 11/04 (2013.01); H04N 5/2252 (2013.01); H05K 5/0213 (2013.01); B60R 2011/004 (2013.01); G01S 7/4813 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sensor assembly includes a housing, an air inlet tube through the housing and including a drain, and a sensor in the path of air flowing through the air inlet tube. The sensor assembly may further include a heater thermally connected to the drain. A controller may be communicatively coupled to the heater and programmed to activate the heater upon detecting an ambient temperature below a temperature threshold.