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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:
Jun. 07, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michael Robertson, Jr., Livonia, MI (US);
James Pizzimenti, Carleton, MI (US);
Tyler D. Hamilton, Farmington, MI (US);
Ashwin Arunmozhi, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 1/52 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01); B60S 1/08 (2006.01); G01S 7/497 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/0006 (2013.01); B60S 1/0848 (2013.01); B60S 1/52 (2013.01); G01S 7/497 (2013.01); G01S 2007/4977 (2013.01);
Abstract
A computer includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to identify a contaminant on a lens of a sensor upon determining a force applied to the lens based on an electric current exceeding a threshold and to actuate a cleaning component to remove the contaminant from the lens.