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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2019
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Alok Warey, Novi, MI (US);
Chih-Hung Yen, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Taeyoung Han, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Kuo-Huey Chen, Troy, MI (US);
Bahram Khalighi, Birmingham, MI (US);
Paul E. Krajewski, Troy, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for heating a vehicle window to remove ice and condensation using a carbon nanotube heating pad. The apparatus includes a user interface operative to receive a user request, a vehicle windshield, a heating pad wherein the heating pad includes a carbon nanotube heating element and a reflective surface and is oriented such that the carbon nanotube heating element is directed towards the windshield, a power supply operative to supply power to the carbon nanotube heating element in response to a control signal, and a processor operative to generate the control signal in response to the user request.