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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
David Michael Herman, Oak Park, MI (US);
Ashwin Arunmozhi, Canton, MI (US);
Venkatesh Krishnan, Canton, MI (US);
Sunil Reddy Patil, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 13/02 (2006.01); B60S 1/08 (2006.01); G02B 1/18 (2015.01); G06N 3/08 (2006.01); G06N 3/04 (2006.01); G01N 15/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 13/02 (2013.01); B60S 1/0822 (2013.01); G02B 1/18 (2015.01); C03C 2217/76 (2013.01); G01N 2013/0208 (2013.01); G01N 2015/1406 (2013.01); G06N 3/04 (2013.01); G06N 3/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to actuate a component upon determining that a hydrophobic coating of a surface is degraded based on a comparison of a characteristic of a liquid droplet with a threshold value.