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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:
Dec. 06, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michael Robertson, Jr., Livonia, MI (US);
Venkatesh Krishnan, Canton, MI (US);
Segundo Baldovino, Novi, MI (US);
Sunil Reddy Patil, Troy, MI (US);
Rashaun Phinisee, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/48 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 7/497 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4813 (2013.01); G01S 7/497 (2013.01); G01S 2007/4977 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sensor assembly includes a cylindrical sensor housing extending vertically upward from a sensor-housing bottom, a gutter elongated circumferentially around the sensor-housing bottom, a drain channel extending radially outward from the gutter, at least one air nozzle positioned radially outside the gutter and directed radially inward, and a panel extending above and radially inward from the air nozzle.