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Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023

Filed:

Feb. 12, 2020
Applicant:

Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Inventors:

Cleveland E Rayford, II, Camarillo, CA (US);

Paul Vranjes, Santa Barbara, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/09 (2006.01); B60S 1/56 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/0913 (2013.01); B60S 1/56 (2013.01); G02B 27/0006 (2013.01); H04R 1/028 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle sensor assembly includes an optical sensor surface, at least two transducers arranged to input energy into the optical surface to produce an energy wave through the optical sensor surface and sense an attribute of an energy wave within the optical sensor surface. A controller arranged to drive the at least two transducers to input energy into the optical surface to produce an energy wave within the optical sensor surface to dislodge debris from the optical sensor surface.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Rayford, II, Cleveland. (2023). Optical surface cleaning with directed energy waves (U.S. Patent No. 11581481). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11581481

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