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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.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023

Filed:

Jun. 14, 2019
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Tyler D. Hamilton, Farmington, MI (US);

Michael Robertson, Jr., Garden City, MI (US);

Ashley Lucas, Novi, MI (US);

Venkatesh Krishnan, Canton, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 3/02 (2006.01); B08B 5/02 (2006.01); G01S 7/497 (2006.01); G01S 17/02 (2020.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G01S 17/86 (2020.01); B60S 1/60 (2006.01); B60S 1/54 (2006.01); B60S 1/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/497 (2013.01); B08B 3/02 (2013.01); B08B 5/02 (2013.01); G01S 7/4813 (2013.01); G01S 17/86 (2020.01); H04N 5/2252 (2013.01); B08B 2203/0211 (2013.01); B60S 1/52 (2013.01); B60S 1/54 (2013.01); B60S 1/60 (2013.01); G01S 2007/4977 (2013.01);
Abstract

A sensor assembly includes a housing including a first chamber and a second chamber fluidly connected to the first chamber, a first sensor disposed in the second chamber and including a first sensor window facing outward from the second chamber, and a second sensor outside and fixed relative to the first chamber and the second chamber. The second sensor includes a second sensor window. The housing includes an intake from an exterior environment to the first chamber, a first outlet from the second chamber to the exterior environment, and a second outlet from the second chamber to the exterior environment. The first outlet is positioned to direct air across the first sensor window, and the second outlet is positioned to direct air across the second sensor window.


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