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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:
Jun. 06, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 06, 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);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/497 (2006.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/497 (2013.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G01S 2007/4977 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a sensor including a window; at least three lamps positioned to illuminate the window and be able to generate different ranges of wavelengths than one another; a cleaning component positioned to clean the window; and a computer communicatively coupled to the sensor, the lamps, and the cleaning component. The computer is programmed to activate the lamps and actuate the cleaning component based on data generated by the sensor during the activations of the lamps.