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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Venkatesh Krishnan, Canton, MI (US);
Segundo Baldovino, Novi, MI (US);
Navvab Khajehosseini, Canton, MI (US);
Rashaun Phinisee, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Vigidharan Ramanathan, Southgate, MI (US);
Sunil Reddy Patil, Troy, 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 17/89 (2020.01); G01D 11/24 (2006.01); G01D 11/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4813 (2013.01); G01D 11/245 (2013.01); G01D 11/26 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sensor apparatus includes a cylindrical sensor window defining an axis oriented vertically and a ramp. The sensor window includes an exterior surface facing radially outward relative to the axis. The ramp is on the exterior surface of the sensor window. The ramp includes a leading surface and a trailing surface. The leading surface and the trailing surface are elongated parallel to the axis.