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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Prashant Dubey, Canton, MI (US);
Segundo Baldovino, Novi, MI (US);
LaRon Michelle Brown, Detroit, MI (US);
Venkatesh Krishnan, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/00 (2006.01); G01S 7/497 (2006.01); H05B 6/10 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); H10N 10/13 (2023.01); F25B 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/0006 (2013.01); G01S 7/4813 (2013.01); G01S 7/497 (2013.01); H05B 6/10 (2013.01); H10N 10/13 (2023.02); F25B 21/02 (2013.01); G01S 2007/4977 (2013.01); H05B 2214/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sensor is disclosed. The sensor may comprise: a housing, comprising a transmitting coil; and an optic assembly, comprising a body supporting at least one receiving coil and a conductive film that is in electrical contact with the at least one receiving coil, wherein, when the transmitting coil is energized, the at least one receiving coil is wirelessly energized causing a temperature of the film to increase.