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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:
Sep. 17, 2024

Filed:

May. 12, 2021
Applicants:

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

Valeo North America, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Inventors:

Rashaun Phinisee, Ypsilanti, MI (US);

Venkatesh Krishnan, Canton, MI (US);

Sunil Reddy Patil, Troy, MI (US);

Joseph Wlodyka, Flat Rock, MI (US);

Ravi Surampudi, Canton, MI (US);

Timothy Wiesner, Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Yifu Xiao, Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Luis Angel Gonzalez, Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Paul True, Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Assignees:

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

Valeo North America, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/481 (2006.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4813 (2013.01); B60W 60/001 (2020.02); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); B60W 2420/408 (2024.01);
Abstract

A sensor assembly includes an upper housing. The sensor assembly includes a monolithic lower housing fixed to the upper housing and defining a chamber therebetween. The monolithic lower housing defines a drain channel that slopes downward and outward in the chamber. The sensor assembly may be mounted to a roof of a vehicle. Specifically, the monolithic lower housing may be fixed to the roof.


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