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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:
Sep. 24, 2024
Filed:
May. 12, 2022
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kothamasi Sumithra Raju, Bangalore, IN;
Sudipto Ray, Bangalore, IN;
Yuchuan Liu, Troy, MI (US);
Julien P. Mourou, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 1/00 (2006.01); B05B 1/08 (2006.01); B60S 1/54 (2006.01); G01S 7/497 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/497 (2013.01); B05B 1/005 (2013.01); B05B 1/08 (2013.01); B60S 1/54 (2013.01); G01S 2007/4977 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle having a Lidar system includes a cleaning apparatus that performs a method of cleaning the Lidar system. The cleaning apparatus includes a nozzle for spraying a gas onto a window of the Lidar, a pump for controlling a flow of the gas through the nozzle, and a processor. The processor is configured to control the pump to control the flow of the gas through the nozzle at a variable flow rate.