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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:
Feb. 25, 2025

Filed:

Feb. 23, 2021
Applicants:

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

Valeo North America, Inc., Troy, MI (US);

Inventors:

Rashaun Phinisee, Ypsilanti, MI (US);

Raghuraman Surineedi, Dearborn, MI (US);

Venkatesh Krishnan, Canton, MI (US);

Michael Whitney, Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Victoria Bos, Troy, MI (US);

Luis Angel Gonzalez, Seymour, IN (US);

Assignees:

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

Valeo North America, Inc., Troy, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 7/497 (2006.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4813 (2013.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G01S 2007/4977 (2013.01);
Abstract

A sensor assembly includes a housing defining a chamber. The sensor assembly includes a sensor supported by the housing. The sensor assembly includes a duct extending from a first end to a second end, the first end of the duct being open to an environment external to the chamber and the second end being fluidly connected to the chamber. The duct includes a first portion at the first end, a second portion at the second end, and a middle portion between the first portion and the second portion. The middle portion extends downward from the first portion, and the second portion extends upward to the second end.


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