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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:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2022
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michael Robertson, Jr., Garden City, MI (US);
Venkatesh Krishnan, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/25 (2018.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); H04N 13/194 (2018.01); H04N 13/243 (2018.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); G01S 17/86 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/25 (2018.05); B60W 60/00 (2020.02); H04N 13/194 (2018.05); H04N 13/243 (2018.05); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); B60W 2420/403 (2013.01); G01S 17/86 (2020.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a vehicle body and an optical sensor supported by the vehicle body and defining a field-of-view. The vehicle includes a transparent shield in the field-of-view, the transparent shield having an outer surface. The vehicle includes a camera facing the outer surface of the transparent shield.