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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2024
Microsystems, Inc., Yongin-si, KR;
Kang Yong Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Jeong Min Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Dae Young Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Dae Geun Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Young Gwang Kim, Boeun-gun, KR;
Jae Hun Shin, Yongin-si, KR;
MICROSYSTEMS, INC., Yongin-si, KR;
Abstract
A self-cleaning device and a method of operating the same for removing droplet, high viscosity liquid material or mixed material using heating, multi-voltage applying or vibration are disclosed. The self-cleaning device comprises a metal material layer disposed on a solid material layer and a hydrophobic layer disposed on the metal material layer. The metal material layer includes a view member formed of conductive material and a heating member disposed outside or inside the view member, heat is generated from the view member and the heating member when a power is applied to the view member and the heating member, the heat generated from the heating member is delivered to the view member, and droplet existed on a surface of the self-cleaning device is removed or a volume or surface tension of the droplet reduces by the heat generated from the view member and the heat delivered from the heating member.