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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 12, 1999
James A. Jackson, Jr., Kettering, OH (US);
Valeo Electrical Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
An assembly ( ) for sensing moisture ( ) on the exterior surface ( ) of a windshield ( ) from a position spaced from the interior surface ( ) of the windshield ( ). The assembly ( ) includes a focal plane detector ( ) comprising a plurality of pixels ( ) adapted for disposition in spaced relationship to the interior surface ( ) of the sheet of glass ( ). An imaging lens ( ) is adapted for disposition between the focal plane detector ( ) and the interior surface ( ) of the sheet of glass ( ) for directing light waves from moisture ( ) on the exterior surface ( ) of the sheet of glass ( ) through the imaging lens ( ) to produce successive images of the moisture ( ) on the focal plane detector ( ).