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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christos Kyrtsos, Southfield, MI (US);
Kenneth Gerard Brown, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);
Eric Gerd Schaefer, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
George Anderson, Taylor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 1/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 1/02 ;
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for quickly heating a portion of a vehicle , such as a windshield or backwindow . Particularly, apparatus includes several conductors which are coupled to electrical ground potential and which have opposed ends which are alternatingly coupled to a source of energy , thereby allowing the portion of the vehicle to be quickly heated.