Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sensor enclosure and glass panels for sensor enclosures
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Application No.: US16353241Application Date: 2019-03-14
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Publication No.: US10852395B1Publication Date: 2020-12-01
- Inventor: James R. Wilson , Christopher D. Jones
- Applicant: James R. Wilson , Christopher D. Jones
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane, P. C.
- Main IPC: G03C3/00
- IPC: G03C3/00 ; G01S7/481 ; G01S7/497 ; G01S17/931 ; G01S13/931

Abstract:
A vehicle includes an exterior body panel, an opening formed through the exterior body panel, a housing that is connected to the exterior body panel, wherein the housing includes side walls that extend around an enclosed space and an open front portion that is positioned at the opening formed through the exterior body panel, an optical-grade tempered glass panel that is connected to the housing and positioned at the opening that is formed through the exterior body panel, an emissive sensor component that is located in the enclosed space that is defined by the housing and the optical-grade tempered glass panel, and a receptive sensor component that is located in the enclosed space that is defined by the housing and the optical-grade tempered glass panel.
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