Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Enhanced vehicle sensor cleaning
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Application No.: US16600610Application Date: 2019-10-14
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Publication No.: US11353697B2Publication Date: 2022-06-07
- Inventor: Michael Robertson, Jr. , James Pizzimenti , Tyler D. Hamilton , Ashwin Arunmozhi
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Bejin Bieneman PLC
- Agent Frank A. MacKenzie
- Main IPC: B60S1/52
- IPC: B60S1/52 ; G02B27/00 ; B60S1/08 ; G01S7/497

Abstract:
A computer includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to identify a contaminant on a lens of a sensor upon determining a force applied to the lens based on an electric current exceeding a threshold and to actuate a cleaning component to remove the contaminant from the lens.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210109345A1 ENHANCED VEHICLE SENSOR CLEANING Public/Granted day:2021-04-15
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