Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for clearing snow from an electric vehicle
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Application No.: US18065873Application Date: 2022-12-14
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Publication No.: US12187239B2Publication Date: 2025-01-07
- Inventor: Connor Duesterwald , Desigan Padayachee , Anna Siniavina , Stacey M. Marmara , Michael D. Alarcon , Patrick Giancarlo Gabriel DiGioacchino
- Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit
- Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Current Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit
- Agency: Lorenz & Kopf LLP
- Main IPC: B60S1/08
- IPC: B60S1/08 ; B60L58/13 ; B60S1/02 ; G01W1/14

Abstract:
Systems and methods associated with an electric vehicle are provided. The electric vehicle includes a sensor system, a communications system and a snow clearing system. The systems and methods detect, based on data from the sensor system, snow that may accumulate on a window of the electric vehicle. When snow is detected, a notification is provided, via the communications system, to a remote user device. The notification requests user acceptance of use of charge of a battery of the electric vehicle to operate the snow clearing system of the electric vehicle. The systems and methods receive, by the communications system, a response to the notification from the user device, and when the response indicates acceptance of the use of charge of the battery, the snow clearing system is activated. The snow clearing system is powered by the battery.
Public/Granted literature
- US20240198968A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLEARING SNOW FROM AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2024-06-20
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