Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for heating windshield camera viewing zones
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Application No.: US17108150Application Date: 2020-12-01
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Publication No.: US12238845B2Publication Date: 2025-02-25
- Inventor: Genaro Garduno Ramirez , Nohemi Elizabeth Alvarez Mendez
- 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: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.
- Agent Vichit Chea
- Main IPC: H05B6/10
- IPC: H05B6/10 ; B60R11/04 ; B60S1/02 ; H05B3/86

Abstract:
This disclosure details windshield heating systems for induction heating windshield camera viewing zones. An exemplary windshield heating system may include a first inductive heating element imbedded within a thermoplastic layer of the windshield and a second inductive heating element mounted between a glass layer of the windshield and a camera bracket. The first and second inductive heating elements establish a wireless connection for heating the camera viewing zone of the windshield.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220174792A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HEATING WINDSHIELD CAMERA VIEWING ZONES Public/Granted day:2022-06-02
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