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Mitigation of lens condensation using heat

US11513370B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 5, 2020
Grant dateNov 29, 2022
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Expiry dateJun 23, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B3/86
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems, methods, devices, and other techniques for heating a lens to mitigate fogging. The methods can include identifying a temperature of the lens, identifying an ambient temperature of an environment of the lens, determining whether the lens is susceptible to fogging based at least on the temperature of the lens and the ambient temperature of the environment of the lens, and in response to determining that the lens is susceptible to fogging, causing a heating element to apply heat to the lens to mitigate fogging of the lens.

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