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Glareshield

US12204231B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 22, 2021
Grant dateJan 21, 2025
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Expiry dateFeb 27, 2043

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R2011/0026
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A glareshield for a camera of a vehicle includes a plurality of similarly shaped ribs on a surface that faces the windshield of the vehicle. The plurality of ribs are configured such that the specular component of reflected light from the plurality of ribs, during all daylight hours, impinges on or passes through an area outside the entrance pupil of the camera, directly or after further reflection from the windshield.

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