Heatable device for use with a vehicle mounted image acquisition unit
US12214754B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 6, 2021 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B2214/02
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A heatable device for use with a vehicle-mounted image acquisition unit includes a main body including a first end, a second end opposite the first end, an interior cavity defined therein extending between the first and second ends, and a receiving portion disposed at the second end, the receiving portion including an opening therein providing access to the interior cavity, a transparent glass substrate fixed to the main body at the first end and including a transparent electrically-conductive coating on an inner surface thereof or the glass with contact foil stripes without a transparent electrically-conductive coating, the inner surface of the transparent glass substrate facing the first end of the main body, and at least one electrically-conductive unit disposed at least partially outside of the interior cavity defined in the main body.
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