Window with de-icing feature and method
US7964821B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 6, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B2203/016
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A window such as a vehicle window (e.g., windshield) has a de-icing feature. In certain example embodiments, a conductive structure is provided on an interior surface of a substrate of the window, AC tuned to an ice removal frequency is caused to run through the conductive structure, and fields generated by the AC passing through the conductive structure propagate through the substrate to an exterior surface of the window and can be absorbed by ice thereby causing the ice to melt and/or be removed from the window.
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