ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,599, issued on June 17, was assigned to ALPS ALPINE Co. LTD. (Tokyo).
"Sensor lens cleaning system" was invented by Christopher Cross (Livonia, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Sensor cleaning systems are disclosed for cleaning an entrance surface through which light beams are transmitted from an environment to a vehicle-mounted sensor. The sensor cleaning system includes multiple washing elements that dispense a heated or non-heated washer fluid over the entrance surface from different angles, and multiple wiping elements that move independently over the entrance surface. The washing and dispensing elements wash and wipe the ent...