ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,221,077, issued on Feb. 11, was assigned to AURORA OPERATIONS INC. (Pittsburgh).

"Nozzles and systems for cleaning vehicle sensors" was invented by Wesly Mason Rice (Glenshaw, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Nozzles and systems for cleaning sensors of a vehicle are provided. An adjustable nozzle can include an inlet configured to receive a pressurized fluid, an adjustable oscillator coupled with the inlet, and an outlet coupled with the adjustable oscillator. The adjustable oscillator can be configured to receive the pressurized fluid from the inlet and generate an oscillating fluid, and can include a first oscillation wall comprising...