ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,931, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and KIA Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Sensor cleaning system with anti-freezing function" was invented by Yu Ri Han (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sensor cleaning system for a vehicle implements anti-freezing and defrosting functions. The sensor cleaning system includes: an air tank configured to store compressed air; a heating element disposed in the air tank and configured to apply heat to the air tank; and a controller configured to operate the heating element when a preset condition is satisfied."
The patent was filed on...