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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7095199 | Automatic vehicle wiper system An automatic vehicle wiper system including a wiper, a speed sensor which measures vehicle speed, a rainfall measuring device which measures amount of rainfall during predetermined intervals, a calculating device which calculates a wiping action frequency of the wip... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6954047 | Transmission detector for a window body, in particular the windshield of a motor vehicle, and a cleaning device for a viewing area of a window body A transmission detector for a window body, in particular the windshield of a motor vehicle, has an optical sensor device which includes an imaging system and a position-sensitive optical detector. In addition, the transmission detector has an analyzing system for th... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6696808 | Windscreen wiper device for wiping windscreens A windscreen wiper device and a method for wiping windscreens, including at least one motor whose direction of rotation can be altered, at least one wiper which is coupled to the motor and which moves back and forth between two reversing positions, a cont... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6690131 | Power window switch circuit A power window switch circuit, even if soaked, prevents windows from opening or closing unintentionally. A DOWN switch (128) and an UP switch (129) each include a first fixed contact (DN1, UP1) connected with a power supply, a second fixed contact (DN2, U... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6555804 | Method and device for detecting objects on a windshield The invention relates to a method and device for detecting objects (3) on a windshield (2). The method comprises the following steps: Placing an optical sensor array (4) on the inner side of a section of the windshield (2), said array having a plurality o... | 04/29/2003 |
| 5998782 | Water drop detector on transparent substrate A windshield (transparent substrate) 1 having the function of detecting the presence of water drops W upon one side surface of the windshield depending upon variations in an amount of reflected light, comprising a rain sensor provided on the other side su... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5568027 | Smooth rain-responsive wiper control Disclosed is an automatic windshield wiper control system which responds to sensed moisture in a manner which is responsive to changes in conditions, yet subjectively smooth. Moisture and noise sensitive signals from a sensor are digitized, and a function... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5453676 | Trainable drive system for a windshield wiper A neural network provides automatic control of a windshield wiper. A rain sensor generates sensing signals indicating a rain pattern, and the neural network generates wiping demand signals indicating a wiping action desired by the driver. A training unit ... | 09/26/1995 |
| 4665351 | Windshield wiper control system and a precipitation sensor therefor A precipitation sensor for detecting when a predetermined fraction of the sensor area is covered with water drops comprises an insulating substrate, a pair of spaced electrodes of conductive material on the substrate, and an array of conductive spots on t... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4584508 | Rain sensor in an automatic wiper drive control system for an automotive vehicle A rain sensor for an automotive wiper control system detects rain conditions to produce a rain condition indicative signal. The rain sensor includes a vibrator, the outer surface of which is exposed to rain drops and which vibrates or oscillates at an amp... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4578621 | Stock advancing apparatus with dancer operated potentiometer speed control A stock reel having a variable speed electric reel drive motor and a speed control potentiometer operated by a stock loop control arm for producing a variable control voltage correlative with the angular position of the control arm. The control voltage fr... | 03/25/1986 |
