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8165719 System and method for an electrical insulating shutter system  
A system, and a method for manufacturing that system, for electrically and automatically opening, closing and otherwise controlling window shutters on a building, for the purposes of limiting...
8134312 Motor control circuit and power window device  
A motor control circuit includes a manipulation unit, a control unit that drives a motor in a normal rotation direction or a reverse rotation direction, a catch detecting unit that detects a...
7973507 Raindrop detecting device and method of determining raindrop amount  
A raindrop detecting device includes a raindrop sensor, and a controller. The raindrop sensor is disposed in a wiping area of a wiper blade on a front windshield, and outputs a detection signal...
7777993 Wiper control circuit  
A wiper control circuit is provided for invalidating the state of a wiper operation switch to suppress unnecessary operations of a wiper in an automotive vehicle upon starting an engine using a...
7772794 Apparatus and method for controlling vehicular wiper  
A wiper controlling apparatus capable of discriminating between a signal change at the time of a wiper blade passage and that at the time of a raindrop impact so as to allow a wiper control...
7772793 Raindrop detecting device and method of selecting wiping mode for vehicle  
A raindrop detecting device for detecting a raindrop amount on a windshield of a vehicle and selecting a wiping mode of a wiper based on the detected raindrop amount includes a controller for...
7755499 Detecting apparatus for detecting operation of fan  
A detecting apparatus for detecting operation of a fan, includes a first current module disposed at an airflow path of the fan, a second current module insulated from the airflow, and an indicating...
7733049 Raindrop quantity sensing apparatus and wiper control system having the same  
A change computing arrangement computing an amount of change in a measured value of a measurement signal of a raindrop sensor in a raindrop quantity sensing execution time period that is a time...
7719220 Safety enhanced control system for servo actuators  
An electrical control system comprising a controllably conductive device, an input receiving circuit and a timer circuit. The controllably conductive device selectively applies power to an...
7710057 Raindrop quantity sensing apparatus and wiper control system  
A raindrop sensor outputs a measurement signal, which corresponds to a quantity of raindrops in a predetermined sensing range in a wiping range on a windshield. A prohibited time period setting...
7696710 Method of sensing an amount of moisture on a surface of a substrate with temperature compensation  
A method for determining an amount of moisture on a surface of a substrate includes a step of transmitting a transmitter signal to generate a wave. The transmitter signal has a first phase. The...
7657352 Automatic control system  
An automatic control system provides control of an automotive system in a vehicle based on at least one piece of control provision determination information. The automatic control system includes...
7615955 Washer controller and washer system for vehicle  
A washer controller controls a washer motor in accordance with a manipulation of a washer switch. A washer switch detector determines whether a manipulation of the washer switch is performed within...
7589836 Optoelectronic sensor device  
An optoelectronic sensor device is described for recording of soiling on a transparent cover, with at least one light source that emits at least two light beams, a test surface arranged in the...
7516002 Rain sensor for detecting rain or other material on window of a vehicle or on other surface  
A system and/or method for sensing the presence of moisture (e.g., rain) and/or other material(s) on a window such as a vehicle window (e.g., vehicle windshield or backlite). In certain example...
7466097 Wiper control method and wiper control device  
A wiper control method and a wiper control device are provided which can smoothly respond to rapid change of a rainfall situation at passage of a rainfall shutoff environment such as a tunnel. A...
7430428 Method for communicating teletype information in a vehicle communication system between a vehicle and a remote station  
A communication system and method for transmitting and receiving teletype information in a vehicle (20). The communication system (22) includes an external interface (24) and a communication...
7429745 Sensor device for detecting wetting on a windshield based on received reference light  
A sensor device for detecting wetting on a windshield includes a light emission element for emitting a light, a first light reception element for receiving the light in a first light path that...
7385216 Sensor device and wiper controller having sensor device  
A sensor device for detecting wetting on a windshield includes a light emission element for emitting a light, a first light reception element for receiving the light in a first light path that...
7365507 Power control apparatus for motor  
A power control apparatus for a motor is disclosed. The power control apparatus includes: a moisture sensor for detecting moisture soaking into a housing including the motor; and a switching unit...
7342375 Automatic storm shutter control  
The present invention provides wireless and direct wired methods and devices for automatically closing electrically-driven roll-down storm shutters in the presence of rain on one or more rain sensors.
7248010 Wiper controller for controlling windshield wiper  
A wiper controller includes: a sensor for detecting a waterdrop on a windshield; a wiper for wiping the windshield; and control means for controlling operation of the wiper. The control means...
7235944 Wiper control system  
A wiper control system for detecting an amount of raindrops landed on a windshield of a vehicle and driving a wipe operation of a wiper to wipe the landed raindrops. The wiper control system...
7098618 Rain detection system and method of controlling the same  
A rain detection system generates an operation signal for operating a wiper system on a window based on a detected window condition. The rain detection system includes a detection mechanism for...
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...
7019321 Sensing device and its sensing method, and wiper controlling apparatus using the same  
In a rain sensing device, a sensing device that can estimate the size of raindrops or the like without a large amount of hardware resources, and its sensing method, and a wiper controlling...
7012394 Battery-powered air handling system for subsurface aeration  
The invention is a battery powered source for an air handling system that provides subsurface aeration services when an available power source provides insufficient power. The system comprises a...
7009355 Wiper control system for a vehicle and a method thereof  
A wiper control system is provided which comprises a rain droplet detector, a multiplexer, a count register, and a wiper control unit. The rain droplet detector has a plurality of switches that are...
7009356 Wiper control apparatus and method for automatic vehicular wiping  
The wiper control apparatus comprises a precipitation detector, a surrounding state detector and a wiper controller. The precipitation detector detects a precipitation condition at a position where...
7002480 Deposit detector and control device using it  
A deposit detector in which deposit on a detection surface has a surface shape effect, and generation of a flashing phenomenon caused by irregular reflection of the light incident on the deposit...
6958585 Windshield wiper system activated by sensing rainwater  
A windshield wiper system activated by sensing rainwater via a rain sensor placed inside the wiping pattern when a multifunction switch lever is in automatic mode. A rain sensor module activates a...
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....
6936985 Sensing device for determining a rain rate  
A sensing device includes a piezoelectric vibration sensor mounted to a surface for producing an analog signal proportional to raindrops striking the surface, an amplifier, an analog-to-digital...
6894619 Sensor for optically detecting foreign bodies particularly raindrops on a glass pane  
A sensor for optical detection of foreign bodies, in particular raindrops, on a window, in particular on the windshield of a motor vehicle, having a sensor element that is coupled to the inside of...
6888465 Sensor unit for detecting the wetting of a window  
The invention relates to a sensor unit for detecting the wetting of a window. Signals from the condensation sensor are used to control an air conditioning, heating, and/or ventilation unit. The...
6877870 Sensor-mirror arrangement on a windshield  
A sensor-mirror arrangement on a windshield of a motor vehicle with an optical sensor that is fastened on the windshield in an edge region arranged between a free field of vision of the windshield...
6864655 Rain sensor, in particular for a motor vehicle having a window-wiper device, and method for controlling a windshield-wiper device  
A rain sensor, in particular for a motor vehicle including a window-wiper device (windshield-wiper device), including a measuring element, which has a sensitivity that is predefinable by a control...
6851157 Wiper system, especially for a motor vehicle  
Wiper system, in particular for a motor vehicle, having at least one wiper (12) supported in a fashion that allows it to swing between two end positions, that can be driven by a—particularly e...
6831435 Vehicle blower motor device and holder for blower motor device  
A holder of a vehicle blower motor device includes a holder body for holding a motor, a disk-shaped coupling member, and a cover plate. The holder body, the coupling member, and the cover plate...
6831288 Light-sensitive sensor unit, especially for automatic switching of illumination equipment  
Light-sensitive sensor unit, especially for the automatic switching of illuminating equipment, preferably in motor vehicles, which includes at least two light-sensitive sensors, at least a first...
6825629 Method of controlling a wiper motor  
A method and a device for controlling a wiper motor of a motor vehicle. A rain sensor sends signals to a control device and the wiper motor is switched off when a first threshold is exceeded or is...
6765631 Vehicle windshield rain sensor  
A rain sensor includes an amplifier circuit that amplifies an output voltage from a photodiode and then provides this voltage signal to a CPU. The amplifier circuit conducts an offset...
6744371 Sensing device for detecting wetness on a glass pane  
A sensor arrangement for detecting a wetting, in particular a precipitation and dirt accumulation, on a window (13) is proposed, with at least one transmitter (14) and at least one receiver (15)...
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...
6690130 Windshield wiper system  
Operation of a windshield wiper system for cleaning a windshield of a motor vehicle includes driving at least one wiper by an electric drive motor so that the at least one wiper shifted between two...
6674476 Outdoor housing for TV camera  
A housing for a TV camera has an automatic wiping mode for automatically driving a wiper, which is provided at a front window of the housing, at predetermined time intervals. The execution of the...
6657410 Control device for a windscreen wiper device  
A control device for the drive motor of a windscreen wiper device in a vehicle, especially a motor vehicle, comprising a control switch which can be activated by means of a manually actuated wiper...
6646560 Window fan with rain sensing control  
A window fan assembly comprising a housing with openings therein for an air stream through the housing; at least one fan is mounted in the housing for generating the air stream through the openings...
6617813 Wiper control system and method for controlling wiper  
A raindrop sensor detects an amount of raindrops landed on a window glass and outputs a measurement signal to a microcomputer. The microcomputer calculates an average amount of raindrops by...
6614015 Detector of stains on a transparent plate surface  
A detector of stains on a transparent plate surface is arranged on an internal surface of the plate and includes an emitter for emitting a modulated light signal towards the inside of the plate and...
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