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Apparatus for and method of automatically controlling operation and speed of windshield wipers

  • US 5,773,946 A
  • Filed: 03/14/1996
  • Issued: 06/30/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/14/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A windshield wiper control apparatus for detecting impacts of water on a vehicle and controlling operation of a windshield wiper comprising:

  • a. means for generating a signal representative of an amount of water contacting a vehicle by monitoring sound from impacts on a surface of the vehicle; and

    b. means for operating the windshield wiper in response to a level of the signal.

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