Apparatus and method for windshield cleaning and de-icing
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1. Apparatus for cleaning a window of a vehicle, comprising:
- a vessel, having an inlet through which a washing fluid is received from a reservoir and an outlet through which the fluid is discharged for cleaning the window;
a heating element for heating the fluid in the vessel;
a controller for controlling flow of the fluid through the vessel and operating said heating element; and
an actuator in wireless communication with said controller,said controller, upon actuation by said actuator, operating said heating element and thereby preheating said vessel prior to said fluid being received therein.
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Abstract
Apparatus for cleaning a window of a vehicle, including a vessel, having an inlet through which a washing fluid is received from a reservoir and an outlet through which the fluid is discharged for cleaning the window, a heating element for heating the fluid in the vessel, a controller for controlling flow of the fluid through the vessel and an actuator in wireless communication with the controller.
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1. Apparatus for cleaning a window of a vehicle, comprising:
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a vessel, having an inlet through which a washing fluid is received from a reservoir and an outlet through which the fluid is discharged for cleaning the window; a heating element for heating the fluid in the vessel; a controller for controlling flow of the fluid through the vessel and operating said heating element; and an actuator in wireless communication with said controller, said controller, upon actuation by said actuator, operating said heating element and thereby preheating said vessel prior to said fluid being received therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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Current AssigneeM-Heat Investors, LLC
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Original AssigneeMicro-Heat, Inc.
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InventorsFranco, Shlomi, Wodnik, Jossef, Ivanov, Vyshislav
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Primary Examiner(s)Barr; Michael
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Assistant Examiner(s)Chaudhry; Saeed T
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Application NumberUS11/610,287Publication NumberTime in Patent Office692 DaysField of Search239/284.1, 239/284.2, 239/264.1, 239/264.2, 239/67, 239/69, 239/130, 239/131, 239/135, 239/139US Class Current239/284.1CPC Class CodesB60S 1/482 combined with the operation...B60S 1/483 using a supply pump driven ...B60S 1/487 the liquid being heated noz...B60S 1/488 electricallyB60S 1/50 Arrangement of reservoirB60S 1/522 moving liquid spreading mea...
