US 11,718,271 B2
System and method to defrost a windshield
Nicholas W. Pinto, Shelby Township, MI (US); Kuo-huey Chen, Troy, MI (US); and Todd J. Gordon, Royal Oak, MI (US)
Assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on Jan. 2, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/733,186.
Prior Publication US 2021/0206351 A1, Jul. 8, 2021
Int. Cl. B60S 1/02 (2006.01); H05B 3/20 (2006.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01); B60S 1/54 (2006.01); B60S 1/58 (2006.01); B60S 1/60 (2006.01); H05B 3/84 (2006.01)
CPC B60S 1/026 (2013.01) [B60S 1/54 (2013.01); B60S 1/58 (2013.01); B60S 1/603 (2013.01); H05B 1/0236 (2013.01); H05B 3/20 (2013.01); H05B 3/84 (2013.01); H05B 2203/031 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
one or more heat pads installed in a vehicle and impregnated as part of at least one of an A-pillar and a rearview mirror of the vehicle, the one or more heat pads configured to provide infrared energy transmissions to a vehicle component to defrost, defog, or both defrost and defog a surface of the vehicle component.