US 11,733,356 B2
Sensor apparatus with drainage
Venkatesh Krishnan, Canton, MI (US); Segundo Baldovino, Novi, MI (US); Navvab Khajehosseini, Canton, MI (US); Rashaun Phinisee, Ypsilanti, MI (US); Vigidharan Ramanathan, Southgate, MI (US); and Sunil Reddy Patil, Troy, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 14, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/993,411.
Prior Publication US 2022/0050180 A1, Feb. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. G01S 7/48 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01); G01D 11/24 (2006.01); G01D 11/26 (2006.01)
CPC G01S 7/4813 (2013.01) [G01D 11/245 (2013.01); G01D 11/26 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sensor apparatus comprising:
a cylindrical sensor window defining an axis oriented vertically, the sensor window including an exterior surface facing radially outward relative to the axis; and
a ramp on the exterior surface of the sensor window, the ramp including a leading surface and a trailing surface;
wherein the leading surface and the trailing surface are elongated parallel to the axis.