ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,307, issued on July 14, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Sensor cleaning apparatus" was invented by Jong Geon Lee (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sensor cleaning apparatus includes an air compressor for compressing air, a compressor distributor connected to the air compressor, a nozzle connected to the compressor distributor for providing air to a sensor, and a control unit connected to at least one of the air compressor or the compressor distributor. The air compressor includes a housing that forms an internal space in which air may be compressed, ...