ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,309, issued on July 14, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and KIA Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Sensor cleaning device" was invented by Ki Hong Lee (Seoul, South Korea), Jong Min Park (Seoul, South Korea) and Seung Hyeok Chang (Suwon-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sensor cleaning device includes a sensor cover configured to cover an outer surface of a sensor lens. The sensor cleaning device also includes a moving unit configured to support the sensor cover and move the sensor cover between a first position and a second position. The sensor lens is covered by the sensor cover positioned at the...