ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,563,280, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Magna Electronics Inc. (Auburn Hills, Mich.).
"Vehicular camera assembly with enhanced lens cleaning" was invented by Guang Wen Sun (Cambridge, Mass.) and Antonio Antonellis Rufo (Sharon, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicular camera module includes a camera and a cover assembly including a housing having inner and outer housing portions. The inner housing portion accommodates a transparent cover. The camera views through the cover and an outer surface of the cover is exposed exterior of the vehicle. The inner housing portion and the cover are rotatable relative to the camera. A perim...