ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,688,740, issued on July 21, was assigned to Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage (Le Mesnil Saint Denis, France).
"Device for determining a state of wear of a wiper blade" was invented by Frederic Giraud (Le Mesnil Saint Denis, France) and Alexandre Filloux (Le Mesnil Saint Denis, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for determining a state of wear of a wiper blade for a wiper system is disclosed. The device is configured to be fitted in a motor vehicle. The device for determining a state of wear includes an angular position sensor configured to measure at least one datum relating to a wiper blade during a wiping operation and an electron...