US Patent Issued to Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage on June 30 for "Device for protecting an optical sensor and corresponding driver assistance system" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,669,699, issued on June 30, was assigned to Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage.

"Device for protecting an optical sensor and corresponding driver assistance system" was invented by Frederic Gossele (La Verriere, France), Frederic Bretagnol (La Verriere, France) and Marcel Trebouet (La Verriere, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for protecting an optical sensor of a driver assistance system for a motor vehicle, with the optical sensor including an optic. The device includes an optical element arranged upstream of the optic of the optical sensor and mounted to be able to rotate about a first axis of rotation, and an electrical motor co...