Patent ID: 11903102
Assignee: WAYMO LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC H  B  G | IPC B  H

Claim 13:
14. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a control module, moisture information obtained by a moisture sensing and heating layer disposed on a first or second side of a cover element of a sensor assembly, the moisture sensing and heating layer having a pair of electrically conductive complementary elements spaced apart a selected distance from one another, the pair of electrically conductive complementary elements covering an area of the first or second side of the cover element in a pattern and being transparent to operable wavelengths of a sensor in the sensor assembly;
determining, by the control module based on the received moisture information, whether the moisture exceeds a threshold value;
upon determining that the moisture exceeds the threshold value, the control module causing the pair of electrically conductive complementary elements to heat up to dissipate the moisture; and
upon determining, by the control module that the moisture falls below the threshold value, the control module causing the pair of electrically conductive complementary elements to cease heating.