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US 2026/0061969 A1Published application
Method for Cleaning Light Scattering Film From the Interior of a Windshield of a Vehicle
OwnerJoseph E. Kovarikinventor
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a system and method for cleaning the light scattering film (LSF) from the surface of a windshield in a vehicle, and more particularly, is directed to a magnetically associated cleaning element that is moved across the interior surface of a windshield by an interactive magnetic force transmitted through the windshield, with magnets associated with the wiper assembly on the other side of the glass.
Claims20
A method for cleaning light scattering film from the interior of a windshield of a vehicle, comprising:
- providing a system that includes:
- a linear magnetic component comprising a material for cleaning a windshield's interior surface;
- at least two spherical rare earth magnets at a first end and a second end of said linear magnetic component, said linear magnetic component positionable in a first position on the interior surface of the windshield, wherein the at least two spherical rare earth magnets travel along the interior surface of the windshield;
- a second plurality of rare earth magnetic members adapted to be connected to a wiper assembly of the vehicle located on an exterior of said windshield;
- said at least two spherical rare earth magnets positioned on the interior side of said windshield and opposite said second plurality of rare earth magnetic members, such that when said second plurality of rare earth magnetic members are moved, said at least two spherical rare earth magnets move simultaneously therewith, with magnetic forces alone between said linear magnetic component and said second plurality of rare earth magnetic members on the exterior of the windshield compelling the linear magnetic component to travel across the interior of the windshield;
- and
- operating the wiper assembly of the vehicle to clean light scattering film from the interior of the windshield.
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A method for cleaning light scattering film from the interior of a windshield of a vehicle, comprising:
- providing a system that includes:
- a system for cleaning light scattering film from the interior of a windshield of a vehicle, comprising:
- a linear magnetic component comprising a material for cleaning a windshield's interior surface;
- at least two spherical rare earth magnets at a first end and a second end of said linear magnetic component, said linear magnetic component positionable in a first position on the interior surface of the windshield;
- a second plurality of rare earth magnetic members adapted to be connected to a wiper assembly of the vehicle located on an exterior of said windshield;
- said at least two spherical rare earth magnets positioned on the interior surface of said windshield and opposite said second plurality of rare earth magnetic members, such that when said second plurality of rare earth magnetic members are moved, said at least two spherical rare earth magnets move simultaneously therewith, with magnetic forces alone between said linear magnetic component and said second plurality of rare earth magnetic members on the exterior of the windshield compelling the linear magnetic component to travel across the interior of the windshield, wherein said at least two spherical rare earth magnets are adapted to be positioned between a dashboard adjacent the windshield opposite of the wiper assembly such that the magnetic forces cause said at least two spherical rare earth magnets and the second plurality of rare earth magnetic members separated by the windshield, to attract to each other;
- and
- operating the wiper assembly of the vehicle to clean light scattering film from the interior of the windshield.
5 more elements
A method for cleaning light scattering film from the interior of a windshield of a vehicle, comprising:
- providing a system that includes:
- a linear magnetic component comprising a material for cleaning a windshield's interior surface;
- at least two spherical rare earth magnets at a first end and a second end of said linear magnetic component, said linear magnetic component positionable in a first position on the interior surface of the windshield, wherein the at least two spherical rare earth magnets travel along the interior surface of the windshield;
- a second plurality of rare earth magnetic members adapted to be connected to a wiper assembly of the vehicle located on an exterior of said windshield;
- said at least two spherical rare earth magnets positioned on the interior side of said windshield and opposite said second plurality of rare earth magnetic members, such that when said second plurality of rare earth magnetic members are moved, said at least two spherical rare earth magnets move simultaneously therewith, with magnetic forces alone between said linear magnetic component and said second plurality of rare earth magnetic members on the exterior of the windshield compelling the linear magnetic component to travel across the interior of the windshield;
- slipping on a mechanism that operably associates the second plurality of rare earth magnets with the wiper assembly;
- positioning the at least two spherical rare earth magnets between a dashboard adjacent the windshield opposite of the wiper assembly such that magnetic forces cause the second plurality of rare earth magnetic members separated by the windshield to attract to each other;
- and
- operating the wiper assembly of the vehicle to clean light scattering film from the interior of the windshield.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.