Exterior lamps with heated lens for anti-condensation

A lamp assembly, comprising:

• an outer lens that is attachable to a vehicle structure;
• at least one heat inducing member that mounted to selected portions of the outer lens;
• and
• a fan with resistive heater coils, and wherein the fan is positioned to direct heated air toward a lower area of an inner surface of the outer lens.

A method comprising:

• providing an outer lens that is attachable to a vehicle structure;
• mounting at least one heat inducing member to selected portions of the outer lens;
• and
• forming the at least one heat inducing member as a dot-matrix pattern applied about an outer periphery of the outer lens, wherein the dot-matrix pattern is comprised of markings that absorb solar energy and direct heat toward a center area of the outer lens.

A method comprising:

• providing an outer lens that is attachable to a vehicle structure;
• mounting at least one heat inducing member to selected portions of the outer lens;
• forming the at least one heat inducing member as a heatable decal that is embedded with a heater wire;
• and
• attaching the heatable decal to an inward facing surface of the outer lens and positioning the heatable decal only about selected portions of an outer periphery of the outer lens.

A method comprising:

• providing an outer lens that is attachable to a vehicle structure;
• mounting at least one heat inducing member to selected portions of the outer lens;
• and
• forming the at least one heat inducing member as a micro-grid of wires embedded in the outer lens, wherein the micro-grid of wires are positioned within a center area of the outer lens and/or within an outer peripheral area of the outer lens.