{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-10520588","patent":{"patent_number":"US-10520588","title":"Maintaining clean laser lens windows using light absorbing materials","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2017-04-11T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2019-12-31T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["G01S","G01S"],"num_claims":20,"abstract":"Laser sensor lenses and methods for maintaining clean laser sensors lenses are disclosed. One method may include applying a coating having first and second components to an exterior surface of a lens of a laser sensor, the first component including a thermogenic light-absorbing (TLA) material; and irradiating the TLA material from a light source within the laser sensor to generate heat from the TLA material to cause the second component to form an active coating. The light source may be a laser of a LiDAR sensor. The heat from the TLA material may cause the second component to cure, solidify, or undergo a phase change. The active coating may be at least one of hydrophobic, oleophobic, and hydrophilic. In another embodiment, a removable cover having a TLA material may be positioned proximate the lens window and irradiated to heat the lens window (e.g., to melt ice thereon)."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"Maintaining clean laser lens windows using light absorbing materials","description":"Laser sensor lenses and methods for maintaining clean laser sensors lenses are disclosed. One method may include applying a coating having first and second components to an exterior surface of a lens ","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-10520588","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-10520588","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"Maintaining clean laser lens windows using light absorbing materials\" (US-10520588). https://patentable.app/patents/US-10520588","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-10520588","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-10520588","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-05-30T22:36:32.389Z"}