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(12) United States Patent ao) Patent No.: us 6,669,109 B2
Ivanov et al. (45) Date of Patent: Dec. 30,2003
(54) APPARATUS FOR CLEANING OR DE-ICING A VEHICLE WINDOW
(75) Inventors: Vyshislav Ivanov, Kirvat Tivon (IL);
Jossef Rogozinski, Ramat Gan (IL);
Uri Arkashevski, Petach Tikva (IL)
(73) Assignee: Micro-Heat Inc, New York, NY (US)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term ol this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 80 days.
(21) Appl. No.: 10/085,763
(22) Filed: Feb. 28, 2002
(65) Prior Publication Data
US 2002/0137455 Al Sep. 26, 2002
Related U.S. Application Data
(63) Continuation of application No. 09/654,282, filed on Sep. 1, 2000, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of application No. 09/187,654, filed on Nov. 6, 1998, now Pat. No. 6,164,564.
(51) Int. C I. B05B 1 10
(52) U.S. CI 239/284.1; 239/139
(58) Field of Search 239/284.1, 284.2,
239/130, 131, 135, 139; 392/479, 480, 481, 485, 488, 489, 491, 492, 478; 251/6, 7; 15/250.05; 122/14
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FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
EP 0 456 934 Al 11/1997
GB 1451666 10/1976
JP 2-234866 9/1990
JP 08-312824 11/1996
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Patent Abstracts ol Japan; Publication No. 59011949; Published on Jan. 21, 1984; entitled Method & Apparatus for Generating Hot Water; Applicant/Inventor: Uchida Isamu. Patent Abstracts ol Japan; Publication No. 02053656; Published on Feb. 22, 1990; entitled Window Washer for Automobile; Applicant/Inventor: Dawai Kiwamu. Supplementary European Search Report dated Nov. 15, 2002; for related Application No. EP 98 93 1500. International Search Report; PCT/IL02/00370; dated Sep. 18, 2002.
International Search Report PCT/US99/25778 filed Nov. 2, 1999; Applicant: Micro-Heat Inc; ISR dated Apr. 11, 2000.
Primary Examiner—Harold Joyce
(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Gottlieb, Rackman & Reisman, PC.
Apparatus for cleaning or de-icing a vehicle window, including a reservoir for containing therein a washing fluid, a vessel having an inlet through which the washing fluid is received from the reservoir and an outlet through which the fluid is discharged for cleaning a vehicle window, and a first heating element disposed in the vessel for heating the fluid in the vessel, characterized by an auxiliary heating element being disposed in the vessel for heating the fluid in the vessel, wherein the auxiliary heating element is disposed at a bottom portion of the vessel and is operative to heat a quantity of fluid which is not necessarily sufficient to cover the first heating element.
13 Claims, 27 Drawing Sheets
