Ford Global Technologies, LLC patent applications on March 13th, 2025
Patent Applications by Ford Global Technologies, LLC on March 13th, 2025
Ford Global Technologies, LLC: 22 patent applications
Ford Global Technologies, LLC has applied for patents in the areas of H02P27/06 (2), H02M3/335 (2), H02M1/44 (2), B60L50/60 (2), H02M1/42 (2) H02M1/4233 (2), B60K35/50 (1), G06F21/6254 (1), H02K15/50 (1), H02J50/40 (1)
With keywords such as: electrical, vehicle, surface, component, header, frame, power, battery, gauge, and respective in patent application abstracts.
Patent Applications by Ford Global Technologies, LLC
20250083524. REMOVABLE AND DOCKABLE DISPLAY_simplified_abstract_(ford global technologies, llc)
Inventor(s): Michael John Harmon of Northville MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Leyna Hirsch of Livonia MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Hussain Z. Tajmahal of Detroit MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): B60K37/04
CPC Code(s): B60K35/50
Abstract: a device assembly of a vehicle that includes a display housing where a display is attached to the front of the housing and a receiver is attached to the rear of the housing. the receiver couples to a receiver mount on the vehicle. an interlock connection exists between the display housing and the receiver mount. when the interlock connection is locked, triggered by the car being in a dynamic state, the display housing cannot be slidably decoupled from the receiver mount. when the interlock connection is unlocked, triggered by the vehicle being in a static state, the display housing can be slidably decoupled from the receiver mount.
20250083548. VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEM AND METHOD_simplified_abstract_(ford global technologies, llc)
Inventor(s): Stuart C. Salter of White Lake MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Keith Weston of Canton MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Mark J. Ferrel of Brighton MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Ryan O'Gorman of Beverly Hills MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Rob Anthony Richardson of Galleywood / Chelmsford (GB) for ford global technologies, llc, Brendan Diamond of Grosse Pointe MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): B60L53/38, B60L53/12, B60P1/44
CPC Code(s): B60L53/38
Abstract: methods and systems for charging an electric energy storage device of a vehicle are described. in one example, the electric energy storage device is charged via a receiving coil that may be placed in a horizontal orientation or a vertical orientation during charging of the electric energy storage device via the receiving coil.
20250083610. FLEXIBLE REAR STORAGE COMPARTMENT_simplified_abstract_(ford global technologies, llc)
Inventor(s): Nils Kuether of Cologne (DE) for ford global technologies, llc, Carsten Schauf of Leichlingen (DE) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): B60R7/04, B60N2/838
CPC Code(s): B60R7/043
Abstract: a vehicle device for cargo space of a vehicle includes a container configured to be arranged behind a rear bench seat in an installed state and having an access on the vehicle cab side. a headrest is mounted on the rear bench seat displaceably between an upper position and a lower position. the container and the headrest are arranged on a common axis that is configured to be oriented parallel to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle in the upper position of the headrest. a pivotable lid is designed to open and close the container. the opening of the container is free in the lower position of the headrest.
20250083634. LOAD-LIMITING SEATBELT RETRACTOR_simplified_abstract_(ford global technologies, llc)
Inventor(s): Mohammad Omar Faruque of Ann Arbor MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Dean M. Jaradi of Macomb MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): B60R22/34
CPC Code(s): B60R22/341
Abstract: a seatbelt retractor includes a frame and a spool rotatably supported by the frame. a ring is coaxial with the spool on a rotational axis and is selectively lockable with the spool. a locking device is operatively coupled between the spool and the ring to rotationally engage the spool with the ring in a locked position and rotationally disengage the spool from the ring in an unlocked position. one of the ring or the frame defines a recess and a tab is fixed to and extends from the other of the ring or the frame into the recess. when the locking device is in the locked position, the tab is elastically deformable relative to the ring and the frame when rotational force on the ring relative to the frame about the rotational axis exceeds a deformation threshold to allow rotation of the ring relative to the frame.
Inventor(s): Stuart C. SALTER of White Lake MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Douglas Whiteman SMITH of Farmington Hills MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, John Robert VAN WIEMEERSCH of Novi MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Brendan F. DIAMOND of Grosse Pointe MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): B60R25/102, B60Q1/50, B60R25/01, B60R25/104, B60R25/30, B60W60/00, G07C5/00
CPC Code(s): B60R25/102
Abstract: a vehicle includes a transceiver configured to support multiple frequency bands; a display; and a controller programmed to, responsive to detecting the vehicle is stolen, generate a message including a location of the vehicle, transmit the message to one or more external devices via the transceiver using the multiple frequency bands; generate a first notice; and output the first notice via the display.
Inventor(s): Graham Schaffer of Melbourne (AU) for ford global technologies, llc, Tim Sercombe of Crawley (AU) for ford global technologies, llc, Tesfaye Molla of Melbourne (AU) for ford global technologies, llc, Yang Huo of Canton MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Mei LI of Bloomfield Hills MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Mark Meinhart of Dexter MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, John Cornell of Allenton MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Ampaiphan Atthapreyangkul of Melbourne (AU) for ford global technologies, llc, Jincheng Wang of Crawley (AU) for ford global technologies, llc, Andrew Youssef of Crawley (AU) for ford global technologies, llc, Sean Oakley of Crawley (AU) for ford global technologies, llc, Joss Doak-Smith of Crawley (AU) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): C22C21/06, B22F3/10, B33Y70/00, C22C1/04
CPC Code(s): C22C21/06
Abstract: an alloy includes a mixture of aluminum, tin and magnesium. an amount of the magnesium is between about 2.5% and 6.5% by weight of the mixture. the alloy is binder jet printed and liquid phase sintered.
20250085326. VEHICLE KEY-OFF LOAD MONITORING_simplified_abstract_(ford global technologies, llc)
Inventor(s): Reagan P. Zimmerman of Bloomfield Hills MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Craig E. Esler of Plymouth MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Shormin Razzaq Chowdhury of Northville MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): G01R31/00, G07C5/00, G07C5/08
CPC Code(s): G01R31/007
Abstract: current limits are set for detecting anomalous current drain of a battery in an electrical system during a key-off state of a vehicle. a plurality of test vehicles are selected which are operational without any anomalous current drain. a plurality of time intervals are identified according to a plurality of predetermined key-off-load (kol) modes which are activated successively after initiation of the key-off state. key-off interval currents are measured during each of the time intervals in each of the test vehicles. a respective average current of the interval currents is determined in each respective time interval. a respective standard-deviation current of the interval currents is determined in each respective time interval. a respective current limit is set corresponding to each time interval according to the respective average current plus a respective incremental value determined according to the respective standard-deviation current.
20250085398. CANTILEVERED SENSOR ASSEMBLY_simplified_abstract_(ford global technologies, llc)
Inventor(s): Michael Robertson, JR. of Garden City MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Segundo Baldovino of Novi MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Venkatesh Krishnan of Canton MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): G01S7/481, B60S1/50, B60S1/56, G01S7/497, G01S17/931
CPC Code(s): G01S7/4813
Abstract: a sensor assembly can include a bracket mounted to a vehicle roof in an attachment area of the vehicle roof. the bracket may cover the attachment area and the bracket may include a cantilevered portion extending in a vehicle-forward direction from a forwardmost point of the attachment area. a sensor can be mounted to, or within, the cantilevered portion forward of the forwardmost point.
Inventor(s): Seth Isaacson of Ann Arbor MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Pou-Chun Kung of Ann Arbor MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Katherine Skinner of Ann Arbor MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Manikandasriram Srinivasan Ramanagopal of Pittsburgh PA (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Ramanarayan Vasudevan of Ann Arbor MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): G01S17/931, B60W60/00, G01S17/89
CPC Code(s): G01S17/931
Abstract: a computer includes a processor and a memory, and the memory stores instructions executable by the processor to generate a set of points from a measurement scan obtained by a lidar sensor and to generate an expected termination distance of the set of points based on a neural implicit representation of the set of points. the instructions may additionally be to compute a loss function that includes a relatively low margin correlated with the variance or standard deviation of a training distribution centered at a learned point of the set of points based on the expected termination distance of the learned point, the learned point being learned by the neural implicit representation. the instructions may additionally be to generate a keyframe from the set of points and to generate a pose of the lidar sensor based on the keyframe.
Inventor(s): Raj Sohmshetty of Canton MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Chris Schultz of Milford MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Elizabeth Bullard of Royal Oak MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Jeff Tornabene of Canton MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Ramesh Parameswaran of Farmington Hills MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Kyle Saul of Royal Oak MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Lorne Forsythe of Wind Lake WI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): G05B19/4155
CPC Code(s): G05B19/4155
Abstract: a method of performing a finishing operation on a surface of a component includes: (a) generating an image of the surface of the component; (b) comparing the image of the surface of the component with a computer-aided design (cad) model of the surface of the component to identify a target area to be finished; (c) selecting, by a controller, one of a plurality of finishing tools to perform the finishing operation on the target area; (d) operating, by a robot, a selected one of the plurality of finishing tools to perform the finishing operation; (e) measuring a surface roughness of the target area; and (f) repeating steps (a) to (e) until the surface roughness of the target area satisfies a predetermined value.
Inventor(s): Oliver Lei of Windsor (CA) for ford global technologies, llc, Yun Ho Lee of Pleasanton CA (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Jayanthi Rao of West Bloomfield MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): G06F8/65, H04L67/00, H04L67/10, H04L67/12
CPC Code(s): G06F8/65
Abstract: in a first iteration, an ota update is initiated as a background data transfer over a communications network to a plurality of vehicles. delivery statuses for the ota update are received from the plurality of vehicles. a vehicle list is updated to remove the vehicles with a completed ota update based on the delivery statuses and to set a low priority to the vehicles having poor rf status. in a subsequent iteration, a first background data transfer is initiated to send the ota update to the vehicles on the vehicle list having high priority and then a second background data transfer is initiated to send the ota update to the vehicles on the vehicle list having the low priority. the receiving, updating, and subsequent iteration operations are repeated until all of the vehicles have received the ota update.
Inventor(s): David Michael Herman of West Bloomfield MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): G06F21/62, G06T9/00, G06V10/25, G06V20/56, G06V40/16
CPC Code(s): G06F21/6254
Abstract: a computer includes a processor and a memory, and the memory stores instructions executable by the processor to identify personally identifiable information (pii) in an initial image frame; encode a region containing the pii of the initial image frame to a latent vector with a lower dimensionality than the region; anonymize the region from the initial image frame, resulting in a modified image frame; and associate the latent vector with the modified image frame.
Inventor(s): Raj Sohmshetty of Canton MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Elizabeth Bullard of Royal Oak MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Chris Schultz of Milford MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Jeff Tornabene of Canton MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Martin Smets of Lasalle (CA) for ford global technologies, llc, Jian Wan of Novi MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Lorne Forsythe of Wind Lake WI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Kyle Saul of Royal Oak MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Ramesh Parameswaran of Farmington Hills MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): G06F30/20, G06F30/10, G06T19/00, G06T19/20, G06V10/25, G06V10/54
CPC Code(s): G06F30/20
Abstract: a method of performing a finishing operation on a surface of a component includes: acquiring, by a sensing system, an image of the surface of the component; retrieving a cad model of the surface of the component; comparing the image of the surface of the component with the cad model of the surface of the component; determining at least one target area on the surface of the component where a difference in a geometry between the image and the cad model of the surface of the component exceeds a threshold; and displaying at least one visual overlay corresponding to the at least one target area on a real-world content or a virtual content.
Inventor(s): Francisco FERNANDEZ-GALINDO of Canton MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Daniel Paul ROBERTS of Livonia MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Liam E. WEST of Ferndale MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): H01M10/42, G01R31/382, H01M50/211, H01M50/231, H01M50/507, H01M50/522, H01M50/569, H01M50/588, H01M50/593
CPC Code(s): H01M10/4285
Abstract: battery arrays are provided for traction battery packs. an exemplary battery array may include one or more access ports for guiding a measurement probe of a testing device directly to an internal component (e.g., a bus bar) of the battery array. the testing device may then be utilized to measure a property (e.g., voltage, resistance, current, temperature, etc.) associated with the internal component without the need to first disassemble the battery array.
Inventor(s): Minghong Liu of Northville MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Hao Wu of Northville MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): H01M10/653, H01M10/44, H01M10/615, H01M10/625
CPC Code(s): H01M10/653
Abstract: a pcm with supercooling function may be used to release heat to warm a battery prior to fast charging by triggering a solidifying phase change in the pcm with supercooling function. a battery temperature management system may include a pcm with supercooling function in a temperature-modulating cell to supply heat to a battery prior to fast charging and to absorb heat during fast charging. a vehicle may include a battery and a pcm with supercooling function in a temperature-modulating cell to supply heat to the battery prior to fast charging and to absorb heat during fast charging.
Inventor(s): Richard Moore of Fenton MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Scott Robert Lirette of Royal Oak MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, David Lloyd Nutt of Monroe MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Joel Allen Pittenger of Rochester Hills MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, John Paul Modzel of Farmington Hills MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): H01R13/639, H01R13/627, H01R13/66
CPC Code(s): H01R13/639
Abstract: an electrical receptacle, that receives an electrical plug having a male terminal or a female terminal, includes the other of the male terminal or female terminal and a latch that, responsive to movement of the electrical plug toward the electrical receptacle resulting in movement of the male terminal into the female terminal, rides along serrations of the serrated insert such that the latch and one of the serrations cooperate to resist disengagement of the electrical plug from the electrical receptacle.
Inventor(s): Stuart C. Salter of White Lake MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Brian Grifka of Farmington Hills MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Stuart Easson of Santa Cruz CA (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Todd Ansbacher of Westland MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, David Celinske of Wolverine Lake MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Brendan F. Diamond of Grosse Pointe MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): H02J3/32
CPC Code(s): H02J3/322
Abstract: one or more controllers may, after activation of a vehicle, sequentially pulse field effect transistors of a power distribution module of the vehicle that are connected to inputs of an upfitter power module, and preclude operation of the upfitter power module responsive to, for at least two of the field effect transistors, electrical parameters resulting from the corresponding pulses being reported for a same one of the inputs.
Inventor(s): Matthew B. Rutman of Canton MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Stuart C. Salter of White Lake MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Michael M. Azzouz of Farmington MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Michael Lozano of Detroit MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Eric Scott Levine of Novi MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Jeff Sturges of Grosse Pointe Farms MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): H02J50/40, B60R16/03, F21V15/01, H01F38/14, H02J50/00, H02J50/10, H02J50/80, H04B5/79
CPC Code(s): H02J50/40
Abstract: an inductive connection system includes a baseplate that provides an attachment interface on a support surface. the baseplate is configured to engage with at least one accessory via the attachment interface to secure the accessory to the support surface. the attachment interface provides a plurality of different mounting positions for the at least one accessory. at least one puck is selectively coupled to the attachment interface to provide a desired one of the plurality of different mounting positions. one of the at least one puck and the at least one accessory includes an inductive transmitter and the other of the at least one puck and the at least one accessory includes an inductive receiver such that the at least one puck in the baseplate and the at least one accessory electrically connect to each other through a wireless electrical power link between the inductive transmitter and the inductive receiver when the at least one accessory is mounted in the desired one of the plurality of different mounting positions.
Inventor(s): Franco Leonardi of Dearborn Heights MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Michael W. Degner of Novi MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): H02K15/00, B25J11/00, H02K15/02
CPC Code(s): H02K15/50
Abstract: a deburring gauge system that includes a gauge set, a gauge holder secured to the gauge set, and a controller. the gauge set is configured to be at least partially inserted into a slot set of a stator. each gauge part of the gauge set includes a body having a shape that corresponds to a shape of a respective slot of the slot set. the body of each gauge part includes an abrasive portion extending along a length of the body. the controller is in communication with the gauge holder and configured to move the gauge holder in a first direction toward the stator so that the abrasive portion of the body is at least partially inserted into the respective slot and move the gauge holder in a second direction away from the stator so that the abrasive portion of the body is removed from the respective slot.
Inventor(s): Mohamed Elshaer of Canton MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): H02M1/42, B60L50/60, H02M1/44, H02M3/335, H02P27/06
CPC Code(s): H02M1/4233
Abstract: an automotive power system has a first circuit arrangement including an ac/dc power converter, a transformer, a first switching bridge connected between the ac/dc power converter and transformer, and a second switching bridge connected between a traction battery and transformer such that the first switching bridge, transformer, and second switching bridge form an isolated dc/dc power converter.
Inventor(s): Mohamed Elshaer of Canton MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): H02M1/42, B60L50/60, H02M1/44, H02M3/335, H02M7/219, H02P27/06
CPC Code(s): H02M1/4233
Abstract: an automotive power system has a first circuit arrangement including an ac/dc power converter, a transformer, a switching bridge connected between the ac/dc power converter and transformer, and a plurality of switches connected with an output of the transformer and that connect the output between an electric machine and another switching bridge such that windings of the electric machine, the switching bridges, and the transformer form an isolated dc/dc power converter.
Inventor(s): Michael Terrence Zitkovic, JR. of Dearborn MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): H05K5/02, H05K5/06
CPC Code(s): H05K5/0247
Abstract: electrical header assemblies are provided for a sealed enclosure of an electrical component. an exemplary electrical header assembly may provide a boltless design that does not require the use of bolts, screws, adhesives, etc. for securing the electrical header assembly relative to the sealed enclosure. the electrical header assembly may include an electrical header and an electrical header connector for connecting the electrical header relative to the sealed enclosure. the electrical header may include a locking tang, and the electrical header connector may include a flared lip. the locking tang and the flared lip may be configured to engage one another to secure the electrical header to the electrical header connector as the electrical header is moved into engagement with the electrical header connector.
Ford Global Technologies, LLC patent applications on March 13th, 2025
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- B60K37/04
- CPC B60K35/50
- Ford global technologies, llc
- B60L53/38
- B60L53/12
- B60P1/44
- CPC B60L53/38
- B60R7/04
- B60N2/838
- CPC B60R7/043
- B60R22/34
- CPC B60R22/341
- B60R25/102
- B60Q1/50
- B60R25/01
- B60R25/104
- B60R25/30
- B60W60/00
- G07C5/00
- CPC B60R25/102
- C22C21/06
- B22F3/10
- B33Y70/00
- C22C1/04
- CPC C22C21/06
- G01R31/00
- G07C5/08
- CPC G01R31/007
- G01S7/481
- B60S1/50
- B60S1/56
- G01S7/497
- G01S17/931
- CPC G01S7/4813
- G01S17/89
- CPC G01S17/931
- G05B19/4155
- CPC G05B19/4155
- G06F8/65
- H04L67/00
- H04L67/10
- H04L67/12
- CPC G06F8/65
- G06F21/62
- G06T9/00
- G06V10/25
- G06V20/56
- G06V40/16
- CPC G06F21/6254
- G06F30/20
- G06F30/10
- G06T19/00
- G06T19/20
- G06V10/54
- CPC G06F30/20
- H01M10/42
- G01R31/382
- H01M50/211
- H01M50/231
- H01M50/507
- H01M50/522
- H01M50/569
- H01M50/588
- H01M50/593
- CPC H01M10/4285
- H01M10/653
- H01M10/44
- H01M10/615
- H01M10/625
- CPC H01M10/653
- H01R13/639
- H01R13/627
- H01R13/66
- CPC H01R13/639
- H02J3/32
- CPC H02J3/322
- H02J50/40
- B60R16/03
- F21V15/01
- H01F38/14
- H02J50/00
- H02J50/10
- H02J50/80
- H04B5/79
- CPC H02J50/40
- H02K15/00
- B25J11/00
- H02K15/02
- CPC H02K15/50
- H02M1/42
- B60L50/60
- H02M1/44
- H02M3/335
- H02P27/06
- CPC H02M1/4233
- H02M7/219
- H05K5/02
- H05K5/06
- CPC H05K5/0247