Ford Global Technologies, LLC patent applications published on June 13th, 2024

Summary of the patent applications from Ford Global Technologies, LLC on June 13th, 2024

1. **Summary**: Ford Global Technologies, LLC has recently filed patents related to enhancing safety and efficiency in autonomous vehicles and battery technology. The patents focus on detecting faults or latency in computing systems within autonomous vehicles, improving battery assembly technology with a secure locking mechanism, and implementing battery thermal suppression systems for enhanced safety. These innovations aim to optimize communication systems in vehicles, ensure secure battery assembly, and mitigate risks associated with battery thermal events.

2. **Key Points of Patents**:

  * System for detecting faults or latency in computing systems of autonomous vehicles.
  * Battery assembly with a metal joint that melts to disconnect the base and lid.
  * Battery thermal suppression systems that release potassium radicals to prevent thermal events.

3. **Notable Applications**:

  * Enhancing communication reliability in autonomous vehicles.
  * Improving safety features in battery-powered devices.
  * Mitigating risks associated with battery thermal events in electric vehicles and energy storage systems.

Patent applications for Ford Global Technologies, LLC on June 13th, 2024

3D PRINTED GEAR CUTTING TOOLS WITH CAPILLARIES FOR MINIMUM QUANTITY LUBRICATION, GAS OR LIQUID (18585865)

Main Inventor

Paul John Bojanowski

BATTERY ENCLOSURE WITH REMOVABLE COVER SECTIONS (18077705)

Main Inventor

Stuart C. Salter

MACHINING SYSTEM WITH FLOW RESTRICTOR FOR SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE-BASED MINIMUM QUANTITY LUBRICATION MACHINING (18079295)

Main Inventor

Richard Earl Williford

ADAPTIVE VEHICLE CONTROL RESPONSIVE TO CHANGING DRIVING BEHAVIORS (18078766)

Main Inventor

Brian Wallace STOP

CONTROL SIGNAL MODIFICATION TO PRECLUDE PHASE COINCIDENTAL SWITCHING (18063370)

Main Inventor

Baoming GE

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A VEHICLE SEAT (18530810)

Main Inventor

Sebastian Meyer

VEHICLE CONSOLE ASSEMBLY (18079946)

Main Inventor

Glen D. Skinner

VEHICLE CONSOLE ASSEMBLY (18079955)

Main Inventor

Stuart C. Salter

LOGISTICS SYSTEM (18536161)

Main Inventor

Bas van den Heuvel

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HANDLING OCCLUSIONS IN OPERATION OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE (18161017)

Main Inventor

Damir Mirkovic

STRUCTURAL ASSEMBLY HAVING ANGLED DEFLECTOR (18078452)

Main Inventor

Pradeep Borate

RAILING ARRANGEMENT FOR A LOADING PLATFORM OF A UTILITY VEHICLE (18536213)

Main Inventor

Bas van den Heuvel

METHOD OF RELOADING CONSIGNMENTS (18536221)

Main Inventor

Bas van den Heuvel

FLEXIBLE POLYURETHANE FOAMS HAVING LOW COMPRESSION SET (18077922)

Main Inventor

Alper Kiziltas

SYSTEM FOR MONITORING VEHICLE MANUFACTURING PROCESS EMPLOYING PORTABLE VISION SYSTEM AND QUALITY MONITORING SYSTEM (18078392)

Main Inventor

Walter LaPlante

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INFANT TRACK ASSOCIATION WITH RADAR DETECTIONS FOR VELOCITY TRANSFER (18064312)

Main Inventor

Shubhendra Chauhan

Detection of a Change in a Drivable Area (18077638)

Main Inventor

Khalid YOUSIF

VEHICLE-ENABLED OFFICER ASSISTANCE (18078729)

Main Inventor

Stuart C. SALTER

BATTERY THERMAL SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS (18154398)

Main Inventor

Brian Utley

BATTERY ENCLOSURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A BATTERY ENCLOSURE (18077701)

Main Inventor

Stuart C. Salter

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING MESSAGE LATENCY AND FAULTS WITHIN A COMPUTING SYSTEM (18063455)

Main Inventor

Haneet Singh