Ford Global Technologies, LLC patent applications on September 12th, 2024
Patent Applications by Ford Global Technologies, LLC on September 12th, 2024
Ford Global Technologies, LLC: 21 patent applications
Ford Global Technologies, LLC has applied for patents in the areas of G07C5/08 (2), B60N2/10 (1), G06V20/59 (1), B62D1/10 (1), B62D5/04 (1) B60N2/10 (1), B62D5/0448 (1), H01M50/333 (1), G07C5/0841 (1), G06V20/58 (1)
With keywords such as: vehicle, position, data, gear, image, seat, steering, wheel, relative, and configured in patent application abstracts.
Patent Applications by Ford Global Technologies, LLC
20240300388. VEHICLE SEATING ASSEMBLY_simplified_abstract_(ford global technologies, llc)
Inventor(s): Macit Aktas of Windsor (CA) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): B60N2/10, B60N2/02, B60N2/20
CPC Code(s): B60N2/10
Abstract: a vehicle seating assembly includes a seat, a seatback, a track assembly, a front anchor, a rear anchor, and a first gear. the seatback is coupled to the seat. the seatback is pivotable relative to the seat. the track assembly is configured to couple the seat to a floor of a vehicle. the rear anchor is coupled to the seat and configured to engage with the track assembly. the front anchor is coupled to the seat and configured to engage with the track assembly. a position of the seat relative to the front anchor and the second anchor is adjustable. the first gear extends between the front anchor and the seat. the first gear defines a guide slot therein that receives a guide pin. movement of the first gear adjusts a position of a front region of the seat relative to a rear region of the seat.
20240300390. CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM ANCHOR_simplified_abstract_(ford global technologies, llc)
Inventor(s): Kevin Pline of Plymouth MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Derek Board of Ferndale MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Anil Kalra of Canton MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Matthew Isakson of Cincinnati OH (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): B60N2/28
CPC Code(s): B60N2/2809
Abstract: a vehicle includes a vehicle seat having a seat frame. the vehicle includes a lock fixed relative to the vehicle seat. the lock is movable from an unlocked position to a locked position. the vehicle includes a child restraint system anchor having a loop and a webbing extending from the loop to the lock. the webbing is engageable with the lock and releasably lockable relative to the vehicle seat in the locked position and movable relative to the vehicle seat in the unlocked position.
Inventor(s): George Edmund Walley of Novi MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): B60Q1/50, B60Q1/26, B60Q5/00, G05D1/00
CPC Code(s): B60Q1/507
Abstract: a system for communicating a marshalling status of a vehicle to an observer located outside a vehicle. a memory storing instructions executable by a processor includes instructions to receive a marshalling command by the vehicle from a marshalling controller. the vehicle's marshalling state is changed in response to the marshalling command. the marshalling state is mapped to an optical output encoded for and understandable to the human observer. at least a first status light is illuminated according to the optical output.
Inventor(s): Stuart C. Salter of White Lake MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, David Celinske of Wolverine Lake MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Zeljko Deljevic of Plymouth MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Todd Ansbacher of Westland MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, John Anthony DeMarco of Lake Orion MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): B60R16/023, B60R16/033, H01H85/02, H02H3/20
CPC Code(s): B60R16/0238
Abstract: a motor vehicle electrical distribution system includes an upfitter power supply subsystem with overcurrent protection for tripping (opening) a solid-state relay when current drawn from a main electrical source by the upfitter subsystem impacts other priority electrical loads of the vehicle. warnings/alerts are generated to inform the user (e.g., driver) of the tripping events, which may include real-time graphing of a recent history of events. in order to restore power to the upfitter subsystem, a voltage supplied by a supplemental battery (i.e., vehicle start-up battery) to the upfitter subsystem is monitored. if the voltage stabilizes then a voltage from the main electrical source is intentionally dropped to the stabilized value and the solid-state relay is re-closed. then the main voltage is ramped back up to its nominal value. an automatic reset time may be added to delay the reclosing if the solid-state relay has been operated excessively.
Inventor(s): Stuart C. Salter of White Lake MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Anthony Gerald King of Ann Arbor MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Kevin Thomas Hille of Plymouth MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, David Celinske of Wolverine Lake MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, John Anthony DeMarco of Lake Orion MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Todd Ansbacher of Westland MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): B60R16/03, G07C5/08, H02J9/00
CPC Code(s): B60R16/03
Abstract: responsive to a magnitude of current associated with power from a vehicle being supplied to upfitter loads approaching a predefined threshold, a controller discontinues supply of power to vehicle loads according to a user defined priority order of the vehicle loads such that the vehicle loads of lowest priority among the priority order of the vehicle loads are sequentially shed to maintain the magnitude less than the predefined threshold.
Inventor(s): Dean M. Jaradi of Macomb MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Mohammad Omar Faruque of Ann Arbor MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, S.M. Iskander Farooq of Novi MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Saeed D. Barbat of Novi MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): B60R21/21, B62D25/04
CPC Code(s): B60R21/21
Abstract: an assembly for a vehicle includes a front pillar and a rear pillar. the front pillar and the rear pillar define a door opening. the vehicle includes a first track supported by the front pillar and a second track supported by the rear pillar. the vehicle includes a bar extending from the first track to the second track. the bar is moveable relative to the first track and the second track from a lowered position to a raised position. the bar extends across the door opening in the raised position. the vehicle includes an airbag supported by the bar. the airbag is inflatable to an inflated position when the bar is in the raised position.
20240300436. AFT-VEHICLE AIRBAG_simplified_abstract_(ford global technologies, llc)
Inventor(s): Zhibing Deng of Northville MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Joseph E. Abramczyk of Farmington Hills MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Deepak Patel of Canton MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): B60R21/232, B60R21/213, B60R21/262
CPC Code(s): B60R21/232
Abstract: a vehicle includes a vehicle roof, a liftgate rotatably connected to the vehicle roof, and an airbag. the airbag has a first segment supported by the vehicle roof and a second segment supported by the liftgate. the first segment of the airbag defines a first inflation chamber and the second segment of the airbag defines a second inflation chamber. the airbag includes a conduit fluidly connecting the first inflation chamber and the second inflation chamber.
Inventor(s): Vivekanandh Elangovan of Canton MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, John Robert Van Wiemeersch of Novi MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Pietro Buttolo of Dearborn Heights MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): B60R25/10, B60R25/24, B60R25/30
CPC Code(s): B60R25/10
Abstract: systems and methods for implementing protections against catalytic converter theft. a vehicle may comprise ultra-wideband (uwb) anchors or sensors. the uwb sensors of a vehicle may be used to detect the relative distance and/or location of uwb-capable devices in close proximity to the vehicle. an assessment may be performed using the uwb anchors and/or other sensors to determine whether the presence of the unknown device is indicative of a threat to the vehicle. if a threat is detected, one or more protection steps may be taken.
20240300457. THREE-DIMENSIONAL PARKING ASSIST_simplified_abstract_(ford global technologies, llc)
Inventor(s): Bradford S. Bondy of St. Clair Shores MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Mahmoud Y. Ghannam of Canton MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Muhannad Hamdan of Canton MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Christian Wegner of Grosse Ile MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): B60T7/22, B60Q9/00
CPC Code(s): B60T7/22
Abstract: systems and methods for providing a three-dimensional (3-d) parking assist feature include receiving sensor data from a plurality of different sensors with respect to a 3-d volume surrounding a top side of a vehicle, lateral sides of the vehicle, and at least one longitudinal end side of the vehicle, determining a 3-d envelope around the vehicle defined by a closest object relative to each of the top side, the lateral sides, and the at least one longitudinal end side of the vehicle, and outputting a distance measurement of the 3-d envelope relative to each of the top side, the lateral sides, and the at least one longitudinal end side of the vehicle on one or more vehicle display, wherein a negative distance is indicative of an overshoot or interference condition.
20240300485. LIGHTING-RESPONSIVE VEHICLE CONTROL_simplified_abstract_(ford global technologies, llc)
Inventor(s): Brendan Francis Diamond of Grosse Pointe MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Andrew Denis Lewandowski of Sterling Heights MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Keith Weston of Canton MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Jordan Barrett of Milford MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): B60W30/095, B60W10/04, B60W10/18, B60W10/20, B60W30/12, B60W30/16, B60W30/18
CPC Code(s): B60W30/0956
Abstract: in a host vehicle, it can be determined that current ambient light is below a light activation threshold. a target vehicle can be detected with lights insufficiently activated for the current ambient light. a component of the host vehicle can be actuated based on a location of the target vehicle detected with lights insufficiently activated.
Inventor(s): Johannes A. Varcus of Sprockhövel (DE) for ford global technologies, llc, Martin Fassbender of Buschhoven (DE) for ford global technologies, llc, Philipp Kuepper of Grevenbroich (DE) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): B62D1/10
CPC Code(s): B62D1/10
Abstract: a vehicle has a steering wheel which can be transferred from a steering position into a non-steering position and vice versa, having a system which only enables the transfer of the steering wheel into the non-steering position when the vehicle is in a non-steered state and when an activation signal for the transfer into the non-steering position. the system includes a monitoring device configured and arranged such that the steering wheel in its non-steering position can be set such that its position with respect to a vehicle occupant is ergonomically optimally adapted at least according to ascertained parameters.
Inventor(s): Joseph Washnock of Canton MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): B62D5/04
CPC Code(s): B62D5/0448
Abstract: rotary assist apparatus for recirculating ball steering gears are disclosed. an example system includes a worm gear, a ring gear fixed to an end of the worm gear, a ball nut surrounding a portion of the worm gear, a first intermediate gear fixed to a first pinion, the first intermediate gear and the first pinion aligned along a first axis of rotation, the first pinion engaged with the ring gear, a second intermediate gear fixed to a second pinion, the second intermediate gear and the second pinion aligned along a second axis of rotation different than the first axis of rotation, the second pinion engaged with the first intermediate gear, and a motor fixed to a third pinion, the third pinion engaged with the second intermediate gear or a third intermediate gear, the motor to rotate the worm gear to translate the ball nut.
Inventor(s): Pietro Buttolo of Dearborn Heights MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, John Eric Rolinger of Troy MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Christopher Henderson of Belleville MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Scott Steadmon Thompson of Belleville MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Matthew Ryan Preston of Whitmore Lake MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Robert Michael Grant of Farmington Hills MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Brendan Smythe of Northville MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): E05F15/47, E05F15/53, E05F15/73
CPC Code(s): E05F15/75
Abstract: a closure release method includes monitoring a pressure between a closure of a vehicle and a frame of the vehicle when the closure is closed against the frame. the method further includes detecting a change in the pressure, and releasing the closure from a closed position in response to the change.
Inventor(s): Krishna BANDI of Farmington Hills MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Brennan HAMILTON of Birmingham MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Joseph ZANE of Birmingham MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Sathyanarayana Chary PALAKONDA of Northville MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Ivan VUKOVIC of Birmingham MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): G01C21/34, G06Q20/14
CPC Code(s): G01C21/3461
Abstract: a vehicle determines that a metered road is within a predefined proximity along a road on which the vehicle is currently traveling and determines, based on map data, the presence of a first alternative road choice, that avoids travel on the metered road, between a current location of the vehicle and the start of the metered road. the vehicle also, at least a predefined distance prior to the vehicle reaching the first alternative road choice, and responsive to the determined presence of the metered road, presents the first alternative road choice on a vehicle display.
20240302499. SENSOR ASSEMBLY WITH CLEANING_simplified_abstract_(ford global technologies, llc)
Inventor(s): Michael Robertson, JR. of Garden City MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Tyler D. Hamilton of Farmington MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Venkatesh Krishnan of Canton MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): G01S7/481, G01S17/931
CPC Code(s): G01S7/4813
Abstract: a sensor assembly includes a bracket, a blower mounted to the bracket and supported by the bracket, and a sensor mounted to the bracket and supported by the bracket. the sensor includes a sensor window. the bracket is a single piece. the bracket includes a duct positioned to receive airflow directly from the blower. the duct includes a duct outlet positioned to direct the airflow traveling through the duct onto the sensor window.
Inventor(s): David Michael Herman of West Bloomfield MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Yashanshu Jain of Dearborn MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): G06T7/80, B62D15/02, G06V20/59, H04N17/00
CPC Code(s): G06T7/80
Abstract: a vehicle configured to update a driver-facing camera calibration model is disclosed. the vehicle may include a steering wheel assembly including a steering wheel and a steering wheel angle sensor. the vehicle may further include a driver-facing camera mounted in proximity to the steering wheel. the vehicle may additionally include a processor configured to obtain a steering wheel rotation angle from the steering wheel angle sensor, and an interior vehicle image from the driver-facing camera. the processor may be further configured to identify a steering wheel location in the interior vehicle image. the processor may determine that the driver-facing camera may be misaligned based on the identified steering wheel location and the steering wheel rotation angle. the processor may update the driver-facing camera calibration model when the processor determines that the camera may be misaligned.
Inventor(s): Raj Sohmshetty of Canton MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Vikas Rajendra of Novi MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Surya Gandikota of Richmond TX (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Tanveer Shaik of Farmington Hills MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): G06V10/774, G06V10/46
CPC Code(s): G06V10/7753
Abstract: a method includes obtaining an authentic image of an assembly and a boundary label provided with the authentic image. the boundary label is associated with a selected region of the authentic image depicting a selected object. the method includes generating an augmented image based on the authentic image and an augmentation model employing one or more augmentation parameters, defining a model boundary label on a blank image at a region that correlates with the selected region of the authentic image, generating an augmented blank image based on the one or more augmentation parameters employed for the augmented image, identifying, as an augmented boundary label associated with augmented image, the model boundary label in the augmented blank image, and outputting an augmented image data, wherein the augmented image data incudes data indicative of the augmented image and of the augmented boundary label.
Inventor(s): Somak DATTA GUPTA of Novi MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Arpita CHAND of Dearborn MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): G06V20/58, G08G1/01
CPC Code(s): G06V20/58
Abstract: a fodm for multi-radio access technology (rat) vehicle-to-everything (v2x) communication is provided. one or more hardware components are configured to receive connected messages from vehicles, the connected messages specifying vehicle information including vehicle locations of the vehicles; receive perception objects from sensors of roadside infrastructure, the perception objects specifying object locations as perceived by the sensors; utilize a fusion component to combine the vehicle locations and the object locations to form a consolidated object database including data elements specifying each of the vehicles and the perception objects; utilize a sensor data sharing message (sdsm) generator to generate sdsms describing each of the data elements of the consolidated object database; and utilize a message broker to publish the sdsms to topics for retrieval by the vehicles.
20240304044. ECU REPLACEMENT WITH ODOMETER_simplified_abstract_(ford global technologies, llc)
Inventor(s): George Abraham of Macomb MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Shayne Baugher of Livonia MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Mandar Sadashiv Dalvi of Canton MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Michael Raymond Westra of Plymouth MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Robert Dekelbaum of Hanover PA (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Satya Meenakshi Raparthi of Farmington Hills MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): G07C5/08, G07C5/00
CPC Code(s): G07C5/0841
Abstract: a computer includes a processor and a memory, and the memory stores instructions executable by the processor to receive a first data block from a server remote from the computer and remote from a vehicle; while the computer is installed on board the vehicle, receive a second data block from an electronic control unit (ecu) on the vehicle; compare the first data block and the second data block; upon identifying a match between the first data block and the second data block, replace a stored odometer value on the computer with a first odometer value; and upon identifying a mismatch between the first data block and the second data block, maintain the stored odometer value on the computer. the first data block includes the first odometer value, and the second data block includes a second odometer value.
Inventor(s): S.M. Iskander Farooq of Novi MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, 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): H01M50/333, B60L3/00, H01M50/249, H01M50/30
CPC Code(s): H01M50/333
Abstract: the electric-vehicle battery assembly includes a battery enclosure defining a cavity and includes battery cells enclosed by the battery enclosure in the cavity. an outlet extends through the battery enclosure and in fluid communication with the cavity. a vent includes a frame moveably supported by the battery enclosure. the frame is moveable relative to outlet between an open position allowing fluid flow from the cavity between the outlet and the frame and a closed position preventing fluid flow from the cavity between the outlet and frame. the vent includes a microporous membrane supported by the frame.
Inventor(s): Dmitry OGORODNIKOV of Amherstburg (CA) for ford global technologies, llc, Steven Anthony CHAPEKIS of Escanaba MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, HARALD Christian MARTINEZ of Northville MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): H04B7/26, H04B7/185, H04W28/02
CPC Code(s): H04B7/26
Abstract: a wireless network having a plurality of nodes include a main device at a starting location and configured to operate as a starting node; and a plurality of node devices serving as communication relays and connected in series forming a connection branch, the plurality of node devices including a first node device configured to deploy to a first location at a first distance from the starting location and wirelessly connect to the main device, and a second node device configured to deploy to a second location at a second distance from the first location and wirelessly connect to the first node device, wherein the second distance is shorter than the first distance.
Ford Global Technologies, LLC patent applications on September 12th, 2024
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- B60N2/10
- B60N2/02
- B60N2/20
- CPC B60N2/10
- Ford global technologies, llc
- B60N2/28
- CPC B60N2/2809
- B60Q1/50
- B60Q1/26
- B60Q5/00
- G05D1/00
- CPC B60Q1/507
- B60R16/023
- B60R16/033
- H01H85/02
- H02H3/20
- CPC B60R16/0238
- B60R16/03
- G07C5/08
- H02J9/00
- CPC B60R16/03
- B60R21/21
- B62D25/04
- CPC B60R21/21
- B60R21/232
- B60R21/213
- B60R21/262
- CPC B60R21/232
- B60R25/10
- B60R25/24
- B60R25/30
- CPC B60R25/10
- B60T7/22
- B60Q9/00
- CPC B60T7/22
- B60W30/095
- B60W10/04
- B60W10/18
- B60W10/20
- B60W30/12
- B60W30/16
- B60W30/18
- CPC B60W30/0956
- B62D1/10
- CPC B62D1/10
- B62D5/04
- CPC B62D5/0448
- E05F15/47
- E05F15/53
- E05F15/73
- CPC E05F15/75
- G01C21/34
- G06Q20/14
- CPC G01C21/3461
- G01S7/481
- G01S17/931
- CPC G01S7/4813
- G06T7/80
- B62D15/02
- G06V20/59
- H04N17/00
- CPC G06T7/80
- G06V10/774
- G06V10/46
- CPC G06V10/7753
- G06V20/58
- G08G1/01
- CPC G06V20/58
- G07C5/00
- CPC G07C5/0841
- H01M50/333
- B60L3/00
- H01M50/249
- H01M50/30
- CPC H01M50/333
- H04B7/26
- H04B7/185
- H04W28/02
- CPC H04B7/26
