Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Ford Motor Company Limited

Annette Lynn Huebner

Stuart C Salter

Paul Kenneth Dellock

Pietro Buttolo

Kristin Ann Hellman

David Brian Glickman

Ryan Welch

James J Surman

Artur Stanislavovich Sakarian

Cornel Lewis Gardner

Hussein H Berry

John Robert Van Wiemeersch

Matthew B Rutman

Marguerite Kimball

Jim Baumbick

Scott Holmes Dunham

Kristopher Karl Brown

David Kennedy

Joshua Greiner

Jeffrey Robert Seaman

James Stewart Rankin, Ii

Josh Greiner

Peter Phung

Johnathan Andrew Line

Venkatesh Krishnan

Brendan F Diamond

Ryan J O'Gorman

Clayton Benjamin Ford

Lucretia Williams

David Michael Diamond

James Baumbick

Benjamin Yilma

Katherine Howard-Cone

Robert J Gelardi

Gregory Paul Thomas

Aaron Halonen

Daniel J Martin

Jeff Robert Seaman

Brent Young

Christian J Hosbach

Stephen Kenneth Helwig

Kendra White

Mehran Niksimaee

Jeffrey A Wallace

Benjamin Solomon Richer

Vichit Chea

Adam Carlson

Jim J Surman

Sarah A Ripley

Amy Lynn Marentic

Ross Dykstra Pursifull

Erick Michael Lavoie

Aaron Bradley Johnson

Kosta Papanikolaou

Michael John Harmon

Jayanthi Rao

Zeljko Deljevic

Ryan A Olsson

Brian James Andonian

Jeffrey M Nowak

Bernard Gerard Marchetti

Dustin Shedlarski

Ali Ammar

Joseph I Halaszynski

Keith Hoelscher

Lawrence Chikeziri Amadi

Paul Jonathan Alexander Wraith

Robert Walsh

Lori Ross

Matt B Rutman

Jacob Michael Haspiel

George Abram Thornton

Meghan Preiss

Ryan Kosior

Lisa E Petrauskas

Gerald Douglas Neely

Christopher Harold Stone

Lia Pillen

Gabriella Jacobsen

Mark Roseman

Craig Willbanks

Matthew Dionise

Susan Drobyshewski

Gerardo Lucena

Sean Grant

Christian John Hosbach'

Pamela Vergos Wylie

Justin Strong

Coleen Reister

A vehicle console system includes a body having first and second sidewalls. Each of the first and second sidewalls defines a rail along an inner surface thereof. A support bar slidably engages the rails. The support bar defines a track. A cover assembly is operably coupled to the support bar. The cover assembly includes a base panel coupled to the support bar via a connector assembly and a deployable panel rotatably coupled to the base panel. The cover assembly is configured to translate along a first movement path with the support bar along the rails and a second movement path along the track of the support bar. The cover assembly is configured to rotate along a third movement path between a first side position and a second side position.

Vehicle console assembly

A system for a vehicle includes a human-machine interface, a microphone that detects sound, a sound source device that emits sound, and a controller that prompts pairing of the sound source device and the microphone, such that the sound source device emits sound corresponding to the sound detected by the microphone. The controller prompts pairing of the sound source device and the microphone in response to at least one of (i) the vehicle entering a reverse mode, and (ii) receiving a user input entered into the human-machine interface via selection of an input option by a user, wherein the input option is made accessible for selection by the user in response to the vehicle entering the reverse mode.

System for a vehicle operable to enter a reverse mode

Charging cord assemblies for transferring power between electrified vehicles during in-flight bidirectional energy transfer events may include a cable including a wire bundle coated with a conductive foamed plastic shielding to establish a cable subassembly. The conductive foamed plastic shielding is configured to reduce electromagnetic interference (EMI) of the cable. Various cable routing arrangements may be utilized for routing the cable of the charging cord assembly during the in-flight bidirectional energy transfer events.

Charging cord designs and routing configurations for use during in-flight bidirectional charging of electrified vehicles

This disclosure relates to systems and methods for coordinating and executing in-flight energy transfer events between vehicles. Energy may be transferred from a towing or leading vehicle to a towed or trailing vehicle, from the trailing vehicle to the leading vehicle, or both during the in-flight energy transfer events. The proposed systems may further be configured to coordinate the terms and conditions of a service agreement between the leading and trailing vehicles, coordinate the publication of a service experience rating from a user of the leading and/or trailing vehicle, and/or coordinate the termination of the in-flight charging event by either user.

Systems and methods for providing in-flight charging of electrified vehicles

A vehicle is provided that includes an imaging device located on the vehicle and oriented to capture images, memory storing one or more pet profiles, and a controller processing the captured images to detect a pet and determining at least one of an estimated pose of the pet and a gait of the pet, wherein the processor determines a bone structure of the pet from the at least one estimated pose and gait and compares the bone structure to the one or more pet profiles to detect an authorized pet, the controller controlling one or more vehicle related features based on the detected authorized pet.

Vehicle having imaging device for pet detection and control

A tool application system for a vehicle may include a database configured to maintain an inventory of items on a vehicle, and a server configured to receive a request for at least one item relating to a worksite from a technician, compare the request for the at least one item to the inventory, determine that the item is not part of the inventory, transmit a part request to at least one location based on at least one factor, and transmit instructions to the vehicle in response to receiving a response to the request from the location confirming availability of the item.

System and method for tool allocation for service vehicles

Systems and methods are disclosed for coordinating and executing bidirectional energy transfer events between electrified vehicles and one or more participating electrified recreational vehicles. Energy may be transferred from an electrified vehicle to one or more electrified recreational vehicles, from the one or more electrified recreational vehicles to the electrified vehicle, or both during bidirectional energy transfer events. The proposed systems and methods may further be configured to provide various charging configurations between the electrified vehicle and the one or more electrified recreational vehicles.

Systems and methods for providing bidirectional charging between electrified vehicles and electrified recreational vehicles

A system for a vehicle includes a first closure panel of the vehicle operable between open and closed positions, a second closure panel of the vehicle operable between open and closed positions, at least one sensor that is coupled to the first closure panel and that detects precipitation, and a controller that prompts movement of the first closure panel from a first open position to a second open position based on the detected precipitation.

System for controlling a closure panel of a vehicle

A vehicle includes a cabin interior, at least one seat located in the cabin interior, a support structure located near the at least one seat, and a workstation coupled to the support structure. The workstation includes a desk having a first desk panel and a second desk panel that moves relative to the first desk panel, a display screen, and a pivot mechanism coupled to the desk and the display screen and configured to allow the desk and the display screen to pivot relative to the support structure, wherein the desk and the display screen are configured to pivot to a vehicle downward position folded together and upward deployed use positions such that the desk may extend substantially horizontal in the use position and the display screen may extend upward relative to the desk.

Vehicle having deployable workstation

This disclosure relates to a motor vehicle including a tonneau cover with moveable panels. In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to a motor vehicle, including: a cargo area; and a tonneau cover including a first side panel, a second side panel, and a central panel between the first and second side panels, wherein the tonneau cover is configurable in a first configuration in which the central, first side, and second side panels provide a cover for a top of the cargo area, and wherein the tonneau cover is configurable in a second configuration in which portions of the first side panel and the second side panel are raised relative to the first configuration.

Tonneau cover including moveable panels

A vehicle comprises user inputs, a monitoring system for detecting and monitoring a pet within the vehicle, and a controller processing signals generated by the monitoring system and determining a location of the pet based on the monitored signals. The controller controls activation of the user input controls based on the determined location of the pet to disable an operating mode of one or more of the user inputs when the pet is detected proximate to the user inputs.

Vehicle having user inputs controlled based on monitored pet location

A system for a vehicle having a trailer coupled thereto includes a rear gate assembly of the vehicle having a first closure panel operable between an open position and a closed position. The system also includes at least one sensor coupled to the first closure panel. The system further includes a controller that prompts execution of a security measure in response to the at least one sensor detecting a person within a predetermined proximity of at least a portion of the trailer.

System for a vehicle with a trailer coupled thereto

The disclosure is generally directed to systems and methods associated with a vehicle that is configured to provide photography assistance. An example method executed by processor of a vehicle may include generating a guidance associated with a photo capture operation and conveying the guidance to a vehicle controller. The processor may assist the vehicle controller to execute a vehicle maneuvering operation to capture a photograph of an object of photographical interest located outside the vehicle. The vehicle maneuvering operation can include parking the vehicle at a location that provides a view of the object or slowing down the vehicle while driving past the location. The photo capture operation can include the processor determining that the object is in a field of view of a camera mounted on the vehicle, configuring the camera to capture a photograph of the object, and operating the camera to capture the photograph of the object.

Vehicle operative as a photography assistant

A vehicle assembly includes, among other things, a vehicle hammock and a thermal energy adjustment device of the vehicle hammock. A method of controlling thermal energy within a hammock includes, among other things, providing a vehicle hammock having a thermal energy adjustment device, and adjusting the thermal energy level of the vehicle hammock based, at least in part, on a thermal energy level outside the vehicle hammock.

Vehicle hammock and hammock thermal energy control method

The disclosure generally pertains to systems and methods for assisting a battery electric vehicle (BEV) execute a battery charging operation. In an example method, a processor of a battery charging advisory system in a BEV obtains information about a battery charging lot and evaluates the information to identify a battery charging station having a first charging cable that includes a first type of plug which is compatible for coupling to a charging port of the BEV. The processor may then identify a location of the charging port on the BEV and uses this information to determine an orientation of the BEV with respect to the battery charging station. The processor then provides an advisory for maneuvering the BEV into a position that allows coupling of the first charging cable of the battery charging station to the charging port of the BEV.

Systems and methods for assisting a battery electric vehicle execute a charging operation at a battery charging lot

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White Lake, MI, United States of America

Annette Lynn Huebner