Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Visteon Global Technolgoies, Inc.

Clay Wesley Maranville

Larry Dean Elie

Allan Roy Gale

Victoria Leigh Schein

John Matthew Ginder

James George Gebbie

Kerrie Kathleen Gath

Timothy Noah Blatchley

John Wayne Jaranson

Craig Hammann Stephan

Michael Hrecznyj

Michael Musa Azzouz

Scott Nydam

Christopher Mark Greiner

John Robert Van Wiemeersch

Lakhi Nandlal Goenka

Manfred Koberstein

Angel Fernando Porras

Paul Bryan Hoke

Ravi Gopal

Sunil Katragadda

Johnathan Andrew Line

Venkatesh Krishnan

Manoharprasad K Rao

Perry Robinson Macneille

Richard E Soltis

Imad Hassan Makki

Daniel Ferretti

Allan Joseph Kotwicki

Dennis C Reed

Segundo Baldovino

Sergey Fedorovich Golovashchenko

Douglas Scott Rhode

Michael Kolich

Peter A Friedman

David Anthony Wagner

Kenneth John Jackson

Nicholas Andrew Mazzocchi

Pramita Mitra

Anthony Ligi, Jr

Mark G Smith

Jeroen Lem

Vladimir Dmitriev

William Stewart Johnston

David James Bauch

Alan Gutowski

Andre Sykula

Bernd Dienhart

John Craig Elson

Lawrence C Karas

Volker Scheer

Rick H Wykoff

Daniel C Huang

Chris Robert Sculthorpe

Richard Wineland

Philip Thomas Koneda

Cynthia Mowery Flanigan

Upendra J Patel

Jay Z Chen

Dieter Giese

Joe Schmidt

Kenneth Edward Nietering

Daniel Boccuccia

Kenneth Michael Mayer

Paul Simmons

Jian Wan

Patrick James Blanchard

Franco Ragazzi

Jennifer A Herr-Rathke

Jeffrey Yeung

Mike James Whitens

John Michael Galan Ferrer

Amy Ellen Langhorst

Randal Henry Visintainer

Abhinav Dhake

Wallace Elmer Beaber

Mitali Chakrabarti

Klaus Schuermanns

Peter Rowling

Richard H Wykoff, Ii

Curtis Sai-Hay To

Neha Singhal

Sandra Krolewski

Donald Peter Schneider, Iii

Albert Krause

Jeffrey William DeMunnik

Kevin Michael Swenskowski

Michael E Hesse

John C Schneider

Thomas Hirn

Jim Theodore Cikalo

Jim McCarthy

Patrick Canfield

Luis Pugliese

Hadi Abbas

Dima Khanafer

Christian Becker

Damian Backes

Mark Wesseling

Christoph Massonet

A sanitization apparatus of a vehicle includes (i) surfaces defining a chamber configured to accept an object to be sterilized with ultraviolet light and (ii) a first light emitting diode (LED) including a die that is configured to emit ultraviolet light. The die has a primary surface that defines a plane that extends through the chamber. The sanitization apparatus further includes a first reflective surface that is reflective of ultraviolet light disposed adjacent to the first LED. At least a portion of the ultraviolet light that the die emits reflects off of the first reflective surface and into the chamber. The first reflective surface defines a plane that intersects with the plane that the primary surface of the die defines.

Sanitization apparatus for a vehicle using ultraviolet light

A fluid connection for a vehicle includes a container selectively coupled with a compartment of the vehicle. The container includes at least one passage in fluid communication with an interior of the container. At least one port is disposed on the compartment and in fluid communication with a climate control system in the vehicle. The at least one passage is in fluid communication with the at least one port when the container is coupled with the compartment. The at least one port has an elongated cross-sectional area at a connection interface between the at least one port and the at least one passage.

Fluid coupling of a climate control system for a vehicle

A fluid connection for a vehicle includes a duct extending from a compartment wall of the vehicle. The duct defines a first channel and a second channel each in fluid communication with a climate control system of the vehicle. A container is selectively coupled with the duct and defines a receptacle configured to receive the duct to provide fluid communication between an interior of the container and the climate control system. At least one first aperture and at least one second aperture are each formed on the duct. The at least one first aperture fluidly interposes the interior and the first channel and the at least one second aperture fluidly interposes the interior and the second channel when the container is coupled with the duct.

Fluid connection for a vehicle

A vehicle including a head-up display (HUD), a transceiver and a detection unit is disclosed. The transceiver may be configured to receive vehicle information and information associated with a geographical area in which the vehicle may be located. The detection unit may be configured to detect a user eye gaze direction. The vehicle may further include a processor configured to obtain the vehicle information, the information associated with the geographical area and the user eye gaze direction responsive to obtaining a trigger signal. The processor may determine an object in the geographical area that a user may be viewing based on the vehicle information, the information associated with the geographical area and the user eye gaze direction. The processor may further render an object identifier associated with the object on the HUD till the vehicle travels past the object, responsive to determining the object.

Systems and methods for annotating points of interest on head-up display

A coupling assembly for a vehicle includes a container selectively coupled with a compartment of the vehicle. The container includes at least one first port in fluid communication with an interior of the container. At least one second port is disposed on a wall of the compartment and is in fluid communication with a climate control system in the vehicle. A connection assembly is between the container and the wall. The connection assembly includes a positioning feature configured to align the at least one first port with the at least one second port. The connection assembly further includes a securing feature configured to bias the container toward the wall when the container is coupled with the wall to maintain fluid communication between the interior and the climate control system.

Coupling arrangement of a thermal connection for a vehicle

A respirator includes a head unit configured to be received on a human head and a purifying unit configured to provide purified air to the head unit. The purifying unit includes a first housing portion having an interior side defining a blower cavity, an exterior side defining a partial filter chamber with a filter sealing surface, and an inlet hole circumscribed by the sealing surface and extending between the interior and exterior sides. A second housing portion has an interior side defining a blower cavity. The first and second housings are attached to each other to form a housing such that the blower cavities are opposite each other to define a blower chamber within the housing. A blower is disposed in the blower chamber. A filter covers over the inlet hole and is disposed against the sealing surface such that air entering the hole passes through the filter.

Personal air purifying respirator

A computing device in a vehicle can determine an occupant type, location and orientation and determine intensity and direction of sunlight. The computing device can tint one or more portions of vehicle windows based on the occupant type, location and orientation and the strength and direction of sunlight.

Vehicle window tinting

A treatment apparatus for a vehicle comprises: a housing with at least one wall and a floor forming a treatment chamber; a source of ultraviolet light configured to emit ultraviolet light into the treatment chamber; and a door connected to the housing, the door having (i) an open position providing access to the treatment chamber and (ii) a closed position denying access to the treatment chamber and, together with the housing, preventing emitted ultraviolet light from irradiating beyond the treatment chamber.

Treatment apparatus for a vehicle to treat an object with ultraviolet light

This disclosure details integrated thermal management systems for thermally managing electrified vehicle components. Exemplary integrated thermal management systems may include a thermal module assembly that may be integrated into a front end structure of a flexible modular platform of the electrified vehicle. The integrated thermal management systems may be controlled in a plurality of distinct thermal control modes for thermal managing various subcomponents and for addressing various vehicle auxiliary loads (e.g., passenger cabin heating loads, passenger cabin cooling loads, etc.).

Integrated thermal management systems and associated thermal control methods for electrified vehicles

A vehicle heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system including a cabin air filter, a sensor for providing a sensor reading, and a controller for determining a feedback signal from the sensor reading, wherein the controller determines a cabin air filter expected blockage level from the feedback signal. The feedback signal relates to a usage modifier of the cabin air filter, wherein the controller at east partially adjusts the estimated usage the cabin air filter from the usage modifier.

Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system and a method for detecting cabin air filter usage

An apparatus and method are provided for purifying air for breathing. The apparatus includes an armrest having a receiver and an air purification module releasably received in the receiver. The air purification module is portable and displaceable between a first operating position held in the receiver and a second operating position remote from the armrest and the vehicle.

Portable apparatus and method of purifying air for breathing

The present disclosure extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for controlling climate in vehicle cabins. A person may provide climate related data to a vehicle climate control system prior to pick up and/or during a ride in the vehicle. The climate control system may adjust the climate in at least part of a vehicle cabin based at least in part on the climate related data and configuration of components in the climate control system. Climate control adjustments can be used to precondition part of a vehicle cabin for a person and/or in response to indicated thermal discomfort of the person. The climate control system can refer to an occupant comfort model and compute climate adjustments in accordance with the occupant comfort model.

Controlling climate in vehicle cabins

Methods and systems for providing control of a heat pump of a motor vehicle are presented. In one operating mode, speed of a heat pump compressor is controlled responsive to an outlet pressure of the heat pump compressor. In a second operating mode, speed of the heat pump compressor is controlled responsive to a pressure ratio between an inlet and an outlet of the heat pump compressor.

Method and system for operating a heat pump of a vehicle

An operator configurable radiant heating system is provided for a motor vehicle. That operator configurable radiant heating system includes a plurality of docking points provided at different locations within the motor vehicle and a radiant heating panel configured for docking with any of the docking points of the plurality of docking points. A related method is also disclosed.

Operator configurable radiant heating system and related method

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Ypsilanti, MI, United States of America

Clay Wesley Maranville