Ford Motor Company Limited

Visteon Global Technolgoies, Inc.

Giuseppe Rossi

Joseph W Holubka

Henk Van Oene

Susan M Ward

Oleg Yurievitch Gusikhin

Erica Klampfl

Mark Nulman

Paul Eugene Coffman, Jr

Celestine Chukwuemeka Aguwa

Terrence Martinak

Preferred embodiments include receiving input defining dimensions for a workcell and a size and location for one or more objects within the workcell, receiving input defining a walking velocity for an operator within the workcell and one or more tasks to be completed during a workcell cycle, receiving input defining one or more times and locations to complete the one or more tasks within the workcell, calculating a total walking time to complete the one or more tasks during the workcell cycle based upon the size and location of the object(s), the time(s) and location(s) to complete the task(s) and the operator walking velocity, and outputting the total walking time for the workcell cycle and a graphical representation of the workcell including the object(s) and an operator walking path between points within the workcell at which the one or more tasks are completed.

Computer-implemented method and system for designing a workcell layout

A strategy for decreasing hydrocarbon emissions from a plastic fuel tank assembly having a multilayer plastic fuel tank (,) and at least one overmolded fuel tank attachment (,). The strategy consists of two basic components. First, the swelling properties of the overmolded outerlayer (,) of the fuel tank attachments,are exploited to close possible leakage paths between the barrier resistant core (,) and the overmolded outerlayer (,) of the fuel tank attachment (,). Second, the barrier properties of the barrier resistant core (,) of the fuel tank attachments (,) are exploited to increase the length of the diffusion path of hydrocarbon molecules out of the multilayer plastic fuel tank assembly.

Permeation and leak preventative design for fuel tank attachments

Electrically conductive polythiophenecarbonyl polymer networks are provided comprising conjugated crosslinks between polythiophenecarbonyl polymer segments of the network. The network can be formed by crosslinking carbonyl functional polythiophenecarbonyl polymers, such as by self-crosslinking condensation reaction or crosslinking condensation reaction with conjugated diylide and/or conjugated polyamine. The carbonyl functional polythiophenecarbonyl polymers can be prepared by polymerization, such as by electropolymerization of carbonyl functional thiophene monomers (the carbonyl functionality generally being protected during polymerization) and, optionally, suitable conjugated copolymerization monomers such as thiophene, pyrrole and/or carbonyl functional pyrrole.

Electrically conductive polythiophenecarbonyl polymer networks

Electrically conductive polythiopheneamine polymer networks are provided comprising conjugated crosslinks between polythiopheneamine polymer segments of the network. The network can be formed by crosslinking amine functional polythiopheneamine polymers, such as by crosslinking condensation reaction with conjugated polyketone crosslinkers. The amine functional polythiopheneamine polymers can be prepared by polymerization, such as by electropolymerization of amine functional thiophene monomers (the amine functionality generally being protected during polymerization) and, optionally, suitable conjugated copolymerization monomers such as thiophene, pyrrole and/or amine functional pyrrole.

Electrically conductive polythiopheneamine polymer networks

Electrically conductive polypyrrolecarbonyl polymer networks are provided comprising conjugated crosslinks between polypyrrolecarbonyl polymer segments of the network. The network can be formed by crosslinking carbonyl functional polypyrrolecarbonyl polymers, such as by self-crosslinking condensation reaction or crosslinking condensation reaction with conjugated diylide and/or conjugated polyamine. The carbonyl functional polypyrrolecarbonyl polymers can be prepared by polymerization, such as by electropolymerization of carbonyl functional pyrrole monomers (the carbonyl functionality generally being protected during polymerization) and, optionally, suitable conjugated copolymerization monomers such as thiophene, pyrrole and/or carbonyl functional thiophene.

Electrically conductive polypyrrolecarbonyl polymer networks

Electrically conductive polyaminopyrrole polymer networks are provided comprising conjugated crosslinks between polyaminopyrrole polymer segments of the network. The network can be formed by crosslinking amine functional polyaminopyrrole polymers, such as by crosslinking condensation reaction with conjugated polyketone crosslinkers. The amine functional polyaminopyrrole polymers can be prepared by polymerization, such as by electropolymerization of amine functional pyrrole monomers (the amine functionality generally being protected during polymerization) and, optionally, suitable conjugated copolymerization monomers such as thiophene, pyrrole and/or amine functional thiophene.

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Giuseppe Rossi