Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Jeffrey William DeMunnik

John Wayne Jaranson

Clay Wesley Maranville

Nicholas Andrew Mazzocchi

Pramita Mitra

Victor A Johnson

Jay Z Chen

Alan Curtis Moran, Jr

James Paul Yizze

Shane Scherbarth

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

An airbag deployment door for a motor vehicle, the airbag deployment door having a panel and a hinge formed along one side of the panel. The hinge is configured to couple to a panel on the vehicle to allow the panel to pivot, a tear seam extending on an opposite side of the panel, wherein the tear seam is configured to open during the deployment of an airbag, and a scoring line extending through the panel in the shape of a generally Y-shape to form first, second, and third panel members, wherein the scoring lines allow the first, second, and third panel members to fold during deployment of the airbag.

Vehicle instrument panel and foldable airbag deployment door

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Ypsilanti, MI, United States of America

Jeffrey William DeMunnik