Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

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Kevin Berington Johnson

David Brian Glickman

Stuart C Salter

Paul Kenneth Dellock

Adam Michael Polito

Vince S Carnes

Mohammed Shenaq

Matthew D Smith

William Moore Sherwood

Nitesh Jadhav

Tyler Glenn

Harikrishna Devaraj

Jeffrey Berliner

Steve Michael Lakatos

This disclosure relates to a stacked reinforcement assembly for a grille of a motor vehicle. An example vehicle includes a fascia, an active grille shutter assembly including a housing, and a reinforcement assembly connected to the fascia and the housing. The reinforcement assembly includes a first bar at least partially nested within a second bar. An assembly and method are also disclosed.

Stacked reinforcement assembly for grille of motor vehicle

Vehicle assemblies may include a plurality of loose layered build components. One or more of the loose layered build components may include locating features for locating and supporting the component relative to other components of the assembly while still permitting movement of the component or one of the other components in at least one direction during the assembly process.

Vehicle assemblies with loose layered build components

A vehicle assembly includes, among other things, a tie-down bracket including a latch pivotably coupled to a body. A method includes, among other things, securing a tie-down line to a tie-down bracket of a vehicle. The method further includes monitoring a load applied to the tie-down bracket.

Tie-down bracket for motor vehicle

A disclosed tie-down handle assembly for a vehicle includes a mount portion attachable to a vehicle structure and an electric outlet for coupling to an electric system of the vehicle. A disclosed method of operating a vehicle electric interface system includes, identifying an electrical parameter from an external electrical conduit coupled to an electric outlet within a tie-down handle assembly attached to a vehicle structure, selecting an output from a vehicle electric system in response to the measured electric parameter at the electric outlet and operating the vehicle electric system to either generate a power output to the electric outlet or direct power input into the electric outlet to a vehicle electric system in response to the selected output.

Tie-down handle with electric port

This disclosure relates to a tie-down bracket for a motor vehicle. The tie-down bracket includes a base portion and a removable portion configured to selectively attach to and detach from the base portion. The removable portion is operable as a flashlight when detached from the base portion. A method is also disclosed.

This disclosure relates to a tie-down bracket for a motor vehicle. The tie-down bracket includes at least one light. In this way, the tie-down bracket may function as one or more of a signature light, turn signal, cornering light, etc. A method is also disclosed.

A test apparatus includes a linear-motion generator, an airbag, a plate, an anthropomorphic test device, a crushable member, and a guide bar. The linear-motion generator is deployable in a deployment direction. The airbag is spaced from the linear-motion generator and inflatable from an uninflated position to an inflated position. The plate and the anthropomorphic test device are movable together by the linear-motion generator. The crushable member is fixed relative to the airbag in the uninflated position and disposed in the deployment direction from the plate. The guide bar has an end fixed relative to the airbag in the uninflated position and is positioned to intersect the airbag in the inflated position. The test apparatus has a beltline bar that is elongated along an axis transverse to the deployment direction, adjacent the airbag in the uninflated position, and spaced farther from the linear-motion generator than the airbag in the inflated position.

Airbag testing apparatus

An eyeglasses system comprises an eyeglasses frame having a pair of opposite temple regions an attachment interface at each temple region, and two or more sets of laces. The lace sets are interchangeably attachable and detachable from the attachment interfaces at the temple regions of the frame, such that laces of different styles may be used with the single frame. There are in some systems plural frames each having a pair of opposite temple regions with an attachment interface at each temple region, such that plural sets of laces may be freely interchanged and worn with plural sets of laces. Individual ones of the lace sets may include laces of one or more of different styles, colors, indicia, widths, or materials.

Eyeglasses with interchangeable and adjustable headband

A new eyeglasses with flexible attachment lace for securely holding eyeglasses to the face of a wearer. The inventive device includes a front frame and a flexible elongate lace. The front frame has a pair of opposite sides. Each side of the front frame has a loophole outwardly extending therefrom. The lace has a pair of opposite ends. One of the ends of the lace is looped through one of the loopholes of the front frame while the other end of the lace is looped through the other loophole of the front frame.

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Northville, MI, United States of America

Kevin Berington Johnson