Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Leena Shah

Brian Bennie

Thomas Lee Miller

Thomas Michael McQuade

Frederick James Porter

Dilip B Patel

Ronald Patrick Brombach

Mohammed Michael Baydoun

A power distribution assembly that has a cover which selectively seals over an opening in a housing of the power distribution assembly, a locking assembly for securing the cover in a secured position, and a closure detection switch that provides notification when the cover is open. A readable media may be included on the cover to provide an indication of complete closure of the cover on the housing.

Power distribution assembly

A tire pressure monitoring system () for a vehicle () has a plurality of tires (and) in respective rolling locations and a spare tire () generating a spare tire identification. A controller () starts the timer () and sets a tire status to a rolling status, a pending rolling status, a spare status or a pending spare status in response to the timer and the vehicle speed. The controller () stores the status and the spare tire identification in the memory.

Method and system for detecting the presence of a spare replacement in a tire pressure monitoring system for an automotive vehicle

A pressure monitoring system () for a tire () of an automotive vehicle includes a first pressure sensor () coupled to the wheel, a pressure transmitter () coupled to the pressure sensor () whereby the transmitter generates a pressure signal. A controller () is coupled to the pressure transmitter. The controller () receives the pressure signal and in a first stage, compares the pressure signal to a pressure threshold to obtain a sensor status. In a second stage, the controller () qualifies the sensor status signal by generating a warning status in response to the sensor status.

Method and system for mitigating false alarms in a tire pressure monitoring system for an automotive vehicle

A tire pressure monitoring system () for a vehicle () has a plurality of tires () in respective rolling locations having a respective plurality of tire transmitters () that generate a respective plurality of transmitter identification signals. A controller () is coupled to a counter that counts ignition cycle transitions. The controller enters a learn mode in response to the count and the brake condition signal. The system may also include a display for signaling the vehicle operator to perform a desired action. The controller generates a plurality of display signals on the display indicative of the respective plurality of tire locations and activates a timer when the plurality of transmitter identification signals are received before a predetermined time is counted by the timer.

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Leena Shah