Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Marc Beeman

Howard Paul Tsvi Linden

Onoyom Essien Ekanem

Kristopher Karl Brown

Christopher Matthew Radjewski

Rafic Jergess

Constantin Manolescu

A vehicle handle assembly includes, among other things, an attachment bracket secured to a powered closure assembly of a vehicle, a handle core that is mounted to the attachment bracket, and a switch mounted to the handle core. The switch is configured to transition from a first state to a second state in response to a user grasping the handle core. The powered closure assembly can move between a first position and a different, second position in response to a transition of the switch.

Vehicle powered closure handle assembly and powered closure actuating method

A vehicle closure panel control assembly includes, among other things, a closure panel, an actuator system that can move the closure panel back and forth between an open position and a closed position, a positional sensor that senses a position of at least part of a user to detect a user gesture, and a control module that commands the actuator system to control movement of the closure panel. The commands from the control module to the actuator system are based at least partially on the user gesture.

Vehicle closure panel control assembly and method

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Grosse Pointe Woods, MI, United States of America

Marc Beeman