Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Ford Motor Company Limited

Michael Musa Azzouz

John Wayne Jaranson

Larry Dean Elie

Timothy Jay Potter

Jeff A Wallace

Robert F Novak

Gerald J Heath

David Anthony Wagner

Scott Nydam

Xiaoming Chen

Mohammad Omar Faruque

Ari Garo Caliskan

Evangelos P Skoures

Michael Hrecznyj

John Edward Huber

Mohamed Ridha Baccouche

Fubang Wu

Musa Azzouz

Tim Alan Mouch

Sunil K Kasaragod

Chris Robert Sculthorpe

Raj Sohmshetty

Parameswararao Pothuraju

Stuart C Salter

Marcos Silva Kondrad

Srinivasan Sundararajan

Clay Wesley Maranville

Matthew B Rutman

Ridha Baccouche

Yuksel Gur

Sino Johan Van Dyk

Satish Ganti

Jeffrey A Wallace

Timothy Alan Mouch

Eric Scott Levine

John Joseph Uicker

Sanjay Mehta

David Brian Glickman

James Chih Cheng

Kevin Wayne Preuss

Saied Nusier

Leonard Anthony Shaner

Michael Lozano

William H Wurz

James Carthew

Richard Howard Wykoff

Bruno M Barthelemy

Yijung Chen

Srinath Vijayakumar

Patrick Marchena

Eric William Barrett

Allen Li

Jeffery Wallace

Paul Brandon Russette

Jeffrey R Sturges

Saeed David Barbat

Dragan B Stojkovic

Manfred Koberstein

Jamel E Belwafa

Rahul Arora

Peter A Friedman

Joshua R Wheeler

Michael Steven Medoro

Scott Andrew Amman

Kevin VanNieulande

Siddharthan Selvasekar

Yu-Kan Hu

Edgar Edward Donabedian

Grant A Compton

Jason Scott Balzer

Andres Almeida Senatore

Noah Barlow Mass

James Wayne Lowe

Patrick James Blanchard

Galen Keith Thomas

Robert Ralph Armitage, Jr

Larry J Dupuis

Mark Wlotkowski

Joshua Jacob Clement

Thierry Guimberteau

Rick H Wykoff

Nelson Brock

Sandeep Raj Gandiga

Viktor Kostrominov

John Azar

Ireneusz Trybula

Otis Allen

Jeremy John Malick

John Martin Knittel

Christopher Robert Tilli

Tejaswi Nandam

Christopher Bondanza

William Charles Brick

Craig Martin Spinneweber

Madhu R Deme

Jay John Meyer

Hector Hernandez

Tsung-Hsiun Li

Ari Garo Callskan

Jeff Sturges

A cargo bed system includes a stair assembly that is movable between a stowed position and a staircase position relative to a vehicle structure. The stair assembly includes first and second support arm assemblies and first and a second steps. The first and second steps are configured to pivot together.

Vehicle cargo bed systems including a stair assembly, a load stop, or both

A thermal enclosure assembly for a vehicle includes a container disposed in a compartment of the vehicle that selectively couples with a wall of the compartment. The container is movable between a retracted position and an extended position. A tray couples with the wall and pivots between a folded position and an unfolded position to selectively enclose the container with the wall. The container is configured to move between the retracted position and the extended position when the tray is in the unfolded position.

Thermal enclosure assembly for a vehicle

A fluid connection for a vehicle includes a container selectively coupled with a compartment of the vehicle. The container includes at least one passage in fluid communication with an interior of the container. At least one port is disposed on the compartment and in fluid communication with a climate control system in the vehicle. The at least one passage is in fluid communication with the at least one port when the container is coupled with the compartment. The at least one port has an elongated cross-sectional area at a connection interface between the at least one port and the at least one passage.

Fluid coupling of a climate control system for a vehicle

A fluid connection for a vehicle includes a duct extending from a compartment wall of the vehicle. The duct defines a first channel and a second channel each in fluid communication with a climate control system of the vehicle. A container is selectively coupled with the duct and defines a receptacle configured to receive the duct to provide fluid communication between an interior of the container and the climate control system. At least one first aperture and at least one second aperture are each formed on the duct. The at least one first aperture fluidly interposes the interior and the first channel and the at least one second aperture fluidly interposes the interior and the second channel when the container is coupled with the duct.

Fluid connection for a vehicle

A thermal management system for a vehicle includes a connection interface that is coupled with a compartment of the vehicle and is in fluid communication with a climate control system of the vehicle. A container is movably disposed in the compartment and is in fluid communication with the climate control system via the connection interface. At least one alignment feature is coupled with the compartment and engages at least one sidewall of the container to align the container with the connection interface while the container moves in the compartment.

Thermal management system and stabilizer assembly for a vehicle

An accessory attachment system includes a baseplate that provides an attachment interface on a support surface. The baseplate is configured to engage with at least one accessory via the attachment interface to secure the accessory to the support surface. The attachment interface provides a plurality of different mounting positions for the at least one accessory. At least one mounting foot is associated with the at least one accessory and is configured to be selectively coupled to the attachment interface to provide a desired one of the plurality of different mounting positions. The at least one mounting foot includes an adjustment feature to account for any warpage of the support surface when the at least one accessory is mounted in the desired one of the plurality of different mounting positions.

Baseplate mounting system with locking mechanism

An accessory attachment system includes a baseplate that provides an attachment interface on a vehicle. The baseplate is configured to engage with an accessory to secure the accessory to the vehicle. The baseplate and the accessory are configured to electrically connect to each other through an electrical contact interface.

Baseplate electrical contacts

A vehicle assembly includes a mid-gate assembly disposed between a passenger compartment and a cargo bed of a vehicle. The mid-gate assembly has a pass-through opening and a hatch that is pivotably coupled to the mid-gate assembly at a position vertically above a floor of the cargo bed. The hatch is configured to move back-and-forth between a closed position that closes the pass-through opening and an open position that permits access between the passenger compartment and the cargo bed through the pass-through opening.

Vehicle assembly having mid-gate with pass-through opening and cargo accommodating method

An adjustable base plate system includes a first track structure configured to extend along one side of a vehicle cargo area and a second track structure configured to extend along an opposite side of a vehicle cargo area. At least one base plate has a first edge and a second edge opposite of the first edge, wherein the first edge is supported by the first track structure and the second edge is supported by the second track structure. The first track structure and the second track structure each comprise at least a first tier track and a second tier track such that a distance between a bottom surface of the at least one base plate and a support surface of the vehicle cargo area can be adjusted.

Adjustable base plate

A coupling assembly for a vehicle includes a container selectively coupled with a compartment of the vehicle. The container includes at least one first port in fluid communication with an interior of the container. At least one second port is disposed on a wall of the compartment and is in fluid communication with a climate control system in the vehicle. A connection assembly is between the container and the wall. The connection assembly includes a positioning feature configured to align the at least one first port with the at least one second port. The connection assembly further includes a securing feature configured to bias the container toward the wall when the container is coupled with the wall to maintain fluid communication between the interior and the climate control system.

Coupling arrangement of a thermal connection for a vehicle

An inductive connection system includes a baseplate that provides an attachment interface on a support surface. The baseplate is configured to engage with at least one accessory via the attachment interface to secure the accessory to the support surface. The attachment interface provides a plurality of different mounting positions for the at least one accessory. At least one puck is selectively coupled to the attachment interface to provide a desired one of the plurality of different mounting positions. One of the at least one puck and the at least one accessory includes an inductive transmitter and the other of the at least one puck and the at least one accessory includes an inductive receiver such that the at least one puck in the baseplate and the at least one accessory electrically connect to each other through a wireless electrical power link between the inductive transmitter and the inductive receiver when the at least one accessory is mounted in the desired one of the plurality of different mounting positions.

Baseplate inductive electrical connection system

A thermal management system for a vehicle includes a heat exchange unit coupled with a compartment of the vehicle via an interface in the compartment. A container is moveable between a first position and a second position. The container is configured to be in fluid communication with the heat exchange unit via the interface in the first position.

Thermal management system for a vehicle

A thermally managed storage system for a vehicle that includes a partition structure that couples with and is expandable in a compartment of the vehicle. The partition structure includes a first wall fixed with the compartment and a plurality of second walls that are each moveable between a retracted position and an extended position. The plurality of second walls forms a space between the first wall and the plurality of second walls in the extended position. A casing is disposed in a space and selectively couples with a climate control system of the vehicle via a fluid connection with the compartment.

Thermally managed storage system for a vehicle

An automated door system includes a door pivotally coupled to a vehicle body at a hinge axis defined by at least one hinge assembly. A power assist device is coupled to the hinge assembly and further coupled to the door. The power assist device is configured to slow movement of the door along a door swing path from an initial velocity to a slow close velocity when the initial velocity exceeds a predetermined threshold velocity, thereby providing a slow and controlled close when a user attempts to slam the door. The power assist device is further configured to power opening and closing movement of the door as initiated by a user.

Automotive door power assist

Landing apparatuses for unmanned aerial vehicles are provided herein. An example UAV includes a frame; a propeller rotatably coupled to the frame; and a landing guard armature extending from the frame. A terminal end of the landing guard armature extends beyond a propeller radius of the propeller. The landing guard armature has a surface area that is sized to promote airflow around the landing guard armature.

Landing apparatuses for unmanned aerial vehicles

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Michael Musa Azzouz