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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Venkatesh Krishnan, Canton, MI (US);
Segundo Baldovino, Novi, MI (US);
Mario D. Iaquinta, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 11/00 (2006.01); G01D 11/24 (2006.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 11/245 (2013.01); B60R 11/04 (2013.01); B60Y 2306/05 (2013.01); B60Y 2410/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a vehicle, a housing supported by the vehicle, and a fan supported by the housing. The housing includes an intake port and a plurality of exhaust ports spaced from each other. The housing defines a furcated flow path from the intake port to the exhaust ports. Sensors are disposed adjacent the exhaust ports, respectively. Each sensor is disposed along the furcated flow path.