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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:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
May. 18, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Matthew Anthony Majkowski, Dearborn, MI (US);
Satyanarayana Raju Vemulapati, Westland, MI (US);
Wei Xu, Nanjing, CN;
Steven J. Antilla, Brighton, MI (US);
Akshay Kaasam Sudershan, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/96 (2006.01); B60Q 3/80 (2017.01); B60Q 3/20 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/962 (2013.01); B60Q 3/20 (2017.02); B60Q 3/80 (2017.02); H03K 2017/9602 (2013.01); H03K 2217/960755 (2013.01);
Abstract
A proximity switch assembly is provided having a sensing pad and a proximity sensor extending around the sensing pad for generating an activation field. The proximity sensor comprises at least one electrode that forms a decorative trim component that is visibly exposed. The proximity switch assembly also includes a controller for determining activation of the switch based on a signal generated from the activation field.