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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:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
May. 24, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mohammad Omar Faruque, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Saeed David Barbat, Novi, MI (US);
Yali Li, Saline, MI (US);
James Chih Cheng, Troy, MI (US);
Dean M. Jaradi, Macomb, MI (US);
S. M. Iskander Farooq, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/48 (2006.01); B60R 19/02 (2006.01); B60R 19/18 (2006.01); B60R 19/03 (2006.01); B60R 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/48 (2013.01); B60R 19/023 (2013.01); B60R 19/03 (2013.01); B60R 19/18 (2013.01); B60R 2019/007 (2013.01); B60R 2019/486 (2013.01);
Abstract
A component, e.g., a bumper assembly, of a vehicle includes a fascia spaced from a bumper beam, a structure defining gaps between the structure and the bumper beam and between the structure and the fascia, and a computer programmed to supply electrical current to vary a stiffness of the structure in response to a vehicle speed beyond a threshold.