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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. 28, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
David Brian Glickman, Southfield, MI (US);
Mark A. Wisneski, Dearborn, MI (US);
Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 9/06 (2006.01); B62D 25/12 (2006.01); E05F 15/662 (2015.01); B60R 11/02 (2006.01); B60Q 3/30 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/12 (2013.01); B60Q 3/30 (2017.02); B60R 9/065 (2013.01); B60R 11/0235 (2013.01); E05F 15/662 (2015.01); E05Y 2900/536 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/548 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle and method of operating that includes a body structure having hood and front bumper, a grille, mounted between the hood and front bumper, including an opening, and a drawer mounted in the opening, slidable forward to an open position in front of the vehicle and rearward to a closed position within the vehicle. A controller may receive various inputs for controlling the operation of the drawer.