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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.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020

Filed:

Jan. 24, 2018
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Paul Anthon Mueller, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);

Boris Gorovets, West Bloomfield, MI (US);

Gregory William Farrey, Ypsilanti, MI (US);

John Frederick Locke, Waterford, MI (US);

Adam Weiss, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 31/00 (2006.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01); B60W 30/14 (2006.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01); H01Q 21/06 (2006.01); H01Q 21/22 (2006.01); H04M 1/60 (2006.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01); H01Q 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 31/0058 (2013.01); B60W 30/146 (2013.01); H04M 1/6091 (2013.01); H04M 1/7253 (2013.01); B60K 2031/0091 (2013.01); H01Q 1/3275 (2013.01); H01Q 1/3283 (2013.01); H01Q 21/22 (2013.01); H04M 1/72577 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle includes an antenna system and a controller. The controller may be configured to, responsive to wireless energy, received via the antenna system, exceeding a magnitude and duration indicative of a cellular connection from a nomadic device at a predetermined position in the vehicle in an absence of a connection with the device via a local protocol while the vehicle is in motion, operate a powertrain to limit a speed of the vehicle.


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