logo

For the Inventor, By the Inventor

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

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.:

US 10711506 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020

Filed:

Oct. 13, 2017

Charge port assembly with motorized iris door

Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Kevin James Rhodes, Dearborn, MI (US);

Pallav Sohoni, Farmington Hills, MI (US);

Assignee:

FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:

David B. Kelley

Carlson, Gaskey & Olds

Primary Examiner:

D Glenn Dayoan

Assistant Examiner:

Sunsurraye Westbrook

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/76 (2015.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.01); E05F 15/603 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/76 (2015.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.02); E05F 15/603 (2015.01); B60L 2270/30 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/40 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/44 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/852 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/53 (2013.01);
Abstract

A charge port assembly includes a port, an iris door movable to expose the port, and a motorized actuating assembly configured to move the iris door between a closed position in which the port is concealed and an open position in which the port is exposed. The iris door may be automatically dilated to the open position in response to a predefined prompt from an authorized user or if a charging cord is approaching the charge port assembly.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Quick Actions:

Rhodes, Kevin. (2020). Charge port assembly with motorized iris door (U.S. Patent No. 10711506). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10711506

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Loading…