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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US);
David Brian Glickman, Southfield, MI (US);
James J. Surman, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Terry Lobsinger, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/24 (2006.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/246 (2013.01); B60C 11/243 (2013.01); B60Q 1/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Tire wear detection apparatus and related methods are disclosed. An example vehicle includes a tire including a wear bar coupled thereto. The example vehicle also includes a light source to emit a light and means for directing the light to the tire. At least a portion of the wear bar is to glow when exposed to the light.