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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Satyanarayana Raju Vemulapati, Westland, MI (US);
Matthew Anthony Majkowski, Dearborn, MI (US);
Steven J. Antilla, Brighton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/955 (2006.01); B60Q 3/82 (2017.01); B60R 13/02 (2006.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/955 (2013.01); B60Q 3/82 (2017.02); B60R 13/0212 (2013.01); H03K 17/962 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle trim assembly is provided that includes a proximity sensor, a first conductive trim component located near the proximity sensor, a second conductive trim component located near the proximity sensor, and a conductive tower formed on the first conductive trim component and electrically coupled to the second trim component to form a conductive path between the trim components and electrical ground.