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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:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mohammad Omar Faruque, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
S. M. Iskander Farooq, Novi, MI (US);
Mark A. Cuddihy, New Boston, MI (US);
Dean M. Jaradi, Macomb, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/16 (2006.01); B60N 2/14 (2006.01); B60N 2/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/1635 (2013.01); B60N 2/0232 (2013.01); B60N 2/0248 (2013.01); B60N 2/0276 (2013.01); B60N 2/06 (2013.01); B60N 2/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a base and a seat rotatable relative to the base. The vehicle includes a helical ramp fixed relative to one of the base and the seat. The vehicle includes a linear variable differential transformer (LVDT) including a housing fixed relative to the other of the base and the seat and a plunger moveably supported by the housing. The plunger contacts the helical ramp.