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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:
Aug. 03, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/36 (2006.01); B60D 1/46 (2006.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60D 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/36 (2013.01); B60D 1/46 (2013.01); B60Q 9/00 (2013.01); B60W 30/18009 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60D 1/06 (2013.01); B60W 2050/143 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle system comprises a hitch ball mounted on a vehicle and a controller configured to identify a coupler position of a trailer. The controller is further configured to control motion of the vehicle aligning the hitch ball with the coupler position and monitor a height of the coupler relative to the hitch ball. In response to the coupler height being less than a height of the hitch ball, the controller is configured to stop the motion of the vehicle.