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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US);
Aaron Bradley Johnson, Allen Park, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Stephen Kenneth Helwig, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Jeffrey Alan Mesko, Manchester, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/32 (2006.01); B60R 3/00 (2006.01); B60S 1/66 (2006.01); B60R 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/32 (2013.01); B60R 3/002 (2013.01); B60R 3/02 (2013.01); B60S 1/66 (2013.01);
Abstract
An exemplary running board assembly includes a running board with a deck having a plurality of spaced-apart raised sections. The raised sections are made of a thermally conductive polymer and include an electrically conductive element configured to allow electric current to flow through the raised sections.