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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:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Canton, MI (US);
Brandon Hicks, Carleton, MI (US);
Venkatesh Krishnan, Canton, MI (US);
David J. Schmidt, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 1/48 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G01F 23/80 (2022.01); G01S 7/497 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0225 (2013.01); G01F 23/802 (2022.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/0231 (2013.01); G01S 7/497 (2013.01); G01S 2007/4977 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to, upon determining that a first fluid level in a vehicle container is below a threshold based on fluid level sensor data, determine a second fluid level based on a fluid consumption signal and the fluid level sensor, and to navigate the vehicle based on the determined second fluid level.