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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Moritz Martinius, Cologne, DE;
Marcel Grein, Geilenkirchen, DE;
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/24 (2006.01); G01V 8/20 (2006.01); G08B 5/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/24 (2013.01); G01V 8/20 (2013.01); G08B 5/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus for recognizing left-behind objectshas a sensor devicedesigned to generate sensor signalsupon sensing a left-behind object, a control unitdesigned to receive and process the sensor signalsand generate control signalsin reaction to the processed sensor signals, and a warning device, designed to receive the control signalsand output a warning signalin reaction to the received control signals. A module arrangementof individual component units having pairs of LED sensors and emitters may be arranged in a vehicleto scan a storage region.