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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.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2023

Filed:

May. 27, 2021
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Michael John Harmon, Westland, MI (US);

Tithal Bhandari, Streamwood, IL (US);

Hussain Z Tajmahal, Detroit, MI (US);

Yejin Han, Detroit, MI (US);

Ryan Warner, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Rachel Williams, Fremont, CA (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/12 (2019.01); B60L 53/36 (2019.01); B60L 50/50 (2019.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.01); H02J 50/90 (2016.01); H01M 10/44 (2006.01); B60L 53/38 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/12 (2019.02); B60L 50/50 (2019.02); B60L 53/36 (2019.02); B60L 53/38 (2019.02); H01M 10/44 (2013.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.02); H02J 50/90 (2016.02); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle includes a body and a charging pad. The body defines first and second wheel wells on opposing lateral sides of the body. The body defines a cavity along a bottom surface of the body between the wheel wells and a rear end of the vehicle. The charging pad is disposed within the cavity such that the charging pad spans a distance between the first and second wheel wells. The charging pad has a secondary coil disposed therein. The secondary coil is configured to receive electrical power from a primary coil of a charging station via induction to recharge a vehicle battery.


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