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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Scott Andrew Amman, Milford, MI (US);
Avrokin Surnilla, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Nikhitha Bekkanti, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
John Craig Elson, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat base that has a first heating element. A seat back has a second heating element. A sensor is coupled to the seat base and is configured to obtain a weight data. A user-interface assembly is operably coupled to the first and second heating elements. A controller is in communication with the sensor to receive the weight data. The controller is configured to control the first and second heating elements in response to the weight data.