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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US);
Erick Michael Lavoie, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/22 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/2218 (2013.01); B60H 1/00735 (2013.01); B60H 1/00978 (2013.01); B60H 2001/224 (2013.01);
Abstract
A computer includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to heat a passenger cabin of a vehicle and to actuate a vehicle security subsystem to prevent entry into the vehicle upon initiation of a cabin sanitizing operation, wherein the sanitizing operation includes actuating a heater to heat the passenger cabin above a temperature threshold.