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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:
Jan. 23, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Cynthia Mowery Flanigan, Canton, MI (US);
Victoria Leigh Schein, Dearborn, MI (US);
Clay Wesley Maranville, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Rick H. Wykoff, II, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Kenneth Edward Nietering, Dearborn, MI (US);
John Michael Galan Ferrer, Carson, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 3/04 (2006.01); G02F 1/01 (2006.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01); E06B 9/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 3/04 (2013.01); G02F 1/0121 (2013.01); G05B 19/0423 (2013.01); E06B 2009/2464 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2628 (2013.01);
Abstract
A computing device in a vehicle can determine an occupant type, location and orientation and determine intensity and direction of sunlight. The computing device can tint one or more portions of vehicle windows based on the occupant type, location and orientation and the strength and direction of sunlight.