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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2024
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 ...
A61L 2/04 (2006.01); A61L 2/10 (2006.01); A61L 2/24 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01); B60J 1/20 (2006.01); B60Q 3/68 (2017.01); B60S 1/02 (2006.01); B60S 1/64 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01); B60R 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 3/68 (2017.02); A61L 2/10 (2013.01); A61L 2/24 (2013.01); B60H 1/00042 (2013.01); B60J 1/20 (2013.01); B60S 1/02 (2013.01); B60S 1/64 (2013.01); A61L 2202/11 (2013.01); A61L 2202/14 (2013.01); A61L 2202/25 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0026 (2013.01); B60R 11/0235 (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, actuate a thermal sensor to collect temperature data in the passenger cabin, identify a surface in the passenger cabin that has a temperature below a temperature threshold, and actuate one or more components to sanitize the identified surface.