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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2021
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Annette Lynn Huebner, Highland, MI (US);
Kristopher Karl Brown, Dearborn, MI (US);
David Michael Diamond, Canton, MI (US);
Clayton Benjamin Ford, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system for a vehicle having a trailer coupled thereto includes a rear gate assembly of the vehicle having a first closure panel operable between an open position and a closed position. The system also includes at least one sensor coupled to the first closure panel. The system further includes a controller that prompts execution of a security measure in response to the at least one sensor detecting a person within a predetermined proximity of at least a portion of the trailer.