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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
David Lloyd Nutt, Monroe, MI (US);
Judith Sellars, Canton, MI (US);
Jeffrey Paul Luther, Saline, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 33/03 (2006.01); B62D 65/00 (2006.01); F16L 3/10 (2006.01); G07C 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 33/03 (2013.01); B62D 65/005 (2013.01); G07C 3/02 (2013.01); F16L 2201/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A smart hose system includes a hose and a clamp monitor secured to the hose and in proximity to a portion of the hose at which a clamp is to be secured. The clamp monitor is configured to responsively interact with the clamp and includes a signal generator configured to provide a first response to an inquiry signal with the clamp being in a first state and provide a second response with the clamp being in a second state.