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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. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2023
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US);
John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US);
Aaron Bradley Johnson, Allen Park, MI (US);
Brendan F. Diamond, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/24 (2006.01); B60Q 1/14 (2006.01); H04W 4/46 (2018.01); H05B 47/19 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/247 (2022.05); B60Q 1/14 (2013.01); H04W 4/46 (2018.02); H05B 47/19 (2020.01); B60Q 2300/05 (2013.01); B60Q 2300/116 (2013.01); B60Q 2900/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle for use in collective zone lighting includes a wireless transceiver and a controller. The controller is configured to create a group of vehicles using wireless messaging, via the wireless transceiver, between the vehicle and one or more other vehicles, and instruct the group of vehicles to collectively light an area using exterior lights of a plurality of the group of vehicles.