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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Michael Harmon, Northville, MI (US);
Rowell Dizon, Irvine, CA (US);
Justin Yang, Boise, ID (US);
Bradford Zercoe, San Jose, CA (US);
Eryu Shi, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Daniel Smith, Rolling Hills Estates, CA (US);
Shane Patton, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A modular programmable widget for a vehicle includes a front housing and a back housing defining an enclosure; one or more physical controls provided on a front face of the enclosure; a contact pad exposed by the enclosure for electrical connection to a dock, the contact pad providing for transmission of data and power between the modular programmable widget and the dock; and one or more features for mechanical connection and securing of the modular programmable widget to the dock.