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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Rajesh K. Patel, Farmington, MI (US);
Constantin Manolescu, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Floyd Anthony Harter, Saint Clair, MI (US);
Laeth Zahed, Dearborn, MI (US);
Tony Nguyen, Troy, MI (US);
Sara James, Commerce, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to a door assembly for a motor vehicle, including: a door mounted relative to an opening in a body of the motor vehicle such that the door is moveable between a fully closed position and a fully open position; and a fixed door handle projecting outward from an exterior surface of the door, and wherein the fixed door handle includes a switch assembly configured to generate an electric signal when pressed.