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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:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2022
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Venkatesh Krishnan, Canton, MI (US);
Ingo Fromel, Salvador / Bahia, BR;
Carlos Arthur Franca, Lauro de Freitas/Bahia, BR;
Rashaun Phinisee, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 11/04 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 11/04 (2013.01); B60R 2011/004 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0043 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0045 (2013.01); B60R 2011/005 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0066 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a vehicle body having an exterior surface. A sensor assembly has a mounting bracket and a sensor housing. The mounting bracket is on the exterior surface of the vehicle body and is fused to the exterior surface of the vehicle body. The sensor housing is releasably connected to the mounting bracket.