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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2024
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Brendan F. Diamond, Naples, FL (US);
Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US);
John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Rudi Todd Ansbacher, Westland, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 10/10 (2012.01); B60W 10/18 (2012.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18009 (2013.01); B60W 10/10 (2013.01); B60W 10/18 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2300/14 (2013.01); B60W 2420/403 (2013.01); B60W 2420/54 (2013.01); B60W 2540/215 (2020.02); B60W 2556/45 (2020.02); B60W 2710/1005 (2013.01); B60W 2710/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle is configured to be connected to a trailer. The vehicle is configured to detect connections of the trailer to utility infrastructure. Movement of the vehicle is moderated if physical utility connections are present.