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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2023
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Pietro Buttolo, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
John Eric Rolinger, Troy, MI (US);
Christopher Henderson, Belleville, MI (US);
Scott Steadmon Thompson, Belleville, MI (US);
Matthew Ryan Preston, Whitmore Lake, MI (US);
Robert Michael Grant, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Brendan Smythe, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/73 (2015.01); E05F 15/75 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/75 (2015.01); E05F 15/73 (2015.01); E05Y 2900/546 (2013.01);
Abstract
A closure release method includes monitoring a pressure between a closure of a vehicle and a frame of the vehicle when the closure is closed against the frame. The method further includes detecting a change in the pressure, and releasing the closure from a closed position in response to the change.