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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:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2023
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mohammad Omar Faruque, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
S.M. Iskander Farooq, Novi, MI (US);
Dean M. Jaradi, Macomb, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/04 (2019.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01); H01M 50/262 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/04 (2013.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01); H01M 50/262 (2021.01); B60K 2001/0438 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a frame including a pair of spaced apart longitudinal members extending along a vehicle-longitudinal axis. Multiple cross-members extend transverse to the vehicle-longitudinal axis and are fastened at each end to a corresponding one of the pair of longitudinal members. A battery tray is positioned above the multiple cross-members and positioned between the longitudinal members.