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Patent No.:

US 12631064 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026

Filed:

Apr. 25, 2024

Systems and methods for moving a vehicle tailgate

Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US);

Brendan Diamond, Naples, FL (US);

Jonathan Hair, Northville, MI (US);

John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US);

Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:

Frank Lollo

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Primary Examiner:

Abby J Flynn

Assistant Examiner:

Kyle J Kingsland

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/75 (2015.01); B60Q 5/00 (2006.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); B60R 3/02 (2006.01); E05F 15/611 (2015.01); E05F 15/77 (2015.01); G01G 19/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/75 (2015.01); E05F 15/611 (2015.01); E05F 15/77 (2015.01); G01G 19/12 (2013.01); B60Q 5/005 (2013.01); B60Q 9/00 (2013.01); B60R 3/02 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/554 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/81 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/544 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle including a tailgate, a sensor system, and a processor is disclosed. The sensor system may be configured to capture inputs associated with the tailgate. The processor may be configured to obtain a trigger signal, and determine an object presence on the tailgate based on the inputs obtained from the sensor system responsive to obtaining the trigger signal. The processor may further prevent a tailgate movement responsive determining the object presence.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Weston, Keith. (2026). Systems and methods for moving a vehicle tailgate (U.S. Patent No. 12631064). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12631064

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