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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2024
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:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
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.