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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
James Hadley Muiter, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); H02J 7/02 (2016.01); A61L 2/10 (2006.01); B60N 3/14 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/025 (2013.01); A61L 2/10 (2013.01); B60N 3/14 (2013.01); H02J 7/0047 (2013.01);
Abstract
A charging and disinfecting tray for a vehicle is disclosed. The charging and disinfecting tray comprises a wireless charger for charging an electronic device and a lighting apparatus. The lighting apparatus comprises a disinfecting apparatus, which incorporates at least one photoluminescent indicator. A controller is in communication with the wireless charger and the lighting apparatus and is operable to control the photoluminescent indicator by initiating a sterilization operation with the disinfecting apparatus.