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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.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017

Filed:

May. 30, 2014
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Brian D. Rutkowski, Ypsilanti, MI (US);

David J. Rutkowski, Grosse Ile, MI (US);

Assignee:

FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 1/14 (2006.01); B62D 1/06 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01); B60R 16/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 1/14 (2013.01); B60R 16/03 (2013.01); B62D 1/06 (2013.01); B62D 15/025 (2013.01); Y10T 307/461 (2015.04);
Abstract

Exemplary methods are disclosed, which may include providing a conductive component configured to conduct a current to at least two electrical systems or elements. Methods may further include determining one of the electrical elements as a low-priority system and a second one of the electrical elements as a high-priority system, measuring or estimating a current associated with the at least two electrical systems to establish the current exceeds a predetermined parameter, and deactivating the low-priority system in response to at least the determination of the current exceeding the predetermined parameter.


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