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Patent No.:

US 9938951 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018

Filed:

Sep. 22, 2016

Deterrence of ignition of a vehicle engine when a fuel nozzle is in a fuel intake area

Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Canton, MI (US);

Muhannad Hamdan, Canton, MI (US);

Ahmad Maarouf, Canton, MI (US);

Swadad A. Carremm, Canton, MI (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorneys:

James P. Muraff

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Primary Examiner:

Joseph Dallo

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 15/10 (2006.01); B60K 15/04 (2006.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01); B60R 1/12 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); B60K 15/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 15/10 (2013.01); B60K 15/04 (2013.01); B60R 1/12 (2013.01); B60R 11/04 (2013.01); G06K 9/00791 (2013.01); H04N 7/183 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0323 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03328 (2013.01); B60R 2001/1253 (2013.01); B60R 2300/8026 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods, apparatus, and computer readable media are disclosed for deterrence of ignition of a vehicle engine ignition when a fuel nozzle is in a fuel intake area. An example vehicle includes a fuel intake area, a camera, and a processor. The example processor, in response to an ignition switch being in an on-position, is to detect, via the camera, whether a fuel nozzle is in the fuel intake area. The example processor is to deter ignition of a vehicle engine when the fuel nozzle is in the fuel intake area.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Ghannam, Mahmoud. (2018). Deterrence of ignition of a vehicle engine when a fuel nozzle is in a fuel intake area (U.S. Patent No. 9938951). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9938951

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