Patents Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LL
  • Patent number: 8532873
    Abstract: A pickup truck includes a tailgate that is movable between open and closed positions. A powered latch provides for remote release of the latches of the tailgate. The tailgate is biased from the closed position towards the open position such that release of the latch causes the tailgate to shift automatically from the closed position to the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LL
    Inventors: Charles Gregory Bambenek, Bhupendra A. Patel, David Manuel Rogers, Thomas M. Herline
  • Patent number: D940607
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LL
    Inventors: Dong H. Park, Marc Cammeyer, Damon G. Depeyster, Gordon M. Platto