Patents Assigned to Ford Technologies, LLC
  • Patent number: 12434530
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to identify ride height sensor discrepancies are disclosed. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes machine readable instructions and programmable circuitry to at least one of instantiate or execute the machine readable instructions to compare a first sensor output of a first ride height sensor of a vehicle to a second sensor output of a second ride height sensor of the vehicle, increment a discrepancy counter based on the comparison of the first sensor output and the second sensor output, and generate an indication to service at least one of the first ride height sensor or the second ride height sensor after the discrepancy counter satisfies a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2025
    Assignee: Ford Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Brian D. Rutkowski, David John Rutkowski
  • Patent number: 11014503
    Abstract: A vehicle comprising a stowage bin, an actuation assembly configured to actuate in response to an actuation signal, and a stowage bin closure operable between stored and fully deployed positions, wherein the actuation assembly is configured to deploy the stowage bin closure over an opening defined by the stowage bin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Chris O'Connor, Michael J. Andrus, Amanda Villerot, Sue Muscat, Jim Carene