Patents by Inventor Aaron Halonen
Aaron Halonen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11766995Abstract: Vehicle windshield wiper systems and methods are disclosed for controlling windshield wipers in a manner that reduces the buildup of frozen precipitation on the vehicle windshield. In exemplary embodiments, a windshield wiper can be automatically commanded to wipe a windshield at a pre-calculated wiping interval rate when precipitation is detected on a vehicle surface, a vehicle ambient temperature is below a predefined ambient temperature threshold, and a vehicle interior temperature exceeds a predefined interior temperature threshold.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2022Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Stuart C. Salter, David Brian Glickman, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Aaron Halonen, Daniel J. Martin
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Patent number: 11739584Abstract: A vehicle cargo compartment system includes an electric outlet mounted within an accessible location within a vehicle cargo compartment and a sensor assembly mounted proximate the electric outlet within the cargo compartment for detecting a presence of an electrical power cord. The cargo compartment system integrates powered features such as an electric outlet, powered tailgate and the powered top that utilizes environmental information gathered by various sensors on the vehicle in combination with predefined actions to simplify use and automate operation.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Stuart C. Salter, David Brian Glickman, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Aaron Halonen, Kristopher Karl Brown
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Patent number: 11661121Abstract: A vehicle cargo management system includes, among other things, an outer member of a cargo retention frame and an inner member of the cargo retention frame. The inner member is at least partially received within the outer member. A locking device is transitionable back and forth between a locked position and an unlocked position. The outer and inner members are slideable relative to each other when the locking device is in the locked position. The outer and inner members are fixed relative to each other when the locking device is in the unlocked position.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Stuart C. Salter, David Brian Glickman, Hussein H. Berry, Aaron Halonen, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Annette Lynn Huebner, Sarah A. Ripley
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Publication number: 20230024841Abstract: A vehicle cargo compartment system includes an electric outlet mounted within an accessible location within a vehicle cargo compartment and a sensor assembly mounted proximate the electric outlet within the cargo compartment for detecting a presence of an electrical power cord. The cargo compartment system integrates powered features such as an electric outlet, powered tailgate and the powered top that utilizes environmental information gathered by various sensors on the vehicle in combination with predefined actions to simplify use and automate operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, David Brian Glickman, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Aaron Halonen, Kristopher Karl Brown
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Patent number: 11492836Abstract: A vehicle cargo compartment system includes an electric outlet mounted within an accessible location within a vehicle cargo compartment and a sensor assembly mounted proximate the electric outlet within the cargo compartment for detecting a presence of an electrical power cord. The cargo compartment system integrates powered features such as an electric outlet, powered tailgate and the powered top that utilizes environmental information gathered by various sensors on the vehicle in combination with predefined actions to simplify use and automate operation.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Stuart C. Salter, David Brian Glickman, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Aaron Halonen, Kristopher Karl Brown
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Publication number: 20220324416Abstract: Vehicle windshield wiper systems and methods are disclosed for controlling windshield wipers in a manner that reduces the buildup of frozen precipitation on the vehicle windshield. In exemplary embodiments, a windshield wiper can be automatically commanded to wipe a windshield at a pre-calculated wiping interval rate when precipitation is detected on a vehicle surface, a vehicle ambient temperature is below a predefined ambient temperature threshold, and a vehicle interior temperature exceeds a predefined interior temperature threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Stuart C. SALTER, David Brian GLICKMAN, Paul Kenneth DELLOCK, Aaron HALONEN, Daniel J. MARTIN
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Publication number: 20220290484Abstract: A vehicle door control system includes a door assembly, which includes a side door and a liftgate. The door assembly includes an actuation assembly that adjusts each of the side door and the liftgate between opened and closed positions. A sensor assembly defines a rear sensor field, a first side sensor field, and a second side sensor field. A controller determines whether a person in at least one of the rear sensor field, the first side sensor field, and the second side sensor field is a recognized passenger, determines a speed of the recognized passenger, determines whether the recognized passenger is carrying an object, and activates the actuation assembly to open at least one of the liftgate and the side door based on whether the recognized passenger is carrying an object, where timing of activation of the actuation assembly is based on the speed of the recognized passenger.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2021Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Stuart C. Salter, Aaron Halonen, Annette Lynn Huebner, Kristin Ann Hellman, David Brian Glickman, Kristopher Karl Brown
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Publication number: 20220289313Abstract: A vehicle cargo management system includes, among other things, an outer member of a cargo retention frame and an inner member of the cargo retention frame. The inner member is at least partially received within the outer member. A locking device is transitionable back and forth between a locked position and an unlocked position. The outer and inner members are slideable relative to each other when the locking device is in the locked position. The outer and inner members are fixed relative to each other when the locking device is in the unlocked position.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2021Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, David Brian Glickman, Hussein H. Berry, Aaron Halonen, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Annette Lynn Huebner, Sarah A. Ripley
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Patent number: 11440479Abstract: A vehicle assembly includes a wall of a cargo bed, and a storage system. The wall has an inner panel spaced from an outer panel to provide a cavity. The storage system has a first bin and a second bin that are each at least partially disposed within the cavity when in an installed position. The first bin provides a first cargo area within the cavity when in the installed position. The first bin is configured to be moved to the installed position through an aperture in the inner panel. The second bin provides a second cargo area within the cavity when in the installed position. The second bin is configured to be moved to the installed position without moving through the aperture in the inner panel.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2021Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Stuart C. Salter, David Brian Glickman, Hussein H. Berry, Aaron Halonen, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Annette Lynn Huebner, Sarah A. Ripley
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Publication number: 20220250549Abstract: A vehicle assembly includes a wall of a cargo bed, and a storage system. The wall has an inner panel spaced from an outer panel to provide a cavity. The storage system has a first bin and a second bin that are each at least partially disposed within the cavity when in an installed position. The first bin provides a first cargo area within the cavity when in the installed position. The first bin is configured to be moved to the installed position through an aperture in the inner panel. The second bin provides a second cargo area within the cavity when in the installed position. The second bin is configured to be moved to the installed position without moving through the aperture in the inner panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2021Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, David Brian Glickman, Hussein H. Berry, Aaron Halonen, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Annette Lynn Huebner, Sarah A. Ripley
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Patent number: 11407382Abstract: This disclosure details vehicle windshield wiper systems and methods for controlling windshield wipers in a manner that reduces the buildup of frozen precipitation on the vehicle windshield. In exemplary embodiments, a windshield wiper can be automatically commanded to wipe a windshield at a pre-calculated wiping interval rate when precipitation is detected on a vehicle surface, a vehicle ambient temperature is below a predefined ambient temperature threshold, and a vehicle interior temperature exceeds a predefined interior temperature threshold.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2019Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Stuart C. Salter, David Brian Glickman, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Aaron Halonen, Daniel J. Martin
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Patent number: 11332003Abstract: This disclosure relates to a fuel or charging port door assembly of a motor vehicle. In particular, this disclosure relates to a fuel or charging port door assembly configured to permit a door to open when an override force is applied using an assist tool, for example. An example vehicle includes a door configured to move relative to a body of the vehicle between open and closed positions. The door is a fuel door or a charging port door. The vehicle also includes a lock assembly including a base and a tip. The base is configured to hold the tip during normal operating conditions, and the base and tip are configured to separate upon application of an override force to the door.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2019Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: David Brian Glickman, Scott Shaw, Aaron Halonen, Peter Joseph Bejin, Darshan Arun Nayak
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Patent number: 11325656Abstract: A drainage system for a vehicle is disclosed herein. A drain is disposed within a vehicle substrate and has a floor. A receiver is disposed proximate to the floor. A cap feature is operably coupled to the drain and is operable between first and second positions relative to the drain. The cap feature includes an upper platform and a sidewall that extends generally downward from the upper platform. A cutout is defined by the cap feature and is configured to allow liquid to flow through the cap feature. An engagement feature is coupled to the cap feature and is operable between a disengaged position and an engaged position in which the engagement feature is engaged with the receiver. Movement of the cap feature from the first position to the second position moves the engagement feature from the disengaged position to the engaged position.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: David Brian Glickman, Darshan Arun Nayak, Aaron Halonen, Paul Kenneth Dellock
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Patent number: 11084427Abstract: This disclosure relates to a running board assembly for a motor vehicle and a corresponding method. An example method includes supplying current to a motor to move a running board between a retracted position and a deployed position, monitoring a level of the current, and permitting the level of current to exceed a threshold (i.e., overcurrent is permitted) in response to a user input.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2018Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Stuart C. Salter, Chris Thomas Bustamante, Aaron Halonen, David Brian Glickman, Paul Kenneth Dellock
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Patent number: 11040669Abstract: A mounting structure for a vehicle accessory comprises a panel including a surface defining a channel with a wall disposed between two sides extending from the surface in a direction toward an interior of the vehicle, the wall defining a ledge, and a tab, attached with the vehicle accessory, that mates with the channel, the tab being confined by the sides and the ledge between the surface and the wall such that the vehicle accessory is slideably and removably attached to the panel.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2019Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Stuti Sinha, Scott Culver Anderson, Aaron Halonen, Daniel Jammoul, Stuart C. Salter
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Publication number: 20210107411Abstract: A mounting structure for a vehicle accessory comprises a panel including a surface defining a channel with a wall disposed between two sides extending from the surface in a direction toward an interior of the vehicle, the wall defining a ledge, and a tab, attached with the vehicle accessory, that mates with the channel, the tab being confined by the sides and the ledge between the surface and the wall such that the vehicle accessory is slideably and removably attached to the panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2019Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Stuti Sinha, Scott Culver Anderson, Aaron Halonen, Daniel Jammoul, Stuart C. Salter
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Publication number: 20210086840Abstract: A drainage system for a vehicle is disclosed herein. A drain is disposed within a vehicle substrate and has a floor. A receiver is disposed proximate to the floor. A cap feature is operably coupled to the drain and is operable between first and second positions relative to the drain. The cap feature includes an upper platform and a sidewall that extends generally downward from the upper platform. A cutout is defined by the cap feature and is configured to allow liquid to flow through the cap feature. An engagement feature is coupled to the cap feature and is operable between a disengaged position and an engaged position in which the engagement feature is engaged with the receiver. Movement of the cap feature from the first position to the second position moves the engagement feature from the disengaged position to the engaged position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: David Brian Glickman, Darshan Arun Nayak, Aaron Halonen, Paul Kenneth Dellock
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Patent number: 10926815Abstract: A deflector mounts to a pickup truck. The deflector may include a mounting flange, mounted to and pivot with a bottom of a tailgate, and spaced from a rear bumper, and a louver extending downward from the mounting flange into a gap between the tailgate and the bumper, with the louver including a portion curving rearward as the louver extends downward such that air flow around the bumper from under the pickup truck is redirected upward along an outer panel of the tailgate.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2019Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Stuart C. Salter, David Brian Glickman, Paul K. Dellock, Aaron Halonen, Sashank Vuttaluru
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Publication number: 20210025216Abstract: A vehicle cargo compartment system includes an electric outlet mounted within an accessible location within a vehicle cargo compartment and a sensor assembly mounted proximate the electric outlet within the cargo compartment for detecting a presence of an electrical power cord. The cargo compartment system integrates powered features such as an electric outlet, powered tailgate and the powered top that utilizes environmental information gathered by various sensors on the vehicle in combination with predefined actions to simplify use and automate operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2019Publication date: January 28, 2021Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, David Brian Glickman, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Aaron Halonen, Kristopher Karl Brown
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Publication number: 20210024037Abstract: This disclosure details vehicle windshield wiper systems and methods for controlling windshield wipers in a manner that reduces the buildup of frozen precipitation on the vehicle windshield. In exemplary embodiments, a windshield wiper can be automatically commanded to wipe a windshield at a pre-calculated wiping interval rate when precipitation is detected on a vehicle surface, a vehicle ambient temperature is below a predefined ambient temperature threshold, and a vehicle interior temperature exceeds a predefined interior temperature threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2019Publication date: January 28, 2021Inventors: Stuart C. SALTER, Dave Brian GLICKMAN, Paul Kenneth DELLOCK, Aaron HALONEN, Daniel J. MARTIN