Patents by Inventor David Brian Glickman

David Brian Glickman 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).

  • Storage system for a vehicle wall
    Patent number: 11440479
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, David Brian Glickman, Hussein H. Berry, Aaron Halonen, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Annette Lynn Huebner, Sarah A. Ripley
  • Vehicle lighting assembly with reflector system and light emitter
    Patent number: 11441754
    Abstract: A light guide system for a vehicle includes, among other things, a housing that includes a first section and a second section that are secured together to provide a chamber A light emitter is disposed within the chamber. A light source is disposed outside the chamber A reflector system directs light emitted from the light source to the light emitter within the chamber. A vehicle lighting method includes, among other things, securing a first and second section of a housing assembly together to provide a chamber, and operatively coupling a reflector system within the chamber and a light source outside the chamber such that the reflector system can redirect light from the light source to a light emitter held within the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Aaron Bradley Johnson, Luciano Lukacs, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Stuart C. Salter, David Brian Glickman
  • Liquid diverter assembly and liquid diverting method for a vehicle door
    Patent number: 11433752
    Abstract: A liquid diverter assembly for a vehicle door includes, among other things, a funnel adjacent a vertically lower end portion of a glass run within a vehicle door, and a conduit that communicates liquid from the funnel around an electrically powered component of the vehicle door. A method of diverting liquid within a vehicle door includes, among other things, collecting liquid from a glass run of a vehicle door within a funnel, communicating liquid from the funnel to a conduit, and communicating liquid through the conduit such that the liquid moves around an electric component of the vehicle door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Chester Stanislaus Walawender, Hussein H. Berry, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Nizam Khan, David Brian Glickman
  • Summer venting window
    Patent number: 11433744
    Abstract: A vehicle window assembly is disclosed that includes a screen assembly mountable within an opening and a motor operable to move a movable window to engage the screen assembly and hold the screen assembly within the opening. A controller is provided that is configured to operate the motor to apply a desired force against the screen assembly with the movable window to hold the screen assembly within the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Chester Stanislaus Walawender, John Walawender, Hussein Berry, Paul Kenneth Dellock, David Brian Glickman
  • PIVOTABLE SILL FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20220266915
    Abstract: A vehicle assembly includes, among other things, a cab back panel assembly pivotably coupled to a cab of a vehicle, and a sill assembly that includes a portion of a securing system. The sill assembly is pivotably coupled to the vehicle. The sill assembly is pivotable back and forth between a latching position where the cab back panel assembly can engage the portion of the sill assembly and a stowed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, David Brian Glickman, Martin Delonis, Michael Harmon
  • Moveable reinforcement assembly for motor vehicle
    Patent number: 11414135
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a moveable reinforcement assembly for a motor vehicle, such as a motor vehicle with a front trunk (i.e., a “frunk”). An example vehicle includes a front end assembly, a panel moveable relative to the front end assembly between a closed position and an open position, and a reinforcement assembly mounted to the panel and configured to interface with the front end assembly when the panel is in the closed position. The reinforcement assembly effectively absorbs and transfers loads applied thereto while also being moveable so as to not obstruct access to a front trunk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: David Brian Glickman, Mark A. Wisneski, Lance Coley
  • STORAGE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE WALL
    Publication number: 20220250549
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, David Brian Glickman, Hussein H. Berry, Aaron Halonen, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Annette Lynn Huebner, Sarah A. Ripley
  • Automated vehicle windshield wiper systems for minimizing the buildup of frozen precipitation
    Patent number: 11407382
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, David Brian Glickman, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Aaron Halonen, Daniel J. Martin
  • ACTIVE GRILLE SHUTTER WITH PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION
    Publication number: 20220242360
    Abstract: A grille assembly for a vehicle is disclosed and includes a forward frame portion, an aft frame portion, and a plurality of spring portions coupling the forward frame portion to the aft frame portion such that the forward frame is movable relative to the aft frame portion. A front end assembly for a vehicle is also disclosed that includes a bolster assembly and an active grille shutter system supported relative to the bolster assembly. The disclosed active grille shutter system includes a plurality of spring portions coupling forward and aft frame portions such that the forward frame is movable relative to the aft frame. Vanes are supported by at least one of the forward and aft frame portions and are rotatable for controlling airflow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: David Brian Glickman, Sean Terence Coghlan, Darshan Arun Nayak, James Alan Acre, Aaron Peter Klop
  • ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE INCLUDING REMOTE TERMINALS ACCESSIBLE VIA CHARGING PORT DOOR
    Publication number: 20220242227
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to an electrified vehicle having remote terminals accessible via a charging port door. An example electrified vehicle a charging port configured to couple to a plug to charge the electrified vehicle, and remote terminals. The electrified vehicle can be jump started via the remote terminals. Further, the electrified vehicle includes a charging port door moveable between a closed position, a normal open position in which the charging port is accessible such that a plug may couple to the charging port to charge the electrified vehicle, and an extended open position in which the charging port door has moved beyond the normal open position. The remote terminals are accessible when the charging port door is in the extended open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Michael Blischke, David Brian Glickman, John Budaj, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Katherine Howard-Cone
  • Motor vehicle including heater for exterior interface
    Patent number: 11405984
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a motor vehicle including a heater for an exterior interface. An example assembly includes a human-machine interface adjacent an exterior of the motor vehicle, and a heater configured to selectively thermally condition the human-machine interface. The heater includes a conductive polymer. A method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Cornel Lewis Gardner, Paul Kenneth Dellock, David Brian Glickman, Tye Arthur Winkel
  • LOAD-SENSING CLOSURE PANEL
    Publication number: 20220236101
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a body, an aperture defined by the body, a closure panel, and a load sensor. The closure panel is movable between an open position and a closed position. The closure panel covers at least a portion of the aperture when the closure panel is in the closed position. The load sensor is coupled to the closure panel. The load sensor senses a load that is applied to the closure panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, David Brian Glickman, Peter Phung, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Pietro Buttolo, John Robert Van Wiemeersch
  • VEHICLE APPLIQUES
    Publication number: 20220227315
    Abstract: A vehicle applique includes a base structure and a polymeric coating disposed on the base structure. The polymeric coating at least partially covers an outer surface of the base structure. A diffraction grating is integrally defined by the polymeric coating. The diffraction grating has a thickness in a range of from about 100 nm to about 300 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Kenneth Dellock, Richard Gall, David Brian Glickman, Stuart C. Salter, Cornel Lewis Gardner
  • VEHICLE CARGO MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20220227356
    Abstract: This disclosure details cargo management systems for monitoring the regulatory compliance of cargo positioned on a vehicle. Exemplary cargo management systems may be configured to estimate a distance an item of cargo extends beyond a perimeter of the vehicle and then compare the estimated distance with a cargo-related regulation to confirm compliance of the item of cargo with the cargo-related regulation. The cargo management system may further be configured to detect positional changes of the item of cargo to ensure continued compliance of the item of cargo with the cargo-related regulation during vehicle operation. The cargo management system may issue an alert when the item of cargo is determined to be non-compliant with the cargo-related regulation or when the item of cargo shifts during vehicle operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Aaron GOULD, Stuart C. Salter, John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Paul Kenneth Dellock, David Brian Glickman
  • VEHICLE BODY MOUNTED SIDE VIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLIES WITH OFF-ROADING AND VEHICLE SECURITY FEATURES
    Publication number: 20220227295
    Abstract: This disclosure details vehicle static body structure mounted side view mirror assemblies. The exemplary side view mirror assemblies may include features for supporting vehicle off-roading, such as a pivoting and telescoping mirror section, a wind wing, lighting features, snorkel features, and/or accessory mounts, etc. The exemplary side view mirror assemblies may also include features for supporting improved vehicle security, such as mirror mounted radar sensors capable of establishing a security protection zone about the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, David Brian Glickman, Jeffrey Robert Seaman, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Annette Lynn Huebner
  • VEHICLE ALARM
    Publication number: 20220227290
    Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to detect an object in data received from a rear-facing radar on a vehicle and activate an alarm in response to the object moving through a predesignated region behind the vehicle at a speed below a threshold speed or for a duration above a threshold time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Donald Paul Bilger, Paul Kenneth Dellock, David Brian Glickman, Sam Harris, Tarik Safir
  • Method for auxiliary load control
    Patent number: 11390169
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for controlling power generation in a vehicle. In one example, the vehicle includes a controller coupled to an auxiliary device through a communication link, the auxiliary device drawing power from a generator at a power interface. Power supplied to the auxiliary device is regulated by the controller through signals transmitted over the communication link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart Salter, Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Paul Kenneth Dellock, David Brian Glickman, William Taylor
  • Deflectable active air dam assembly and active air dam load response method
    Patent number: 11390334
    Abstract: An active air dam assembly includes, among other things, an air dam configured to pivot relative to a vehicle bumper back and forth between a home position and a deflected position and an actuator system configured to transition the air dam vertically between a raised position and a deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, David Brian Glickman, Aaron Peter Klop
  • VEHICLE ASSIST HANDLE ASSEMBLY HAVING PROXIMITY SENSOR CONTROL
    Publication number: 20220212587
    Abstract: An assist handle assembly for use in an interior of a vehicle is provided. The assist handle assembly includes an assist handle configured to be gripped by a user, a connector configured to secure the assist handle assembly to a structural component in the interior of the vehicle, a proximity sensor assembly coupled to the assist handle for generating a sensed signal indicative of a user gripping the assist handle, and a controller controlling one or more vehicle devices based on the sensed signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Jim Baumbick, Annette Lynn Huebner, David Brian Glickman, Benjamin Yilma, Paul Kenneth Dellock
  • Accessories supported by door strikers of motor vehicles
    Patent number: 11377040
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to accessories configured to be supported by door strikers of motor vehicles. In particular, the accessories may be mounted to a motor vehicle when a traditional, or factory, door is removed. Some example accessories are useable as a step when mounted to the vehicle, and are also useable as a tool (i.e., as a shovel, flashlight, bit driver, socket wrench, and/or hex wrench) when removed from the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, David Brian Glickman, Jeffrey Robert Seaman, Annette Lynn Huebner, Paul Kenneth Dellock