Patents by Inventor Mohammed Omar Faruque

Mohammed Omar Faruque 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).

  • DEPLOYABLE DEVICE MOUNTED TO VEHICLE FRAME
    Publication number: 20180141511
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a frame, a wheel supported by the frame; and a device fixed to the frame. The device includes an inflator and an inflatable member in fluid communication with the inflator. The inflatable member is inflatable away from the frame and into contact with the wheel to push the wheel away from the frame during sensed impact of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Saeed David Barbat, Mohammed Omar Faruque, Dean M. Jaradi, S.M. Iskander Farooq
  • Method of controlling climate in a parked vehicle
    Patent number: 9975400
    Abstract: A method of controlling a temperature in a vehicle passenger compartment of a parked vehicle includes the steps of: (a) sensing a temperature inside the vehicle at a predetermined time; (b) comparing the sensed temperature to a preferred temperature; (c) confirming an absence of any object near a front and a rear of the parked vehicle; (d) turning on an engine of the parked vehicle if the absence of any object is confirmed and the sensed temperature is not the preferred temperature; and (e) utilizing a climate control system to change the temperature inside the vehicle passenger compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Iskander Farooq, Mohammed Omar Faruque, Dean M Jaradi
  • Passenger airbag with extended base
    Patent number: 9969349
    Abstract: An airbag module for a vehicle includes an inflator disposed behind an instrument panel and an airbag arrangement. The airbag arrangement includes a cushion section configured to receive an occupant during impact and a balloon section disposed proximate a base of the cushion section and adjacent the instrument panel such that, upon inflation, the balloon section contacts and pushes against the instrument panel. This forms a swell on the cushion section adjacent to the balloon section configured to hinder movement of the occupant toward the balloon section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: James Chih Cheng, Jaeho Cho, Jamel E. Belwafa, Mohammed Omar Faruque, Edward Joseph Abramoski, Pardeep Kumar Jindal, Diamal Eddine Midoun
  • SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20180126947
    Abstract: A seat assembly includes a seat back and a headrest adjustably coupled to the seat back. The headrest defines a first guide passage and a second guide passage, each extending through the headrest. The seat assembly includes a retractor and a belt. The belt extends continuously from a first end to a second end. The first end is engaged with the retractor. The belt has a looped portion from the first guide passage to the second guide passage. The belt extends from the looped portion through the first guide passage to the first end, and extends from the looped portion through the second guide passage to the second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Saeed David Barbat, Dean M. Jaradi, S.M. Iskander Farooq, Mohammed Omar Faruque
  • VEHICLE SEAT ASSEMBLY INCLUDING AIRBAG
    Publication number: 20180126941
    Abstract: A seat assembly for a vehicle includes a seatback and a seat bottom extending away from the seatback. An airbag is supported by the seat bottom and includes a middle member having a first end and a second end. The middle member is spaced from the seatback. The airbag includes a first side member extending from the first end of the middle member toward the seatback, and a second side member extending from the second end of the middle member toward the seatback. When inflated in response to a sensed impact of the vehicle, the middle member, the first side member, and the second side member extend around the occupant. One leg of the occupant is disposed between the middle member and the first side member, and the other leg of the occupant is disposed between the middle member and the second side member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mohammed Omar Faruque, Dean M. Jaradi, S.M. Iskander Farooq
  • AIRBAG ASSEMBLY INCLUDING INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL TETHERS
    Publication number: 20180111583
    Abstract: An airbag assembly includes a base, an airbag supported by the base and defining an inflation chamber, an external tether, and an internal tether. The airbag includes a panel and an extension extending transverse to the panel. The panel includes an internal surface facing the inflation chamber and an external surface facing away from the inflation chamber. The external tether extends from the extension to the external surface of the panel. The internal tether extends from the base to the internal surface of the panel. During a vehicle impact, the momentum of the occupant may move the occupant towards the extension. The extension may absorb energy from the occupant and reduce or prevent the head of the occupant from sliding across the panel and/or rotating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dean M. Jaradi, Mohammed Omar Faruque, S.M. Iskander Farooq, James Chih Cheng, Robert William McCoy
  • VEHICLE WITH ROUND PASSENGER COMPARTMENT
    Publication number: 20180099705
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a wall having a cylindrical shape and surrounding a passenger compartment. The vehicle includes a table in the passenger compartment, a circular track fixed in the compartment and extending around the table, and a plurality of seats mounted to and independently slidable along the track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mohammed Omar Faruque, S.M. Iskander Farooq, Dean M. Jaradi
  • PLUS-TWO BELT REMINDER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180086303
    Abstract: A plus-two belt system is provided. The plus-two belt system is a supplement to a traditional three-point belt system. The plus-two belt system has a longitudinal webbing anchored at a first end and coiled on a retractor at a second end. When an occupant is sensed and the vehicle engine is on, a reminder chime can sound when a magnetic strip in the webbing of the plus-two belt system is detected. The magnetic strip can be detected with a Hall effect sensor and the Hall effect sensor can be located adjacent the retractor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Robert William McCoy, Dean M. Jaradi, Mohammed Omar Faruque, S.M. Iskander Farooq
  • LATCH MECHANISM FOR AN OPENABLE BOX SIDE OF A PICKUP TRUCK
    Publication number: 20180079455
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a box extending from a cab and including a floor and a first sidewall attached to a headboard, via a hinge assembly, disposed normal to the floor and sidewall. The hinge assembly is configured to allow the first sidewall to rotate away from the floor at the headboard. The vehicle also includes a latch mechanism. The latch mechanism includes a pin having an end and a shaft attached to the first sidewall and a receiver having a plate hingedly connected to the receiver. Upon rotation of the first sidewall toward the floor, the end fits into the receiver and the plate locks the shaft to secure the first sidewall to the floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Dean M. JARADI, S.M. Iskander FAROOQ, Mohammed Omar FARUQUE
  • SPARE TIRE PRESENTATION DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20180079457
    Abstract: A spare tire presentation device includes a guide, a carriage displaceable along the guide and a spare tire support on the carriage. The spare tire support is displaceable between a first position and a second position. A related method of accessing a spare tire is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Dean M. Jaradi, S.M. Iskander Farooq, Mohammed Omar Faruque, Scott Holmes Dunham
  • Bumper assembly
    Patent number: 9919667
    Abstract: A bumper includes a carrier having a wall extending along a longitudinal axis, and a first leg and a second leg extending away from the wall in a first direction. A plurality of fins are movably attached to the carrier between the first leg and the second leg, and are spaced from each other the longitudinal axis. The fins may be moved to a deployed position to reinforce the bumper to improve low-speed damageability of the bumper, and may be moved to an inactive position, which may allow a fascia to more easily deform relative to the deployed position to provide energy absorption for pedestrian impacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Nirmal Muralidharan, S. M. Iskander Farooq, Srinivasan Sundararajan, Mohammed Omar Faruque, Dean M. Jaradi
  • HIDDEN FOLDABLE TRAY TABLE
    Publication number: 20180072209
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a table that may be selectively stored in a portion of a vehicle console. An outer housing member having a storage cavity therein attaches to a side of the vehicle console. A support shaft supporting a table is mounted for sliding and rotational movement with respect to the vehicle console. The support shaft is slidable in a first direction from a storage position wherein the table is positioned in a vertical orientation in the cavity of the outer housing member. The support shaft is also rotatable 270 degrees from the storage position to move the table into a horizontal use position after removal from the storage position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: S. M. Iskander FAROOQ, Scott Holmes DUNHAM, Dean M. JARADI, Mohammed Omar FARUQUE
  • Method of controlling a sunroof of a parked vehicle
    Patent number: 9915089
    Abstract: A method of controlling a sunroof of a parked vehicle is provided. The method includes the steps of: monitoring a state of an engine; monitoring a state of the sunroof; monitoring a state of at least one accessory; initiating a timer when the state of the engine changes to an off state, the state of the sunroof is an open state, and the state of the at least one accessory is an off state; and closing the sunroof a period of time after initiation of the timer. The method may further include sensing for precipitation throughout the period of time, and closing the sunroof upon sensing precipitation regardless of whether the period of time has elapsed. The method may further include sensing for an occupant within the vehicle when the period of time has elapsed or when precipitation is sensed, and foregoing the step of closing the sunroof if an occupant is sensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Iskander Farooq, Mohammed Omar Faruque, Dean M Jaradi
  • AIRBAG INCLUDING HUB AND INFLATABLE FINS
    Publication number: 20180065585
    Abstract: An airbag includes a hub defining an inflation chamber and inflatable fins. The inflatable fins are connected to the hub and spaced from each other around a circumference of the hub. The inflatable fins extend radially from the hub in the inflated position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dean M. Jaradi, Mohammed Omar Faruque, S.M. Iskander Farooq
  • Airbag assembly including airbag and panel having depressed region
    Patent number: 9902362
    Abstract: An airbag assembly includes an airbag and a panel. The panel extends from a first apex to a second apex each spaced from the airbag. The panel includes a depressed region between the first apex and the second apex. The depressed region is attached to the airbag. During a vehicle impact, the momentum of the occupant may move the occupant toward the depressed region of the panel. The airbag may absorb energy from the occupant, and the apexes encourage the occupant to be retained in the depressed region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: S. M. Iskander Farooq, Dean M. Jaradi, Mohammed Omar Faruque
  • AIRBAG INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF FINGERS EXTENDING FROM AN IMPACT SURFACE
    Publication number: 20180050654
    Abstract: An airbag includes a panel and a plurality of fingers. The panel includes an impact surface and defines an inflation chamber inflatable to an inflated state. The plurality of fingers are in communication with the inflation chamber. Each of the fingers are spaced from each other and extend from the impact surface away from the inflation chamber in the inflated state. During a vehicle impact, the momentum of the occupant may move the occupant towards the plurality of fingers. The fingers may absorb energy from the occupant and reduce or prevent the head of the occupant from sliding across the impact surface and/or rotating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Robert Spahn, Dean M. Jaradi, S.M. Iskander Farooq, Mohammed Omar Faruque
  • Load Limiting Seat Belt Buckle Assemblies
    Publication number: 20180050658
    Abstract: A seat belt buckle assembly includes a buckle housing; a plate extending from the buckle housing and defining a slot; and a bracket including a rivet engaged in the slot. The plate and rivet are configured such that, in response to an impact force that exceeds a threshold acting to pull the buckle housing away from the bracket, the slot plastically deforms, permitting the buckle housing and plate to translate relative to the bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Dean M. Jaradi, S.M. Iskander Farooq, Mohammed Shenaq, Mohammed Omar Faruque
  • Energy absorbing seatback panel
    Patent number: 9868372
    Abstract: A seatback includes a frame and a panel rotatably coupled to the frame. A support bracket is attached to the frame with a lever is rotatably coupled to the support bracket. The lever is configured to engage the panel with a frame supported actuator via a cable attached to the actuator and the lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Robert William McCoy, Dean M. Jaradi, Mohammed Omar Faruque, Iskander Farooq
  • INERTIA DRIVEN ROTATABLE UPPER SEAT PORTION FOR REAR PASSENGER HEAD CLEARANCE
    Publication number: 20180001802
    Abstract: A seating assembly for a vehicle includes a base. A seatback having a lower portion is rotatably coupled to the base and an upper portion is pivotably coupled to the lower portion by at least one pivot joint. The at least one pivot joint is disposed on a front portion of the seatback. A guide bracket is disposed on a rear portion of the seatback and is configured to guide the upper portion of the seatback between a resting position and a deployed position. A resilient member provides a resistance to pivoting of the upper portion of the seatback and the resilient member is operably coupled to the upper portion of the seatback and the lower portion of the seatback. The upper portion of the seatback pivots from the resting position to the deployed position during a frontal collision of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Saeed David Barbat, Dean M. Jaradi, Mohammed Omar Faruque, S.M. Iskander Farooq
  • BUMPER ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20170369013
    Abstract: A bumper includes a carrier having a wall extending along a longitudinal axis, and a first leg and a second leg extending away from the wall in a first direction. A plurality of fins are movably attached to the carrier between the first leg and the second leg, and are spaced from each other the longitudinal axis. The fins may be moved to a deployed position to reinforce the bumper to improve low-speed damageability of the bumper, and may be moved to an inactive position, which may allow a fascia to more easily deform relative to the deployed position to provide energy absorption for pedestrian impacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Nirmal Muralidharan, S.M. Iskander Farooq, Srinivasan Sundararajan, Mohammed Omar Faruque, Dean M. Jaradi