Patents by Inventor Omar Faruque

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).

  • Displacement resistance device for a vehicle crush-can assembly and crush-can yield adjustment method
    Patent number: 11046270
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes a crush-can assembly that is disposed between a bumper member and a vehicle frame. The crush-can assembly is configured to yield when the bumper member is moved closer to the vehicle frame. The system further includes a displacement resistance device that has a chamber that holds a liquid-nano material. The liquid-nano material is compressed within the chamber to resist a movement of the bumper member toward the vehicle frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mohammad Omar Faruque, S. M. Iskander Farooq, Dean M. Jaradi, Saeed David Barbat
  • DISPLACEMENT RESISTANCE DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE CRUSH-CAN ASSEMBLY AND CRUSH-CAN YIELD ADJUSTMENT METHOD
    Publication number: 20210188204
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes, among other things, a crush-can assembly that is disposed between a bumper member and a vehicle frame. The crush-can assembly is configured to yield when the bumper member is moved closer to the vehicle frame. The system further includes a displacement resistance device that has a chamber that holds a liquid-nano material. The liquid-nano material is compressed within the chamber to resist a movement of the bumper member toward the vehicle frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Mohammad Omar Faruque, S.M. Iskander Farooq, Dean M. Jaradi, Saeed David Barbat
  • Vehicle airbag
    Patent number: 11040691
    Abstract: An assembly includes a seat back having a top end. The assembly includes an airbag supported by the seat back and inflatable to an inflated position including an inner panel and an outer panel defining an inflation chamber therebetween. The assembly includes a plurality of support tubes inflatable to inflated positions extending from the seat back along the outer panel, at least one of the support tubes in the inflated position extending from the top end of the seat back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mohammad Omar Faruque, S. M. Iskander Farooq, Dean M. Jaradi
  • Optimal control technology for distributed energy resources
    Patent number: 11043815
    Abstract: Devices and methods of allocating distributed energy resources (DERs) to loads connected to a microgrid based on the cost of the DERs are provided. The devices and methods may determine one or more microgrid measurements. The devices and methods may determine one or more real-time electricity prices associated with utility generation sources. The devices and methods may determine one or more forecasts. The devices and methods may determine a cost associated with one or more renewable energy sources within the microgrid. The devices and methods may determine an allocation of the renewable sources to one or more loads in the microgrid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard H. Meeker, MD Omar Faruque, Juan Ospina, Alvi Newaz, Emmanuel Collins, Griffin Francis, Nikhil Gupta
  • Airbag assembly including retractable tethers
    Patent number: 11034323
    Abstract: An assembly includes a seat including a seatback. An airbag is supported by the seatback and is inflatable to an inflated position. A tether is connected to the airbag. A pyrotechnic device is supported by the seat and connected to the tether. As the airbag inflates to the inflated position, the pyrotechnic device pulls the tether to position the airbag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: S.M. Iskander Farooq, Mohammad Omar Faruque, Dean M. Jaradi, Anil Kalra
  • DASH MOUNTED AIRBAG
    Publication number: 20210170977
    Abstract: An assembly includes a dash and an airbag supported by the dash. The airbag is inflatable to an inflated position. The airbag in the inflated position has a first end and a second end spaced from each other in a cross-vehicle axis and an inflation chamber between the first end and the second end. The airbag includes a tube extending through the inflation chamber from the first end to the second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dean M. Jaradi, S.M. Iskander Farooq, Mohammad Omar Faruque, Anil Kalra
  • Seatbelt pretensioner assembly
    Patent number: 11027694
    Abstract: A seatbelt pretensioner assembly includes a body. The seatbelt pretensioner assembly includes a shaft rotatably supported by the body. The seatbelt pretensioner assembly includes a spring operatively engaged between the body and the shaft. The seatbelt pretensioner assembly includes a solenoid supported by the body and movable between a first position inhibiting rotation of the shaft relative to the body and a second position permitting rotation of the shaft relative to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dean M. Jaradi, Mohammad Omar Faruque, S. M. Iskander Farooq
  • Vehicle crush-can assembly and crush-can assembly providing method
    Patent number: 11021122
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes, among other things, a crush-can assembly having an inner member received within an outer member. The inner and outer members both additively fabricated. The outer and inner members configured to be positioned between a bumper beam and a vehicle frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mohammad Omar Faruque, S. M. Iskander Farooq, Dean M Jaradi
  • VEHICLE CRUSH-CAN ASSEMBLY AND CRUSH-CAN ASSEMBLY PROVIDING METHOD
    Publication number: 20210155180
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes, among other things, a crush-can assembly having an inner member received within an outer member. The inner and outer members both additively fabricated. The outer and inner members configured to be positioned between a bumper beam and a vehicle frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Mohammad Omar Faruque, S.M. Iskander Farooq, Dean M. Jaradi
  • Dual-chambered side and front airbag
    Patent number: 11014522
    Abstract: A restraint system includes an A pillar, a dash extending in a cross-vehicle direction from the A pillar, a door extending in a vehicle-rearward direction from the A pillar, and an airbag mounted to the A pillar and inflatable to an inflated position. The airbag includes a side chamber and a front chamber. The side chamber is elongated along the door when the airbag is in the inflated position, and the front chamber is elongated along the dash when the airbag is in the inflated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Dean M. Jaradi, S. M. Iskander Farooq, Mohammad Omar Faruque
  • SEATBELT RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20210146880
    Abstract: A system includes a seatbelt retractor having a spool and a braking claw selectively engageable with the spool. The system includes an actuator designed to inhibit engagement of the braking claw with the spool. The system includes a processor and a memory storing program instructions executable by the processor to actuate the actuator to inhibit engagement of the braking claw with the spool for a threshold amount of time after detecting an impact of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dean M. Jaradi, Mohammad Omar Faruque, S.M. Iskander Farooq
  • Cross-vehicle pivoting steering assembly
    Patent number: 11007958
    Abstract: An assembly for a vehicle includes an upper steering shaft and a lower steering shaft. A pivot joint is between the upper steering shaft and the lower steering shaft. The upper steering shaft is pivotable in a cross-vehicle direction about the pivot joint. A pin is connected to the upper steering shaft and the lower steering shaft. The pin is releasable from at least one of the upper steering shaft and the lower steering shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mohammad Omar Faruque, S. M. Iskander Farooq, Dean M. Jaradi
  • AIRBAG INFLATABLE ALONG A SEATBELT WEBBING
    Publication number: 20210138990
    Abstract: An assembly includes a seatbelt latch having a first slot and a seatbelt webbing extending through the first slot. The assembly includes an airbag mounted to the latch. The airbag extends in a continuous loop defining a second slot, the seatbelt webbing extending through the second slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mohammad Omar Faruque, Dean M. Jaradi, S.M. Iskander Farooq
  • PASSENGER RESTRAINT PRETENSIONER
    Publication number: 20210122327
    Abstract: An assembly includes a housing. The assembly includes a spool rotatable relative to the housing. The assembly includes a cable fixed to the spool. The assembly includes a passenger restraint fixed to the cable. The assembly includes a pyrotechnic device fixed relative to the housing and designed to rotate the spool relative to the housing. The assembly includes a ratchet-and-pawl mechanism between the housing and the spool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dean M. Jaradi, S.M. Iskander Farooq, Mohammad Omar Faruque
  • Pillar airbag assembly
    Patent number: 10981531
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a floor, a roof, and a pair of body sides spaced from each other. A pillar is spaced from both of the body sides. The pillar has a first end at the roof and a second end at the floor. An airbag is supported on the pillar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Dean M. Jaradi, Mohammad Omar Faruque, S. M. Iskander Farooq
  • DUAL-CHAMBERED SIDE AND FRONT AIRBAG
    Publication number: 20210101558
    Abstract: A restraint system includes an A pillar, a dash extending in a cross-vehicle direction from the A pillar, a door extending in a vehicle-rearward direction from the A pillar, and an airbag mounted to the A pillar and inflatable to an inflated position. The airbag includes a side chamber and a front chamber. The side chamber is elongated along the door when the airbag is in the inflated position, and the front chamber is elongated along the dash when the airbag is in the inflated position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dean M. Jaradi, S.M. Iskander Farooq, Mohammad Omar Faruque
  • VEHICLE AIRBAG
    Publication number: 20210101556
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a front bulkhead. The vehicle includes an airbag inflatable from an uninflated position to an inflated position adjacent the bulkhead. The vehicle includes a track fixed relative to the bulkhead. The vehicle includes a slider fixed to the airbag and slidable along the track between a first position when the airbag is in the uninflated position and a second position when the airbag is in the inflated position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dean M. Jaradi, S.M. Iskander Farooq, Mohammad Omar Faruque, Anil Kalra
  • Bulkhead mounted airbag for front seat
    Patent number: 10953834
    Abstract: A system includes a bulkhead, a seat spaced from the bulkhead, and an airbag supported by the bulkhead and inflatable towards the seat to an inflated position. The airbag in the inflated position includes a vertex spaced from the bulkhead, a knee-impacting portion tapering from the vertex downwardly and towards the bulkhead, and a head-impacting portion extending upwardly from the vertex. The head-impacting portion includes a head-receiving depression. The head-receiving depression is round.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dean M. Jaradi, Mohammad Omar Faruque, S. M. Iskander Farooq
  • Seat rotation position sensor
    Patent number: 10953771
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a base and a seat rotatable relative to the base. The vehicle includes a helical ramp fixed relative to one of the base and the seat. The vehicle includes a linear variable differential transformer (LVDT) including a housing fixed relative to the other of the base and the seat and a plunger moveably supported by the housing. The plunger contacts the helical ramp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mohammad Omar Faruque, S. M. Iskander Farooq, Mark A. Cuddihy, Dean M. Jaradi
  • External airbag system for pedestrian protection
    Patent number: 10953844
    Abstract: An external airbag system includes an airbag, a carrier, an inflator and a trim panel. The airbag has an upper chamber and a parallel lower chamber sealingly separated by a laterally extending first seam. The carrier is connected to the airbag at the first seam. The inflator is fixed relative to the carrier and is in fluid communication with the airbag. The trim panel is fixed to the carrier, enclosing the airbag therebetween. The trim panel has a tear seam substantially aligned with the airbag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: S. M. Iskander Farooq, Saeed David Barbat, Srinivasan Sundararajan, Mohammad Omar Faruque, Dean M. Jaradi, Nirmal Muralidharan