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).

  • Patent number: 10086793
    Abstract: A vehicle includes an engine compartment and two rockers fixed relative to the engine compartment. The two rockers define a passenger cabin. A first water sensor is disposed in the engine compartment, and second and third water sensors are disposed in the passenger cabin at the rockers. A seatbelt buckle is disposed in the passenger cabin and has an actuator. A control module is in communication with the water sensors and the actuator. The control module is programmed to actuate the actuator based on signals from the water sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNGLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: S.M. Iskander Farooq, Mohammed Omar Faruque, Dean M. Jaradi
  • Publication number: 20180265033
    Abstract: A restraint system includes a housing, a spool rotatably coupled to the housing, and an actuator fixed relative to the housing. The spool has a base plate with holes. The holes are spaced from each other circumferentially about the spool. The actuator has a pin movable between an engaged position extending into one of the holes and a disengaged position spaced from the holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dean M. Jaradi, S.M. Iskander Farooq, Mohammed Omar Faruque
  • Publication number: 20180265027
    Abstract: An impact absorbing system includes a vehicle floor, a rocker, and a reinforcement member. The rocker is disposed below the vehicle floor. The reinforcement member is supported on the rocker. The reinforcement member is deployable from an undeployed position beneath the vehicle floor to a deployed position above the vehicle floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Saied Nusier, Mohammed Omar Faruque, Mohamed Ridha Baccouche, S.M. Iskander Farooq, Dean M. Jaradi
  • Patent number: 10071690
    Abstract: A vehicle center console includes an expandable top disposed on a storage bin. The center console is slidably connected to a floor pan and is movable towards the second-row seats. The expandable top includes a central component having an upper side and an underside, and a telescoping mechanism attached to first and second movable side components. The telescoping mechanism includes a body connected to the underside and a pair of telescoping arms extending from opposing sides of the body and movable between at least an extended position and a collapsed position. Each of the side components are attached to one of the arms such that undersides of the side components overlap the upper side of the central component when the arms are in the collapsed position, and the upper side of the central component is substantially flush with upper sides of the side components when the arms are in the extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mohammed Omar Faruque, S. M. Iskander Farooq, Dean M. Jaradi
  • Patent number: 10065592
    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: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Dean M. Jaradi, Mohammed Omar Faruque, S. M. Iskander Farooq
  • Patent number: 10064452
    Abstract: A seatbelt tongue includes a webbing-receiving portion, a tongue portion, and a connecting portion connecting the webbing-receiving portion and the tongue portion. The connecting portion includes a lattice structure plastically deformable relative to the webbing-receiving portion and the tongue portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Mohammad Omar Faruque, S. M. Iskander Farooq, Dean M. Jaradi, Ching-Hung Chuang
  • Patent number: 10065586
    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: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Saeed David Barbat, Mohammed Omar Faruque, Dean M. Jaradi, S. M. Iskander Farooq
  • Patent number: 10059234
    Abstract: A seatback includes a lower frame, an upper frame, and a hinge coupling the lower and upper frames. An actuator is fixed relative to the lower frame, and a cable extends from the actuator to the upper frame. In the event of a collision, the actuator pulls the cable, and the upper frame moves from an upright position to a bent position relative to the lower frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Saeed David Barbat, Dean M. Jaradi, S. M. Iskander Farooq, Mohammed Omar Faruque
  • Patent number: 10059296
    Abstract: A vehicle interior includes an interior compartment and a table in the interior compartment. The table has a top surface including a perimeter. An airbag extends around the perimeter of the top surface of the table. The airbag is inflatable in response to a vehicle impact to limit the likelihood of an occupant impacting the table and/or to absorb energy from the occupant during the vehicle impact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: S. M. Iskander Farooq, Dean M. Jaradi, Mohammed Omar Faruque
  • Publication number: 20180236967
    Abstract: A seat assembly for a vehicle includes a seat, and a first seatbelt having a first end and a second end. The first end of the first seatbelt is coupled to the seat. The seat assembly includes a latch plate and a second seatbelt. The latch plate is fixed to the second end of the first seatbelt, and the second seatbelt is slideably coupled to the latch plate. The first seatbelt and the second seatbelt increase lateral support of the occupant during, e.g., a rollover event, oblique or side impacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dean M. Jaradi, Mohammed Omar Faruque, S.M. Iskander Farooq
  • Publication number: 20180236970
    Abstract: A vehicle includes seats having both a primary three-point seatbelt and a supplemental two-point seatbelt. Occupation of a first seat is determined. The three-point seatbelt is determined as being one of buckled and unbuckled. The two-point seatbelt is determined as being one of buckled and unbuckled. A warning signal is initiated upon determining that one of the seatbelts is unbuckled and the seat is occupied. The warning signal is terminated upon determining that both of the seatbelts are buckled and that the signal has been initiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: S.M. Iskander Farooq, Mohammed Omar Faruque, Dean M. Jaradi
  • Patent number: 10053164
    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: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Mohammed Omar Faruque, S. M. Iskander Farooq, Dean M. Jaradi
  • Publication number: 20180229681
    Abstract: An airbag assembly includes a base member and an airbag supported by the base member and being inflatable to an inflated position. The airbag includes a panel and a plurality of sheets attached to the panel. The panel includes a first portion extending in a first direction from the base member to a distal end and a second portion extending in a second direction transverse to the first direction from the base member to a distal end. Each sheet is elongated in the first direction along the first portion of the panel and elongated in the second direction along the second portion of the panel. During a vehicle impact, the momentum of the occupant may move the occupant towards the airbag. The airbag may absorb energy from the head and knees of the occupant, which may assist in reducing injuries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dean M. Jaradi, Mohammed Omar Faruque, S.M. Iskander Farooq
  • Publication number: 20180229688
    Abstract: A vehicle includes an engine compartment and two rockers fixed relative to the engine compartment. The two rockers define a passenger cabin. A first water sensor is disposed in the engine compartment, and second and third water sensors are disposed in the passenger cabin at the rockers. A seatbelt buckle is disposed in the passenger cabin and has an actuator. A control module is in communication with the water sensors and the actuator. The control module is programmed to actuate the actuator based on signals from the water sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: S.M. Iskander Farooq, Mohammed Omar Faruque, Dean M. Jaradi
  • Patent number: 10046723
    Abstract: A passive energy absorber to be supported by a bumper of a vehicle is disclosed. The passive energy absorber may include a base extending laterally, multiple fins, and multiple stoppers. Each fin may extend longitudinally from the base and be spaced laterally from adjacent fins to form lateral gaps therebetween. Each stopper may form, with a corresponding portion of the base, a triangular prism in a different lateral gap. The base, multiple fins, and multiple stoppers may be formed of polymeric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Mohammed Omar Faruque, James Chih Cheng
  • Patent number: 10046675
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a wall having a hanger. The vehicle also includes a floor having a track. A seatback of a seat is supported by the hanger and the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Michael James Whitens, Dean M. Jaradi, Cortney Stancato, S. M. Iskander Farooq, Mohammed Omar Faruque, Saied Nusier
  • Patent number: 10040421
    Abstract: A retractor includes a spool, a torsion bar and a torsion tube rotationally fixed to the spool, and a locking member aligned with the torsion bar. The torsion bar and the torsion tube extend coaxially from the spool to respective first ends, and the torsion bar has a key. The locking member is movable from an unlocked position rotationally disengaged with the torsion bar to a locked position wherein the key rotationally fixes the locking member to the first end of the torsion bar. When the locking member is in the unlocked position, the torsion bar may be plastically deformed to limit the load applied by webbing against an occupant. If sufficient force is applied to the webbing, the locking member moves to the locked position in which both torsion bar and the torsion tube are locked together and, in tandem, limit the load applied by the webbing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Dean M. Jaradi, Saeed David Barbat, Mohammed Omar Faruque, S. M. Iskander Farooq
  • Publication number: 20180215338
    Abstract: An airbag for a vehicle includes a top, a bottom, a first panel, and a second panel spaced from the first panel. The airbag includes a first leg, a second leg, and a middle leg. The first leg extends from the first panel in a rearward direction. The second leg extends from the second panel in the rearward direction. The middle leg extends from the first panel and the second panel in the rearward direction. The first panel and the second panel each slant in the rearward direction along a direction from the top to the bottom of the airbag. The first panel and the second panel of the airbag in the inflated position may urge occupants to remain upright during an impact event, reducing loading on a chest of the occupants from seat belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mohammed Omar Faruque, S.M. Iskander Farooq, Dean M. Jaradi
  • Patent number: 10035484
    Abstract: A seat in a vehicle includes a seatback and an airbag assembly. The seatback includes a frame and an upholstery supported by the frame. The upholstery includes an inner surface facing the frame. The airbag assembly is fixed to the inner surface of the upholstery. The airbag assembly of the seat provides coverage of the seatback so as to absorb impact energy for knees and a head of an occupant seated behind the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Dean M. Jaradi, Mohammed Omar Faruque, S. M. Iskander Farooq
  • Publication number: 20180208255
    Abstract: A tire lift assembly may include an upper plate, a rod, and a pair of handles. The rod may connect the upper plate to a trunk support surface spaced from the upper plate to receive a tire therebetween. Each of the pair of handles may be mounted for rotation to the upper plate and each may include a tab. Rotation of each of handles orients the respective tab for engagement and non-engagement with the tire. Each of the handles may be arranged with the upper plate so that the tabs define a dimension greater than a diameter of a rim through-hole of the tire when the tabs are rotated for engagement with the tire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: S.M. Iskander Farooq, Mohammed Omar Faruque, Dean M. Jaradi, Scott Holmes Dunham