Vehicle Charger Network

A Gruzen, MS Chan - US Patent App. 15/801,607, 2018 - Google Patents
A computing device can receive first information indicative of an availability of multiple
chargers and can receive a request for a list of available chargers from a vehicle operator. A …

Keyless vehicle door latch system with powered backup unlock feature

V Krishnan, LD Puscas - US Patent 10,526,821, 2020 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A keyless door latch system for doors of motor vehicles includes a backup
electrical power supply to unlock the door latch in the event the primary power supply fails …

Anti-pinch logic for door opening actuator

MO Khan, K Papanikolaou, LD Puscas… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
A vehicle door system includes a vehicle door and electrically-powered linear and rotary
actuators. The vehicle door system also includes a pinch sensor. Upon receiving an open …

Anti-pinch control system for powered vehicle doors

MO Khan, K Papanikolaou, CM Radjewski… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
A vehicle includes a body and front and rear doors having front and rear powered latches,
front and rear anti-pinch sensors, and front and rear electrically-powered door openers. The …

Priority driven power side door open/close operations

HPT Linden, J Eddy III, CM Radjewski, S Hicks… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A vehicle door system includes a frameless door glass system, a powered
latch, electrically-powered door pre senter, powered door opening mechanism, and a …

Keyless vehicle systems

V Krishnan - US Patent 10,377,343, 2019 - Google Patents
A keyless vehicle entry and start system for motor vehicles includes an input device such as
a keypad and a backup electrical power supply to unlock the door latch in the event the …

Customer coaching method for location of E-latch backup handles

JR Van Wiemeersch, RB Kleve, RP Brombach… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A powered door latch system for vehicles includes a con troller configured
to receive data concerning vehicle oper ating conditions. The door latch system also …

Piezo based energy harvesting for E-latch systems

K Papanikolaou, RK Patel - US Patent 10,422,166, 2019 - Google Patents
A vehicle door includes an electrically-powered latch and a user input feature that can be
actuated by a user to cause the electrically-powered latch to unlatch. An electrical energy …

Powered latch system for vehicle doors and control system therefor

HPT Linden, DC Bejune, JR Van Wiemeersch… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
A latch system for vehicle doors includes a powered latch including a powered actuator that
is configured to unlatch the powered latch. An interior unlatch input feature such as an …

Electronic vehicle access control system

JR Van Wiemeersch, RB Kleve… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A vehicle door includes a powered latch mechanism and an interior door
handle having first and second sensors disposed on opposite sides of the interior door …