Kevin Michael Pline

20200298731, Sep 24, 2020

Mar 21, 2019

16/360067

- Dearborn MI, US
Kevin Michael Pline - Plymouth MI, US

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

B60N 2/02
B60R 22/48
B60N 2/14
B60N 2/28

A computer includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to identify a child seat mounted to a vehicle seat and, then, to rotate the vehicle seat to a forward position.

20190263350, Aug 29, 2019

Feb 27, 2018

15/906106

- DEARBORN MI, US
Kevin M. Pline - Plymouth MI, US

B60R 22/185
A44B 11/25
B60R 22/28

A seatbelt assembly and method of operating that includes a tongue assembly having a weblock and a secondary weblock mounted to a tongue selectively securable to a buckle; a webbing extending adjacent to the weblock and secondary weblock between a torso portion and a lap portion; and the weblock and secondary weblock allowing for the webbing to slide between the torso and lap portions when in unlocked positions and pivoting relative to the tongue such that the weblock and secondary weblock prevent the webbing from sliding between lap and torso portions in locked positions.

20190263351, Aug 29, 2019

Feb 27, 2018

15/906110

- Dearborn MI, US
Kevin M. Pline - Plymouth MI, US

B60R 22/185
B60R 22/28
A44B 11/25

A seatbelt assembly and method of operating a seatbelt includes allowing webbing to slide between a lap portion and a torso portion through an unlocked weblock of a tongue assembly; and upon forces exerted by an occupant on the webbing, the weblock locking the webbing from movement between the lap and torso portions while increasing tension in the lap portion via the tongue assembly.

20190259305, Aug 22, 2019

Feb 20, 2018

15/900005

- Dearborn MI, US
Srinivasan Sundararajan - Ann Arbor MI, US
Kevin Michael Pline - Plymouth MI, US

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

G09B 23/34

A jacket includes a ventral piece; left and right inferior dorsal pieces shaped to cover a left and a right inferior dorsal torso, respectively; and a posterior piece shaped to cover a posterior. The ventral piece includes a ventral portion shaped to cover a ventral torso, a superior dorsal portion connected to the ventral portion and shaped to cover a superior dorsal torso, and a detachably attachable seam splitting the superior dorsal portion. The inferior dorsal pieces are each attachable to the ventral portion and detachably attachable to each other. The posterior piece is detachably attachable to the inferior dorsal pieces.

20190071113, Mar 7, 2019

Jun 22, 2018

16/015939

- Dearborn MI, US
SRINIVASAN SUNDARARAJAN - Ann Arbor MI, US
KEVIN MICHAEL PLINE - Plymouth MI, US

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

B62D 1/14

An assembly includes a steering column. The assembly includes a pair of steering handles pivotally supported by the steering column and pivotable from an extended position toward the steering column to a retracted position. The assembly includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to pivot the steering handles to the retracted position upon detecting a triggering event.

20180297496, Oct 18, 2018

Apr 18, 2017

15/490338

- Dearborn MI, US
Kevin Michael Pline - Plymouth MI, US

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

B60N 2/28
B60N 2/64

A restraint system includes a seatback having a top end portion; a retainer attached to the top end portion; a tether attachment bracket movable between a first position retained by the retainer and a second position below the first position along the seatback; and a spring coupled to the seatback and the tether attachment bracket and biasing the tether attachment bracket to the second position.

20180277020, Sep 27, 2018

Mar 23, 2017

15/467187

- Dearborn MI, US
Parakrama Valentine Weerappuli - West Bloomfield MI, US
Kevin Michael Pline - Plymouth MI, US
Raed Essa EL-Jawahri - Northville MI, US

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

G09B 23/28

A method includes receiving data including 3-dimensional scans of a plurality of torsos, dividing each scan into a plurality of cross-sections, calculating an area for each cross-section, and calculating a torso volume based on the calculated areas. The method may include fitting a curve defined by parameters to each cross-section. The area for each cross-section may be an area enclosed by the curve. The method may include receiving a desired torso volume percentile, and determining values for the parameters of the curves corresponding to the desired percentile.

20180170296, Jun 21, 2018

Dec 15, 2016

15/380360

- Dearborn MI, US
Kevin Michael Pline - Plymouth MI, US

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

B60R 21/01
B60R 22/34
B60R 22/18
B60R 21/23
B62D 1/19

A seatbelt assembly includes webbing elongated along a length, a clip slidable along the length of the webbing, an indicator extending along the length of the webbing, and a sensor coupled to the clip and sensitive to the indicator. The seatbelt assembly measures a length of a lap band stretched across an occupant. Safety features may be tailored to the body type of the occupant.