Vehicles and vehicle systems for operating powered running boards in an alarm deterrent mode

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11987207
APP PUB NO 20230103458A1
SERIAL NO

17494395

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A vehicle including a powered running board, a motor for positioning the powered running board between a stowed position and a deployed position, a sensor configured to capture data of activity around the vehicle, and an electronic control unit configured to process the data captured by the sensor to detect an unauthorized event around the vehicle, and operate the motor to repeatedly move the powered running board in a predetermined pattern based on at least one of position and a speed in response to the sensor detecting an unauthorized event around the vehicle.

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TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHATOYOTA-SHI

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Paradis, Alexander L Ann Arbor, US 15 3
Williams, Clinton Saline, US 8 25

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