Collision safety system for use with a motor vehicle

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7845691
APP PUB NO 20070246944A1
SERIAL NO

11278737

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A collision safety system for use with a motor vehicle includes a hood mounted to the vehicle movable between an open position and a closed position. A latch mechanism positioned adjacent the hood releasably engages a striker bar extending from the hood. The latch mechanism includes a spring operative to move the striker bar, a locking cam configured to releasably secure the striker bar and a pawl disposed on a latch bracket is movable between a latched position engaging the locking cam and a deployed position away from the locking cam. A primary hood release device is operatively connected to the pawl and is in communication with a remote source that is configured to transmit an activation signal to the primary hood release device.

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FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC300 TOWN CENTER DRIVE SUITE 800 DEARBORN MI 48126

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brown, Louis Oxford, US 14 135
Mazur, Joseph Leonard, US 4 123
Sundararajan, Srinivasan Ann Arbor, US 90 945

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