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6800503 MEMS encapsulated structure and method of making same  
A method of fabricating an encapsulated micro electro-mechanical system (MEMS) and making of same that includes forming a dielectric layer, patterning an upper surface of the dielectric layer to...
6796397 Method of activating a passenger safety application in a motor vehicle  
A method for activating a passenger safety application in a vehicle involves a rotational acceleration sensor device which is used to obtain a measurement of the rotational acceleration α x of...
6796578 Airbag with bag mounted sensor  
A vehicle occupant position sensor is mounted on the front of an airbag which is deployed toward a vehicle occupant. The sensor comprises a capacitance sensor constructed by rendering portions of...
6797892 Force transducer for a motor vehicle seat that includes a housing surrounding an extension member of the force transducer  
A force transducer for sensing the weight introduced into the mounting of a motor vehicle seat is disclosed. The force transducer includes a force introduction element that is connected to the...
6793243 Airbag deployment rate sensor with spool brake  
An airbag deployment rate sensor employs a tape or string that is wound on a spool and connected to the fabric of an airbag cushion so that as the airbag deploys, tape or string is pulled from the...
6793242 Method and arrangement for obtaining and conveying information about occupancy of a vehicle  
Method and arrangement for obtaining and conveying information about occupancy of a passenger compartment of a vehicle including a health state determining mechanism for determining the occupant's...
6793032 Seatbelt force sensor assembly with guide member  
A system for measuring seatbelt forces includes a guide that isolates a seatbelt force sensor 40 from input loads applied to the seatbelt at an angle. The system includes a rigid plate member 42...
6789818 Variable time venting algorithm  
An algorithm for evaluating information from sensors interacting with strips that are extended during activation of the airbag determines whether the airbag has contacted an out-of-position...
6789819 Sensor for monitoring airbag deployment  
An airbag deployment sensor stores a quantity of tape which is drawn out of a cartridge during airbag deployment by one end of the tape which is attached to the inside surface of an airbag. To...
6784774 Magnetic switch capable of performing normal detection for a long period of time  
A magnetic switch hardly affected by an external magnetic field even if a cheap magnet is used and capable of performing magnetic detection for a long period of time is provided. A first magnetic...
6783153 Protective motorcycle suit  
A protective motorcycle suit has at least one airbag, power being supplied and data communication with the motorcycle being carried out via a wireless connection. To allow power to be transferred,...
6784379 Arrangement for obtaining information about an occupying item of a seat  
Arrangement for obtaining information about an occupying item of a seat having a seat portion and a back portion. The arrangement including a distance-determining sensor arranged in the back...
6782315 Method and apparatus for compensating misalignments of a sensor system used in a vehicle dynamic control system  
A control system ( 18 ) for an automotive vehicle ( 10 ) having a vehicle body includes a sensor system ( 16 ) having housing ( 52 ) oriented within the vehicle body. Positioned within the housing...
6776435 Method and apparatus for controlling an actuatable restraining device using switched thresholds based on crush zone sensors  
The present invention is directed to controlling a vehicle multistage actuatable occupant restraining system ( 14, 18 ). A crash sensor ( 32, 36 ) senses crash acceleration and provides a crash...
6776436 Vehicular occupant restraint system and method  
A vehicular occupant restraint system includes a distance sensor, an electromagnetic wave radiation-type occupant sensor, a controller, and an airbag drive circuit. When the controller predicts a...
6778672 Audio reception control arrangement and method for a vehicle  
Arrangement and method for controlling audio reception by occupants of a vehicle in which the position of any occupants is determined and the entertainment system controlled to provide specific...
6774810 Rearview mirror assembly incorporating supplemental inflatable restraint system status information display  
An interior rearview mirror system for use in a vehicle includes an interior rearview mirror assembly having a supplemental inflatable restraint system status display. A light emitting display...
6774319 Seat-load measuring device  
A seat-load measuring device for measuring a weight of a passenger and an object sitting on a car seat includes a load sensor disposed under the seat for electrically sending load data, a first...
6773029 Device and method for sensing an object or a person in the interior of a vehicle and vehicle occupant protection apparatus in a vehicle with such a device  
Objects of persons in a vehicle are detected with a sensor. The data of the sensor signal or evaluated sensor data are transmitted to a remote control unit for an occupant protection system. The...
6771166 Air bag deployment sensing apparatus and method  
In a vehicle ( 102 ) a method of detecting air bag ( 106 ) deployment includes detecting an acoustic energy level increase ( 150 ) and developing a spectral content ( 502 ) of the increase. Further...
6771175 Method for demonstrating reliability of occupant classification systems  
In a method and apparatus for verifying that an occupant sensing system reliably classifies vehicle seat occupants as adults or children, a small number of systems is tested using test objects that...
6767029 Runner for a vehicle seat and a system for a vehicle including a seat equipped with such a runner  
A runner for a vehicle seat, comprising a male bar and a female bar that are mounted to move relative to each other over a predetermined stroke, the runner further comprising a detector disposed on...
6768065 Sensor device for a vehicle seat  
A sensor device ( 11 ) for a vehicle seat, in particular a motor vehicle seat, has at least one sensor ( 15 ) for the detection of forces inside the vehicle seat. The vehicle seat has at least one...
6766875 Passenger restraint system  
A passenger restraint system actuates a passenger restraint device more appropriately in situations where a vehicle rolls over. When the steering is turned in the same direction as the roll...
6764094 Weight sensor assembly for determining seat occupant weight  
A system for measuring the weight of a seat occupant is used to control airbag deployment. The system includes a plurality of weight sensors that have a first end mounted to a seat riser and a...
6764095 Method for controlling airbag deployment  
A method of deploying a passenger side airbag as a function of the actual mass of the occupant on the passenger seat. This is accomplished by providing force sensors at one or more of the anchor...
6766271 Infrared out-of-position detection system and method for a vehicle restraint system  
An improved infrared occupant detection system that provides accurate and reliable occupant intrusion information at a speed sufficient to timely inhibit or otherwise control deployment of occupant...
6766235 Method and apparatus for determining deployment of a safety restraint device in an occupant restraining system  
A vehicle occupant restraining system includes a plurality of safety restraint devices and utilizes a main controller and a safing controller to determine whether or not conditions are proper for...
6759603 Weight sensor assembly with overload spring  
A vehicle seat assembly 12 is mounted to a vehicle base member 24 such as a riser or a vehicle floor. Weight sensor assemblies 32 for measuring weight on the vehicle seat are mounted to a...
6759950 Ultrasonic obstacle detector and method of assembling the same  
A cap is fit to a sensor case having a sensor-mounting hollow portion integrally formed therewith into which an ultrasonic sensor is fit. A plate spring is fit onto an outside of the sensor case to...
6759604 Seat load measuring system with zero point-adjusting capability  
A seat load measuring system for use in a vehicle occupant protection device for a vehicle seat has a zero point adjusting capability. The seat load measuring system comprises four weight sensor...
6755274 Method for detecting rollover occurrences in a motor vehicle  
A method for detecting rollover occurrences in a motor vehicle and activating appropriate restraining devices, the rate of rotation of the vehicle about at least one axis of rotation, in particular...
6755437 Vehicle occupant protection system having a child seat for a motor vehicle  
A vehicle occupant protection system for a motor vehicle includes a firing circuit, a control unit, a lockable latching device, and a sensor device. The firing circuit includes a firing cap for an...
6755273 Combined airbag inflation and occupant displacement enabling method and apparatus  
Combined airbag inflation and occupant displacement enabling system including a seat movably attached to a floor pan of the vehicle for supporting an occupant, an airbag which is inflated to...
6757602 System for determining the occupancy state of a seat in a vehicle and controlling a component based thereon  
Method for controlling an occupant protection device in a vehicle in which data is acquired from at least one sensor relating to an occupant in a seat to be protected by the occupant protection...
6753780 Vehicle occupant detection system and method using radar motion sensor  
A motion sensing system and method for detecting an occupant in a vehicle with enhanced sensitivity to detect small movement, such as movement caused by heartbeat and breathing of an occupant. The...
6749217 Air bag assembly providing adjustable cushion depth  
An air bag assembly utilizing a releasable anchoring structure operatively connected to one or more extendible tethering elements and providing adjustable cushion depth. A displaceable support...
6749218 Externally deployed airbag system  
Externally deployed airbag system for a vehicle including one or more inflatable airbags deployable outside of the vehicle, an anticipatory sensor system for assessing the probable severity of an...
6750764 Apparatus and method for encouraging proper use of a seat belt  
An apparatus and method for encouraging and ensuring that a seat belt is properly secured about a passenger is disclosed. The invention comprises a sensor means for sensing when a seat belt is snug...
6746043 Passenger protection apparatus for a motor vehicle  
An airbag system having a crash sensor generates a crash trigger signal when a crash is detected. A passenger detected system detects at least a passenger in the motor vehicle to generate data...
6746048 Buckle apparatus for seat belt system  
A plate spring urges a base of a buckle device toward an anchor insertion opening side with respect to an anchor plate. Provided that urging force of the plate spring exceeds urging force of a...
6746041 Portable air bag system  
A portable airbag system including a portable airbag mechanism which may be carried and moved by a vehicle occupant. The airbag system includes an impact sensor operated independently from or in...
6748088 Method and device for operating a microphone system, especially in a motor vehicle  
A device for operating a microphone system, particularly in a motor vehicle, detects speech sound in several different physical locations to track a virtual microphone location, which is optimized...
6742807 Method of triggering a gas generator for an air bag in a motor vehicle  
A method for triggering a gas generator for an air bag in a motor vehicle having acceleration sensors, air bags, and gas generators uses an air bag control unit for evaluating an impact. Evaluation...
6741845 Wave-shaper device  
A wave-shaper device having an output terminal for providing a first periodic analog signal with a first frequency, the wave-shaper device including an oscillator having an output terminal for...
6736231 Vehicular occupant motion detection system using radar  
System and method for determining occupancy of a vehicle in which a radar system emits radio waves into an interior of the vehicle in which objects might be situated and receives radio waves and a...
6736424 Airbag system for a motor vehicle  
An airbag system for a motor vehicle has an airbag that is deployed upon inflation with a gas from a folded state into the vehicle interior. An inflation device supplies gas for inflating the...
6733036 Automotive electronic safety network  
Automotive electronic safety network including devices such as a crash sensor and an airbag module and at least one electrical bus each coupling at least a portion of the devices and conveying...
6732034 Method for classifying a rollover event of a vehicle  
A method for classifying a rollover event of a vehicle is used to classify a rollover event on the basis of a rotational angle and a rotation rate of the vehicle and to transmit an emergency call...
6729646 Method and system for controlling a vehicle occupant safety system based on crash severity  
A method and system for controlling a vehicle occupant safety system based on crash severity. The system uses an acceleration signal indicating the acceleration of the vehicle upon occurrence of a...