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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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