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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157291 | Safety arrangement for a vehicle and method for controlling a safety arrangement A safety arrangement for a motor vehicle includes an airbag and a crash sensor system. The airbag is normally folded together in a non-activated basic state and is able to be inflated with different volumes. The crash sensor system detects a vehicle impact and emits... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152198 | Vehicular occupant sensing techniques Vehicular apparatus and method for determining a characteristic of an object that may be located on a seat of the vehicle includes emitters, each emitting a beam along a path on which the object may be located, each path being in a different direction, receivers, ea... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8113541 | Vehicle supplemental restraint system configuration and method A vehicle supplemental restraint system (SRS) can include an SRS control unit located rearward of the instrument panel in the vehicle. The SRS control unit can be located at or connected to a cross member of the vehicle frame that is located rearward of the instrume... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8096579 | Motor vehicle having an occupant protection system A motor vehicle includes at least one first crash sensor for measuring a motion variable of the motor vehicle, arranged in a safety zone of the motor vehicle, and at least one second crash sensor for measuring a motion variable, arranged in a crash zone of the motor... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8061733 | Safety system A safety system for vehicle occupants includes a control unit and sensors situated remotely from the control unit and connected via conductors to the control unit. The safety system encompasses means for testing the sensors and the conductors to the sensors. ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8016319 | Vehicle occupant weight classification system A vehicle occupant classification system categorizes vehicle occupants into various classes such as adult, child, infant, etc. to provide variable control for a vehicle restraint system such as an airbag. The classification system utilizes sensors that are installed... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7997613 | Motorcycle passenger protecting system Multiple protecting devices, such as an air bag and an air bag jacket, are controlled and operated in accordance with the shape and size of an impact. A normal collision determining section causes the air bag and/or the air bag jacket to operate in accordance with t... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7988190 | Airbag deployment control using seatbelt-mounted sensor Method and system for controlling inflation of an airbag in a vehicle which protects an occupant from injury in a crash involving the vehicle includes sensing a crash involving the vehicle for which deployment of the airbag is desired, inflating the airbag to protec... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7976060 | Seat load or displacement measuring system for occupant restraint system control Seat assembly attachable to a substrate of a vehicle includes a seat having a bottom portion and a back portion coupled at an angle to a rear portion of the bottom portion, a support structure arranged at least partially under the seat and to support the seat on the... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7922196 | Sensor integration for airbag deployment A system and method for deploying one or more airbags in a vehicle is provided. The system comprises a passive detection device, an active detection device and a controller. The passive detection device is configured to present one or more passive signals indicative... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7905515 | Method and apparatus for pre-impact deployment of air bag An air bag deployment system includes a pre-impact sensor operative to detect an imminent impact and at least one post-impact sensor operative to detect an impact. An air bag has a non-deployed volume, a pre-impact deployed volume, and a post-impact deployed volume ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7896391 | Method and system for detecting seat position Seating positioning determining based on wireless signals. The seat positioning may include assessing seating location within a vehicle or other environment. The seat positioning may be used with various vehicle system to control their operation based on the seat po... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7896392 | Airbag deployment controller and passenger protection device including the same An airbag deployment controller and a passenger protection device including the same are provided to prevent erroneous (false) operation of an airbag due to noises and quickly deploy the airbag. The passenger protection device determines whether or not to drive an a... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7887089 | Vehicular occupant protection system control arrangement and method using multiple sensor systems Arrangement and method for controlling an occupant protection system in a vehicle which protects an occupant of a vehicular compartment during a crash involving the vehicle includes a first sensor system for obtaining information about the occupant, a second sensor ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7883107 | Air bag control apparatus To prevent short-time energization of an air bag due to a bit error occurring in a safing ON/OFF command, the invention provides an air bag control apparatus comprising a first electronic circuit (3) for generating a firing command based on an output of a mai... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7866691 | Occupant classifying device for vehicle seat An occupant classifying device for a vehicle seat includes an occupant classifying apparatus for classifying an occupant type on the basis of a seating load applied to the vehicle seat, a first load sensor provided at a rear portion of the vehicle seat in order to m... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7845678 | Airbag device An airbag is inflated by gas for deployment to the front of and for restraining an occupant. A tether allows an inner capacity of the airbag to be equal to or smaller than a predetermined value by restricting a distance between a proximal end of the airbag and a sur... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845677 | Triggering device for a safety device in an automotive vehicle A triggering device for a safety device in an automotive vehicle, in particular for an airbag, has an electrical component that has at least one force sensor and that is attached to the body of the automotive vehicle in such a way that a measurement signal that is d... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7832762 | Vehicular bus including crash sensor or occupant protection system control module Vehicle including a crash sensor system arranged to determine a crash condition involving the vehicle which might cause injury to a vehicular occupant, at least one module each including an occupant protection device actuatable upon determination of a crash conditio... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7815219 | Weight measuring systems and methods for vehicles Sensor system for sensing pressure applied to a seat by an occupant of the seat and for controlling deployment of an airbag which includes a bladder defining a chamber and which is adapted to be arranged in a seat portion of the seat, and a pressure sensor for measu... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7802811 | Safety system for vehicle occupants A safety system for vehicle occupants includes at least one sensor, at least one actuator, and at least one control unit having output stages for controlling the at least one actuator. The safety system includes an arrangement for the activation of actuators not act... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7770920 | Vehicular seats with fluid-containing weight sensing system System for measuring the weight of an occupant in a vehicle seat having a bottom portion and a back portion at an angle to the bottom portion and for controlling a safety restraint system responsive thereto which includes a fluid-containing bladder mounted within or... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7766383 | Vehicular component adjustment system and method Adjustment system for adjusting a vehicular component based on occupancy of a seat includes a support structure arranged underneath the seat to movably support the seat on a substrate in the vehicle, the support structure being structured and arranged to transfer a ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7762582 | Vehicle component control based on occupant morphology Method for vehicle component control based on occupancy of the vehicle includes determining at least one morphological characteristic of the occupant, classifying the occupant based only on the determined morphological characteristic(s) to provide an identification ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7762583 | Seat sensor system A seat sensor system comprises at least one seat sensor for sensing a status related to a seat occupancy and for generating a output signal indicative of said status and a control unit for communicating with said at least one seat sensor. According to the invention ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7744123 | Method and apparatus for controlling an actuatable restraining device using XY side satellite accelerometers An apparatus is provided for controlling a vehicle actuatable occupant restraining system. A central crash accelerometer senses crash acceleration at a central vehicle location provides a first crash acceleration signal. A side-satellite accelerometer senses crash a... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7740272 | Airbag apparatus for small vehicles An airbag apparatus for a small vehicle for preventing an airbag from being inflated uselessly even when a rider is moved significantly on the vehicle. A first airbag module includes impact sensors, an electronic control unit for generating an output signal when an ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7735859 | Safety arrangement for use in a motor vehicle A safety arrangement to provide protection for an occupant in a motor vehicle includes a seat-belt provided with a measuring device to measure energy absorbed by the seat-belt. The measuring device may determine the length of safety-belt paid-out after a retractor l... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7712776 | Method and control system for predictive deployment of side-impact restraints A side-impact control system (10) for a vehicle (12) includes an adaptive restraint (15). A side sensor (30) is configured to detect an object, in a restraint dependent detection zone (60) along a side (13) of the vehicle ( | 05/11/2010 |
| 7712777 | Airbag deployment control based on contact with occupant Method for controlling outflow of gas from an airbag includes deploying the airbag toward an occupant prior to or during an accident involving the vehicle, detecting contact between the airbag and the occupant by means of a sensor, and controlling outflow of gas fro... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7695008 | Sensor setup structure A sensor setup structure includes a pair of front side frames that are provided on vehicle widthwise opposite sides of a vehicle front part, and extended along a vehicle lengthwise direction, a pair of upper members that are provided to the vehicle widthwise outside... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7690679 | Passenger-protecting system for automotive vehicle A passenger-protecting system includes a pressure sensor for detecting a pressure in an inner space of a door and a side airbag installed in the door. The pressure in the inner space increases when a side collision occurs. When the pressure in the inner space of the... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7681912 | Airbag deployment disabling system A system for inhibiting deployment of an airbag includes a rollover sensor and a circuit that are enclosed in an enclosure. The enclosure is mounted on a surface that is at a predetermined potential. The circuit detects presence of the predetermined potential when t... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7661706 | Vehicle occupant sensing system A vehicle occupant sensing system includes a plurality of image pickup devices arranged to capture a three-dimensional image in a region including at least a cover part of the front airbag system and an upper part of the front passenger seat, and a signal processing... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7654564 | Protection device activation controller An occupant protection device controller includes a main sensor, a safing sensor, a main control circuit, a sub control circuit, and a trigger signal output circuit. Whereas the main control circuit has a CPU, and the sub control circuit has no CPU. The main control... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7651127 | Blasting cap apparatus for vehicle airbag and control method A complex blasting cap apparatus of an airbag for a vehicle includes: a detector detecting impact acting on a vehicle body during a vehicle accident; a controller receiving a signal detected by the detector, computing the received signal, and applying different volt... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7641229 | Seat control structure for occupant classification systems An occupant classification system is provided based upon the use of an array of electrical switches arranged between a seat trim and a reactive surface. The switches produce selective outputs signals as an engaging surface makes contact with one or more of the switc... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7637532 | Occupant detection system The present invention facilitates the construction of a waterproof sensor assembly having, for example, a sensor main body arranged in a vehicle seat, a sensor terminal, a sensor terminal protection portion, a first packing having a hollow ring shape, a second packi... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7635146 | Occupant restraint system An occupant restraint system includes an occupant restraint device on a side face of an automobile interior, at least one of an acceleration sensor for detecting a lateral acceleration of the automobile and a roll sensor for detecting a roll of the automobile, and a... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7625006 | Method and apparatus for controlling an actuatable restraining device using crush zone sensors for safing function The present invention is directed to an apparatus for controlling a vehicle actuatable occupant restraining system including a discrimination crash sensor (32, 34, 36) for sensing a vehicle crash condition and providing a discrimination crash signal indicativ... | 12/01/2009 |
