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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7348687 | Driving circuit for an ignition element of a passenger protection system Driving circuit for an ignition element of a passenger protection system The present invention relates to a driving circuit for an ignition element of a passenger protection system which has the following features: at least ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7170019 | Inertia switch and flashing light system Inertia switches in insulating housings are used to make or break electrical contact. The switches may be small in size, and may be used with flashing light systems in footwear or other articles. One embodiment is a directional switch sensitive to the orientation of... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7140248 | Speed measuring device and method A velocity measuring device is mounted to a support, optionally a wearable support such as a glove, watch, wrist or arm band, or the like. Alternatively, the support is a sports club or removably attaches to a sports club. The velocity measuring device includes a po... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7096617 | Internally illuminated battery powered programmable tap handle system with interchangeable translucent heads The present disclosure provides a draft beverage tap handle. The handle includes a body portion and a handle portion. The body portion includes a battery, a light source, a microprocessor, a motion sensor, and a timer. The microprocessor controls electrical current ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6960755 | Contact sensor, and apparatus for protecting a protruding component The invention discloses a contact sensor having a movably arranged impact detection element spaced away from a stationary housing part; and having a detection system that contains a light source with an emission surface as well as a receiving element, defining a rec... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6756701 | Shock responsive momentary relay This disclosure is directed to an earthquake or shock responsive electric relay, shutting off electric power, or actuating the use of power in lights, motors, alarms or any electric device, which includes any electric device used to stop the flow of water, gas oil o... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6605877 | Restraint system interface arrangement for a seat belt tension sensor An improved vehicle restraint system includes a seat belt tension sensor and an occupant detection control module for characterizing the occupant of a vehicle seat to determine whether to allow or suppress deployment of supplemental inflatable restraints ... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6563232 | Process for triggering passenger protection systems A passenger protection system is triggered directly at least when a second stage is reached among at least two different stages of an accident hazard an/or accident force, determined in accordance with sensor signals. Already when a first accident hazard ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6559555 | Passenger detection system and detection method A passenger detection system is presented so that the master control circuit in the system instructs the passenger airbag control circuit controlling the operation of the airbag designated for the passenger seat to be in the deployable state or not-deploy... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6555933 | AC firing circuit for air bag systems A system for controlling air bag deployment in vehicles includes the capability of accommodating varying inductants values in the air bag circuit. Wire harnesses that couple air bag components have varying characteristics, such as length, which affect the... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6527077 | Body incline sensor for a motorcycle A body incline sensor includes an erroneous detection preventing circuit for transmitting an inclined state signal by determining that a body is in an inclined state when an incline angle detector detects a weight, and a state so detected continues over a... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6512308 | Fault tolerant air bag bus system without transformer A fault tolerant air bag system needs a floating supply, which supply conventionally is made by means of a DC-DC converter with a transformer. By splitting the main energy reserve capacitor (14) into two capacitors (14, 34), and coupling one of the capaci... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6512310 | Electro-mechanical impact detecting device for vehicles An electro-mechanical impact detecting device for a vehicle is provided which implements a multi-stage control for vehicle occupant protection systems and improves the operational delay characteristics of the vehicle occupant protection systems at an irre... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6495930 | Method and apparatus for checking an electric circuit, in particular an ignition circuit of a motor vehicle occupant protection system An apparatus and method test an electric circuit. During the testing of the switches connected in series with the ignition pellet, the maximum current flowing through the respective switch to be tested is limited to a value that is insufficient for igniti... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6433442 | Method and apparatus for operating a safety device for motor vehicles A method for operating a safety device for motor vehicles which contains a multistage high-current battery isolating switch, disconnection of the battery from the vehicle's electrical system being blocked by vehicle operating signals, is characterized in ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6420803 | System for improving vehicle safety in crash situations A system and method are provided for improving vehicle safety in a crash situation for a vehicle having mountable vehicle components. A plurality of pyrotechnic bolts are used to mechanically couple at least a portion of the vehicle components to the vehi... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6396171 | Circuit for stabilizing a high voltage The circuit for stabilizing a high voltage for a picture tube comprises a high-voltage transformer, which has a primary winding and a high-voltage winding, a switch, which is connected in series with the primary winding, and a control loop for high-voltag... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6353782 | Auxiliary acceleration sensor device for an air bag system To improve a response rate and an impact detection precision of an auxiliary acceleration sensor device for an air bag system, an auxiliary acceleration sensor device includes a longitudinal G sensor for sensing a longitudinal acceleration G of a vehicle,... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6333568 | Switching arrangement and process for switching off an electric energy source of a vehicle A switching process and apparatus for switching-off an electric energy supply of a vehicle has two switching elements which are mounted in the proximity of the electric energy source, and couple it to supply electric energy to consuming devices of the veh... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6320822 | Electronic equipment and control method for electronic equipment Portable electronic equipment includes a carried-by-user detector for detecting whether the electronic equipment is in a state carried by a user or not. When the electronic equipment is in a state not carried by the user, i.e., when the user is not employ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6307282 | Smart switch A smart switch produces a signal responsive to movement of said switch between a first state and a second state. The said switch has a first state position and a second state position. The switch can be moved from said first state to said second state res... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6304804 | System and method for vehicle direction signaling using an accelerometer for cancellation control A direction signaling system (12) for a vehicle (10) includes left and right signaling units (16-22) that are operable for indicating intended turning movements of the vehicle. A module (26) controls selective operation of the signaling units (16-22) and ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6291908 | Micro-miniature switch apparatus A micro-miniature switch apparatus (10) includes a substrate (12) having a surface (14) with first and second channels (16, 18) extending from the surface (14) into the substrate (12). The first and second channels (16, 18) are spaced apart from each othe... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6274948 | Device for protecting vehicle occupants in a motor vehicle A device for protecting vehicle occupants in a motor vehicle has an impact sensor unit which is provided in a front region of the motor vehicle. A control unit is provided in a central region of the motor vehicle and has an acceleration sensor for control... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6246130 | Process for deactivating pyrotechnic actuators in a vehicle In the case of a process for deactivating pyrotechnic actuators in vehicles, the actuators are triggered jointly if a code signal provided for this purpose and stored in the vehicle is fed from the outside. The two code signals are checked with respect to... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6169336 | Crew protection apparatus A crew protection apparatus includes a DC power source; a squib connected in series with the DC power source; a plurality of switch circuits inserted between the DC power source and the squib or between the squib and the ground side; an acceleration senso... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6104100 | Charge transfer load sensor A charge transfer load sensor. A first and second electrode are disposed a fixed distance apart, and a third electrode is disposed between the first and second electrodes. The third electrode is grounded and its position between the first and second elect... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6072247 | Cantilevered acceleration switch responsive to acceleration parallel to plane of substrate upon which the switch is fabricated and methods A micro-miniature acceleration switch (e.g., 10) has a substrate (14) and an inertial mass member ("IMM"12) fabricated upon the substrate. The substrate (14) has a planar surface (16), and the IMM (12) is movable relative to the substrate from a first pos... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5946274 | Switch device and electronic device which includes such switch device When an inclination switch SW3 is turned on by inclining a wristwatch 12 up at 12 o'clock within a predetermined time after an acceleration switch SW2 is turned on in a state where an auto mode on/off subswitch SW1-1 is on, a lighting circuit lights up an... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5828138 | Acceleration switch An acceleration sensitive switch (10) equipped with an inertial mass member ("IMM") (12) that is deflectable from a holding position to an actuated position in response to a predetermined acceleration force. A voltage controlled hold plate (18) generates ... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5793005 | Collision detecting apparatus operable in response to deformation and acceleration A collision detecting apparatus (1) comprises a pair of deformation sensor (2) and G sensor (3) having output signals to be supplied to a control circuit (19). When a door outer panel (18) is deformed by collision of a vehicle, the deformation sensor (2) ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5751074 | Non-metallic liquid tilt switch and circuitry An electrical switch sensitive to an externally applied inertial and gravitational force, having an enclosure with a closed space; a conductive fluid filing a first portion of the space and a non-conductive medium filling a second portion of the space, th... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5684336 | Crash sensor assembly including both an inertia sensor and an accelerometer and method A crash sensor assembly (10) includes a base (12). Mounted on the base (12) are an inertia sensor assembly (32) having an axis of sensitivity (40) and an accelerometer assembly (56) having an axis of sensitivity (64). The accelerometer assembly (56) is mo... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5602429 | Safety shut-off device The invention is directed to a switch arrangement for signaling the movement and the inclination of the switch arrangement which is accommodated in a housing. The switch arrangement (2) includes a first switch (12) configured as an On/Off switch and a sec... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5485041 | Impact sensor for vehicle safety restraint system An acceleration sensor that includes a permanent magnet mounted for movement within a cylindrical cavity in a body of non-magnetic material. The magnet has a cylindrical geometry and an outer surface with a first portion of electrically conductive constru... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5483447 | Apparatus for tripping a system for the protection of occupants of a vehicle An apparatus for tripping a system for the protection of occupants of a vehicle has a first sensor (10) for sensing the acceleration of the vehicle in its direction of forward motion and a second sensor (12) for sensing the acceleration of the vehicle in ... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5463260 | Trigger device for triggering a passive restraint device in a car A trigger device which, when it is used in a seat belt tightening device or in an air bag device, prevents the malfunction to enhance reliability and also which is simple in structure, is easy to assemble and is inexpensive. The trigger device includes an... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5406127 | Passenger protecting apparatus A passenger protecting apparatus has a parallel connection of two current paths; a dummy firing current path having a dummy load and a first switch connected in series, and a firing current path having a driving device and at least one impact-sensitive sw... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5389822 | Triggering circuit for a safety device in motor vehicles A triggering circuit for a safety device, such as an air bag or a belt tightening device, such as an air bag or a belt tightening device, for the protection of motor vehicle occupants during an impact of the motor vehicle. The triggering circuit has a red... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5373193 | Safety arrangement A safety arrangement for an ignition circuit for an air-bag comprising a series connection between two switches and an ignition squib between a power supply and earth. A potential derived from a predetermined point in the series connection is monitored by... | 12/13/1994 |
