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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7656279 | Glass breakage detecting sensor A glass breakage detecting sensor includes a strain detecting portion by which breakage of a window glass, which is provided at a door of a vehicle, is detected based on changes of an amount of strain, and an attaching portion attached to at least one of an opening ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7561031 | Antitheft device The present invention was achieved in order to provide an antitheft device, which can prevent unauthorized intrusion into a car even if an engine is started by remote control, to be mounted on a vehicle having a remote engine starting system which starts the engine ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7388487 | Method of eliminating impact/shock related false alarms in an acoustical glassbreak detector Apparatus for detecting the breaking of a contact-sensitive surface includes an acoustic, shock, and vibration transducer, a detector circuit responsive to the transducer for detecting an acoustic wave resulting from a contact force applied to the surface and genera... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7327215 | Keyless entry with hidden keypad A keypad assembly for use on a vehicular keyless entry system comprises a selectively concealable keypad coupled to a processor and accessible from the exterior of the vehicle and through which an access code may be manually entered. A mirror assembly is mounted on ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7319392 | Glassbreak alarm recorder for false alarm verification A glass breakage detector (100) having an acoustic transducer (102) for sensing first acoustic waves (130) and for providing a first analog signal (110) representative of the received first acoustic waves (130), an analog to digita... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7315237 | Automotive antitheft system An automotive burglar alarm unit has an intrusion or equivalent security sensor. The burglar alarm unit can operate in an alarm set state for generating alarm, with a security sensor OFF mode for invalidating a signal of the security sensor. A user can use a portabl... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7298246 | Vehicle security monitoring device A vehicle security monitoring device monitors sound or movement within a vehicle to determine an abnormal condition such as intrusion of a thief. Upon determination, the device transmits sound picked up within the vehicle to a portable monitor unit carried by the ow... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7245205 | Vehicle with control for the automatic adjustment of the transparency of vehicle window panes The invention concerns a vehicle with a window pane, especially a front window, a rear window, a side window or a roof window, for covering of the internal space of the vehicle. The transparency of the window pane is adjustable, and the vehicle includes a control fo... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7149623 | Vehicle tracker including input/output features and related methods A tracking system includes a vehicle tracking unit for a vehicle of a type including an alarm indicator, and a monitoring station receiving the alarm indication alert from the vehicle tracking unit. The vehicle tracking unit may include a vehicle position determinin... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7095332 | Alarm device An alarm device including a sensor having sufficiently high detection sensitivity. The sensor 51 in the alarm device 41 is disposed such that a plane M perpendicular to the detection direction P of the sensor 51 is aligned at a specified angle θ with ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7057497 | Security device A security device includes an impact sensing unit for sensing an impact, a sound pressure sensing unit for sensing a sound pressure, an abnormal degree determination unit for determining an abnormal degree based on a level of an impact sensing signal sensed by the i... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7053758 | Antitheft device The present invention was achieved in order to provide an antitheft device, which can prevent unauthorized intrusion into a car even if an engine is started by remote control, to be mounted on a vehicle having a remote engine starting system which starts the engine ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7046129 | Device for detecting an obstacle in the opening range of a movable closure element A device for detecting an obstacle in the opening range of a movable closure element (13), more particularly an electrically powered window pane (13) or sunroof of a motor vehicle (10), comprises a sensor electrode (20), a base electrode ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7030741 | Vehicle-mounted intrusion detection apparatus A vehicle-mounted intrusion detection apparatus for detecting an intrusion into a vehicle based on a wave transmitted inside the vehicle and reflected from an object located inside the vehicle, wherein the vehicle-mounted intrusion detection apparatus is configured ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7015824 | Trailer cargo detection using ultrasonic transducers A cargo detector for use in a trailer that includes an ultrasonic transducer for covering the entire interior area of the trailer. In particular, the cargo detector has three modes including short range, long range, and proximity range, and can detect cargoes locate... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6977581 | Method for authorizing unlocking and/or starting of a motor vehicle and associated device A method for identifying and authorizing unlocking or starting of a motor vehicle for a hands-free access system includes a central unit exchanging identification messages with identification units according to a communication procedure. The communication procedure ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6954139 | Contact detecting device A contact detecting device includes a flexible piezoelectric sensor of a cable shape, a resilient member including a hollow portion having a free end to allow the hollow portion to be opened, a sensor holding portion for holding therein the piezoelectric sensor. The... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6927675 | Cigarette lighter mounted remote car alarm A portable alarm system includes a cigarette lighter socket mount which is useful to deploy a flexible beam structure in cantilever. An electrical board mounted eccentrically from the other end of the beam structure then provides the torsional and bending motions th... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6922137 | Collision and theft alert system A collision and theft alert system comprising several components in combination. First provided is a vehicle having a keypad and a power source. A processor is operatively coupled to the power source and to the keypad and is capable of receiving an incoming signal a... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6914224 | Heated window A heated window including at least one rigid pane, at least two current busbars of different polarity placed substantially parallel close to one edge of the heated window at different distances from the edge, and linear heating resistors electrically connected there... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6795760 | Method and apparatus for a customized automotive feature set A method and system for modifying vehicle function are disclosed. Upon receiving an indication of an event initiated by an automobile user, an additional automobile feature corresponding to the event is determined. In addition, an automobile module is directed via a... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6731203 | Vehicle anti-theft system A vehicle anti-theft system includes a paint dispensing system including a paint container, a paint propellant device, and one or more paint dispensers, the paint dispensers being located adjacent a windshield of the vehicle for dispensing the point onto the windshi... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6590301 | Device for securing a motor vehicle The invention relates to a device for opening and closing windows (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d) of a motor vehicle having window regulators (4a,4b,4c,4d) which are operated by a secondary force and which can be triggered independently of each other by operating elemen... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6351214 | Glass breakage detector A method and a device for detecting the breakage of glass. A glass breakage detector that uses an acoustic transducer, an analog-to-digital converter, and a processing means which uses software algorithms to determine if a signal received by the acoustic ... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6326885 | Keyless security system A keyless security system which has eliminated the need for providing a vehicle-mounted receiver with an electric field detector, thereby achieving a simpler construction with resultant lower cost. The keyless security system is equipped with a portable t... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6253135 | Power window regulator for automobiles A power window regulator is disclosed comprising a regulator computer having a processor and a memory connected to a switch and/or main automotive computer and to a plurality of window processors connected to a window sensor and a window drive unit.... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6150927 | Anti-vandalism detector and alarm system An anti-vandalism detection and alarm system is disclosed for detecting and reporting the scratching of relatively hard materials such as glass and plastic which generate characteristic sound or vibration frequencies during scratching, and for detecting a... | 11/21/2000 |
| 5729193 | Method of monitoring a vehicle interior A vehicle interior is monitored by storage of sample signals in a memory of a computer and comparison of at least one stored sample signal with a signal picked up on a detector of sound waves from the interior of the vehicle. An identity or similarity tes... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5712620 | Glass fracture security system and a resilient sealing means for use therein A security system for detecting the fracture of a pane of glass of a motor vehicle comprising a fracture detector mechanisms in the form of a resilient sealing member. The resilient sealing member, which is normally in physical contact with the glass, has... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5705983 | Glazing unit security system A glazing unit has a tempered glass pane or other frangible glazing pane carrying a glazing pane breakage detector assembly. The detector assembly includes spaced first and second electrically conductive bus pads formed of electrically conductive material... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5682134 | Method of operating a device for monitoring the interior of an automotive vehicle A method of operating a system for monitoring the interior of a motor vehicle in which a rest signal amplitude is measured for the acoustic receiver or receivers in the absence of sound and is stored in memory while an actual reading is taken of the measu... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680096 | Process and apparatus for monitoring a vehicle interior A monitoring of a vehicle interior is effected by detecting sound waves in a vehicle interior, either from an incursion source or as reflected as echo waves and decomposing the electrical signals representing those detected sound waves into measurement ve... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5677666 | Method of monitoring a vehicle interior The interior of an automotive vehicle is monitored for incursion by launching primary sound wave pulses into the interior of the vehicle and picking up the primary sound wave pulse together with superimposed reflection and sound signals generated by incur... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5648758 | Pre-assembled glass breakage detector applique A pre-assembled glass breakage detector applique has a carrier substrate which carries an electrical circuit subassembly. The electrical circuit subassembly includes an electrically conductive fragile film and spaced electrical connectors. A method of mak... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5629675 | Vehicle intruder detection system A vehicle intruder detection system including at least one pressure operated switch which comprises a first, movable, conductive strip contact and a second, fixed, conductive strip contact. The second contact is attached to a fixed surface located within ... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5627509 | Glazing unit security system A glazing unit security system has an electrically conductive strip of polymeric material self-adhered to the surface of a tempered glass pane. Security means electrically connected to the conductive strip senses and responds to a loss of electrical conti... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5598141 | Method of monitoring a vehicle interior A vehicle interior is monitored by storage of sample signals in a memory of a computer and comparison of at least one stored sample signal with a signal picked up on a detector of sound waves from the interior of the vehicle. An identity or similarity tes... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5463371 | Window mounted automobile security alarm A portable automobile alarm hung over the top of an automobile side window is secured in place by raising the window into its frame. The portion of the unit positioned on the interior side of the glass contains a sensor, a receiver, and associated electro... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5389911 | Alarm system for detecting glass breakage An alarm system for detecting glass breakage has a switch having an input terminal, output terminal, and control terminal. The input terminal is electrically connected to a power source such as a battery. An electrically conductive trace is formed on glas... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5373282 | Dealer information and security apparatus and method A security key control information system and method for vehicle dealerships and the like is provided. A key storage device A mounted to each vehicle window has a compartment for storing access keys B to the respective vehicles and contains a sensing devi... | 12/13/1994 |
