Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

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Richard Michael Ross

Mark Anthony Cuddihy

Matt Alan Niesluchowski

Paul Simmons

J B Drummond, Jr

Thomas F Hrynik

An airbag deactivation system for the airbags mounted in a motor vehicle. The system provides a switch and circuitry to allow for selective deactivation of driver and/or passenger airbags in a motor vehicle via a conventional ignition key inserted into a key cylinder. The switch includes interchangeable key cylinders to allow for limited selective deactivation and a key stop to limit the amount of insertion of the ignition key into the key cylinder. LED's emit light from the deactivation module when indicating a deactivation condition, which is viewable by both a driver and a front seat passenger. Alternatively, LED's are mounted in a remote indicator assembly, separate from the deactivation module, to provide improved visual indication to the driver and front seat passenger of the state of airbag deactivation.

Vehicle airbag deactivation system

An airbag deactivation system for the airbags mounted in a motor vehicle. The system provides a switch and circuitry to allow for selective deactivation of driver and/or passenger airbags in a motor vehicle via a conventional ignition key inserted into a key cylinder. The switch includes interchangeable key cylinders to allow for limited selective deactivation and a key stop to limit the amount of insertion of the ignition key into the key cylinder. LED's emit light from the deactivation module when indicating a deactivation condition, which is viewable by both a driver and a front seat passenger. Alternatively, LED's are mounted in a remote indicator assembly, separate from the deactivation module, to povide improved visual indication to the driver and font seat passenger of the state of airbag deactivation.

Vehicle airbag deactivation switch circuit

Vehicle airbag deactivation switch with interchangeable cylinders

An airbag deactivation system for the airbags mounted in a motor vehicle. The system provides a switch and circuitry to allow for selective deactivation of driver and/or passenger airbags in a motor vehicle via a conventional ignition key inserted into a key cylinder. The switch includes interchangeable key cylinders to allow for limited selective deactivation and a key stop to limit the amount of insertion of the ignition key into the key cylinder. LED's emit light from the deactivation module when indicating a deactivation condition, which is viewable by both a driver and a front seat passenger. Alternatively, LED's are mounted in a remote indicator assembly, separate from the deactivation module, to provide improved visual indication to the driver and front seat passenger of the state of airbag deactivation

vehicle airbag deactivation with key operated switch

Vehicles normally equipped with safety airbags in the steering wheel and dashboard can be modified by deleting the airbags. A method for ensuring that the modifications are properly made, involves the use of an indicator light on the vehicle instrument panel and an electrical circuit that turns the indicator light off when the airbag deletion hardware is properly installed. The electric circuit includes light energizer circuits in the steering wheel and dashboard, and a shorting bar in each energizer circuit.

Method for verification of vehicle airbag deletion

A soft bifocal contact lens has a carrier lens of soft plastic material shaped and dimensioned to an eye of a user. A central portion of the carrier lens is formed to provide distance-vision correction for the eye of the user. An auxiliary lens smaller than the carrier lens is attached adjacent a lower edge of the carrier lens, and formed to provide near-vision correction for the eye of the user. The auxiliary lens has a contour of a lower edge thereof for contacting a lower eyelid of the user to translate the carrier lens upward when the user moves the eye downward for close vision.

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Grosse Ile, MI, United States of America

Richard Michael Ross