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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2019
Applicant:
Littelfuse, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Juergen Scheele, Bremen, DE;
Efrem Fesshaie, Norwich, GB;
Rimantas Misevi{hacek over (c)}ius, Kaunas, LT;
Assignee:
Littelfuse, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 22/48 (2006.01); B60R 16/03 (2006.01); G01S 13/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 22/48 (2013.01); B60R 16/03 (2013.01); G01S 13/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A radar-based occupancy detection system that includes a seatbelt buckle disposed adjacent a seat of a vehicle and a radar module disposed within the seatbelt buckle, the radar module including an antenna, a radio frequency (RF) transmitter, a RF receiver, and a processor, the antenna configured to broadcast a RF signal generated by the RF transmitter toward the seat, the processor configured to derive signal information from output received from the receiver and to characterize occupancy of the seat based on the signal information.