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Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2024

Filed:

Jul. 07, 2021
Applicant:

Denso International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);

Inventors:

Sibu Varughese, Sterling Heights, MI (US);

Martín Nespolo, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);

Thomas Krzyzak, Livonia, MI (US);

Gareth Webb, New Hudson, MI (US);

Wilson Yim, Troy, MI (US);

Matthew Johnson, Royal Oak, MI (US);

Assignee:

DENSO International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 17/12 (2006.01); G01N 15/06 (2006.01); G01N 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 17/125 (2013.01); G01N 15/06 (2013.01); G01N 2015/0046 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle system includes: smoke sensors located at different locations within a passenger cabin of a vehicle and configured to measure amounts of cigarette smoke at the locations, respectively, within the passenger cabin of the vehicle; and a smoking module configured to, based on the measured amounts of cigarette smoke, determine that: a smoking event occurred at a first location within the passenger cabin; and the smoking event did not occur at a second location that is different than the first location within the passenger cabin of the vehicle.


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